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August 2010
Christina Anton has been appointed to the Board of Directors for Angels for Foster Kids.
July 2010
Christina Anton along with Chuck Sykes and Tony Lee, on behalf of the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce, hosted a Political Hob Nob at Tampa's History Center. There were over 400 individuals, including 50 candidates in attendance.
May 2010
Christina Anton and Gary Weisman participated in the Miles for Moffitt race on May 15, 2010. The purpose of the race is to support Moffitt’s mission to contribute toward the prevention and cure of cancer. Christina Anton’s running group was the third largest fundraisers for the event, raising over $3,100.00 in donations. Older, Lundy & Weisman was their largest contributor, donating $300.00. Christina Anton placed 8th out of 91 other females in her age group. Read Full News Story >>
March 2010
Christina Anton was appointed to the Hillsborough County Public Safety Coordinating Council in March of 2010. She is also serving as the Voice Co-Chair for Emerge Tampa Bay, which is a program of the Greater Tampa Chamber.
November 2009
Christina Anton has joined the Business Transition Council, Junior League of Tampa and the Tampa Sales Professional Association and Financial Service Professionals in 2009. Ms. Anton was nominated by the South Tampa Chamber of Commerce as a finalist for the Legal Young Professional of the year award this year. Ms. Anton served on the Hillsborough County Bar Association Young Lawyers’ Division Law Week Committee. She also ran a half marathon in November and has run in several other races for charity this year. Ms. Anton remains actively involved with the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay and co-edits the Hillsborough County Bar Association Family Law Section monthly newsletter with Michael Lundy.
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August 2010
Michelle Ralat contributes to "The Legal Implications of Adult Cohabitation" Newletter
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August 2010
Man accused of Facebook bigamy denies double life
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July 2010
Michelle Ralat In July, Michelle Ralat and Jessica Felix completed a two-day basic training seminar in Collaborative Practice in Dallas, Texas. The collaborative divorce process (also referred to as "no-court divorce," "divorce with dignity,” or "peaceful divorce") is a relatively new dispute resolution model gaining popularity in the Tampa Bay area as a means to resolve family law disputes. The collaborative process offers parties the support, protection, and guidance of their own attorneys while often incorporating the use and benefits of child and financial specialists, divorce coaches and other professionals all working together on a team to resolve the family law dispute without litigation.
November 2009
Jessica Felix has joined the Junior League of Tampa in 2009 and in the coming months she will become increasingly involved in this year’s provisional project at the Mary Lee’s House, which has endeavored to reduce the stress on child abuse victims and their non-offending family members by creating, in one child-friendly setting, a number of organizations that assist with the investigation and prosecution of child abusers and the treatment of child abuse victims and their non-offending parents. Ms. Felix also is currently volunteering with the Hillsborough County Bar Association Family Law Section as a family law mentor for Stetson University College of Law students.
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July 2010
Michelle Ralat In July, Michelle Ralat and Jessica Felix completed a two-day basic training seminar in Collaborative Practice in Dallas, Texas. The collaborative divorce process (also referred to as "no-court divorce," "divorce with dignity,” or "peaceful divorce") is a relatively new dispute resolution model gaining popularity in the Tampa Bay area as a means to resolve family law disputes. The collaborative process offers parties the support, protection, and guidance of their own attorneys while often incorporating the use and benefits of child and financial specialists, divorce coaches and other professionals all working together on a team to resolve the family law dispute without litigation.
March 2010
Michelle Ralat and Michael Lundy wrote an article for the Florida Bar Family Law Section on the fundamentals of a successful small firm, which was published in the February 2010 edition of the Commentator.
Michelle placed third in her age group at the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Judicial Pig Roast 5K run after running 12 miles at 5:30a.m. that morning with the Tampa Blue Sharks running group. Michelle placed in first place in her age group in the National Fight Against Breast Cancer Marathon in Jacksonville Beach, Florida on February 21, 2010.
Michelle is serving on the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Pro Bono Committee as the Young Lawyer Division’s liaison and continues to participate in her own pro bono work through the Family Law Forms Clinic at the Hillsborough County Courthouse.
February 2010
Michelle Ralat had one of the best and most inspirational experiences of her life. She recently finished the National Fight Against Breast Cancer Marathon in Jacksonville Beach with some incredible women and she finished in 3 hours and 26 minutes. She will be heading to Boston in April 2011, to participate in the Boston Marathon.
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June 2010
Michael Lundy was quoted on the front page of the St. Pete Times and TBT concerning Decade Divorces ...
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April 2010
Michael Lundy was nominated for the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce Outstanding Small Business Leader of the Year Award.
March 2010
Michael Lundy spoke at the Florida Bar Family Law Section Alimony seminar on the topic of Cohabitation and Supportive Relationships and how they can affect alimony awards.
February 2010
Michael Lundy Comments on the world’s most popular social media site and how it is providing information that can be used in the outcome of divorce cases.
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November 2009
Michael Lundy was reappointed to the Hillsborough County Bar Association Family Law Executive Council this year. Mr. Lundy has handled several very complex trials this year, but has nevertheless found the time to teach several seminars on various family law topics throughout the year. At the beginning of 2010, Mr. Lundy is slated to speak on the topics of child testimony and complex asset issues in dissolution of marriage cases at the National Business Institute’s CLE seminar entitled, “Advanced Family Law.”
