Pavese Law Firm partners, William T. Haverfield II, Christopher J. Shields, Steven C. Hartsell, Neale Montgomery, and Frank A. Pavese, Jr. were selected by peers for inclusion in the 26th edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Haverfield was selected in the practice area of Family Law, Shields was selected in the practice area of [...]
Attorney Justin Mazzara has joined Pavese Law Firm and will be practicing in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Real Estate, Construction, and Business Law. Mazzara earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of West Florida and graduated cum laude from the University of Florida Levin College of Law with his Juris Doctor. Mazzara was admitted [...]
Pavese Law Firm attorneys Christopher J. Shields, and Chené Thompson have been recognized in the 2019 edition of Florida Trend’s Legal Elite. This is Shields’ sixth year named in the legal elite category. The list of honorees, published in the July issue of Florida Trend magazine, includes fewer than 1.2% of active Florida Bar members [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Christopher Pope and attorney Matthew Gordon were recognized by The Florida Bar with Board Certification in Condominium and Planned Development Law. Florida Bar Board Certification requires a rigorous application process and examination, and is the highest level of evaluation by The Florida Bar for the skills, special knowledge, proficiency, professionalism and [...]
Pavese Law Firm is proud to announce attorneys William Haverfield II, Neale Montgomery and Christopher Shields have been named to the esteemed 2019 Super Lawyers list of top attorneys in Florida. This honor is bestowed upon no more than 5 percent of lawyers statewide. Selections for the revered Super Lawyers list result from the extensive [...]
Attorney Maritrini Soto Garcia has joined Pavese Law Firm and will be practicing in the areas of Real Estate, Condominium and Homeowners’ Association Law, and Commercial and Business Law. Soto Garcia earned her associate’s degree from Edison State College (now Florida SouthWestern State College), her bachelor’s degree from Florida Gulf Coast University and her Juris [...]
Mary Vlasak Snell, a partner at Pavese Law Firm, recently completed a series of complimentary Life Planning Seminars in partnership with the Catholic Community Foundation of Southwest Florida. Snell was a featured speaker at 10 educational seminars in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Punta Gorda, offering her expertise in estate planning law and probate administration. [...]
Pavese Law Firm is pleased to announce that attorney Amy Thibaut has joined its team of legal professionals, based out of the firm’s Fort Myers office. Thibaut primarily focuses her practice in the areas of land use and real estate law, including zoning, development and environmental matters. Prior to practicing law, Thibaut held roles in [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Christina Harris Schwinn will serve as the guest speaker at the United Community Association Networking (UNET) and Pavese Law Firm Human Resources Seminar on Thursday, Feb. 7. The event, “Reducing Exposure to Employment Claims and Avoiding Claims of Retaliation,” will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