Michael Lundy Full Bio >>
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May 2010
Benjamin Older presented to a group of doctors who specialize in emergency room medicine on the topic of Disability Insurance and the legal process related to having a claim paid.
April 2010
Benjamin Older attended his first Tampa Alcohol Coalition meeting. The purpose of this coalition is to create community awareness and prevention of injury and death related to consumption of alcohol. Much of the concentration of the coalition relates to awareness and prevention of underage drinking. On April 1st Mr. Older spoke to Emerge Tampa Bay on the topic of Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements. Emerge Tampa is a professional program under the Greater Tampa Chamber of Commerce targeted toward young emerging leaders in the Tampa Bay Community
February 2010
Benjamin Older was appointed Chairman of the Florida Bar Grievance Committee in February.
October 2009
Benjamin Older was appointed to the Hillsborough County Bar Association Family Law Section Bench Bar Committee in 2009. Mr. Older has spoken on the topic of Child Support and Spousal Support for continuing legal education in Hillsborough County. Mr. Older and his Band, Mobetta competed in the Hillsborough County Bar Association Battle of the Bands in October and placed 3rd.
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May 2010
National Business Institute: Gary Weisman presented a seminar through the National Business Institute entitled Litigating Insurance Coverage Claims from Start To Finish. Gary presented his seminar in Orlando, Tampa, and Ft. Myers during the second week of May.
Gary Weisman recently participate in the Men Stopping Violence Against Women meeting presented through the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay. Gary has been actively involved in this group and continues his support through the Circle of Life Sustainer Society.
Older Lundy & Weisman was recently a sponsor at the Mayor’s Beautification Program event Silver Spoons & Sandcastles taking place at the Tampa Port Authority. The event was attend by Michael Lundy, Ben Older, Gary Weisman, and Christina Anton on behalf of the firm.
Gary Weisman and Christina Anton participated in the Miles for Moffitt race on May 15, 2010. The purpose of the race is to collect donations to support Moffitt’s mission to contribute toward the prevention and cure of cancer. Read Full News Story >>
April 2010
Attorneys Benjamin C. Older and Michael L. Lundy are proud to announce that Gary S. Weisman has been named a partner. Effective today, OLDER & LUNDY, Attorneys at Law, has changed its name to OLDER, LUNDY & WEISMAN, Attorneys at Law. With Mr. Weisman’s partnership, the firm has successfully expanded its practice into the areas of Personal Injury, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, and Disability Insurance Claims.
“Ben and I have long hoped to expand the firm’s practice into areas that were complementary to our family law practice. The demand for personal injury and insurance-related legal services continues to grow throughout the State of Florida and among our former clients. Gary’s depth of knowledge and experience in these areas, his commitment to outstanding client service, and his personality made him a perfect fit as a partner of the firm and the leader of this new practice group,” said Michael Lundy, co-founding partner of OLDER, LUNDY & WEISMAN.
Before becoming the leader of the personal injury and insurance coverage practice group at OLDER, LUNDY & WEISMAN, Weisman worked at both Winkles Law Group, P.A. and Swope, Rodante, P.A. handling catastrophic injury claims and insurance coverage issues. Weisman also was an associate in the insurance coverage group at Fowler White Boggs Banker. He has served as lead counsel and co-counsel on numerous insurance bad faith, wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases.
It is also worth noting that he has represented both corporations and individuals against insurance companies that wrongfully denied claims. Weisman routinely presents continuing legal education lectures throughout the state and previously served on the Board of Directors of the Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association and also on the Florida Justice Association Insurance Task Force. He participates in law education programs in the Hillsborough County School District, including having coached several high school mock trial teams and served as a volunteer with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program and the American Cancer Society. He earned his Bachelor of Arts from The George Washington University in 1996 and his Juris Doctorate from Florida State University College of Law in 1999.
“OLDER & LUNDY has experienced a lot of growth over the past several years and the addition of this new practice group is another big milestone for us. We are especially proud of our growth given the state of the economy over the last couple of years, and we are truly grateful that Gary has joined the team. Gary is a local to Tampa and has practiced here for over 10 years. He has been essential to our firm’s expansion into personal injury and insurance bad faith. His name belongs alongside OLDER & LUNDY,” said Benjamin Older, co-founding partner of OLDER, LUNDY & WEISMAN.
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May 2010
Matthew Felix is running for Board of Director of the Hillsborough County Bar Association in the current 2010-2011 election. There are a total of twelve candidates running for the five open Board seats. The ballots were distributed Friday, April 30, 2010 and votes will be accepted through May 14, 2010. Matthew Felix is interested in serving as a Hillsborough County Bar Association Board member because he wants to make sure that our Hillsborough County Bar Association dues are used to help our local legal community achieve meaningful goals and to improve the image of attorneys in our community at large.
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November 2009
Matthew Lundy has joined the Hillsborough County Guardian Ad Litem program in 2009 and is currently working on a pro bono Guardian Ad Litem assignment that takes him to and from Sarasota to meet with a very troubled teenager. Mr. Lundy authored two articles for the Lawyer Magazine this year, “Florida’s New Equitable Distribution Statute”, HCBA Lawyer Magazine, February 2009 and “Basic Issues in the Equitable Distribution of Business Interests”, HCBA Lawyer Magazine, April 2009.
Matthew Lundy Full Bio >>
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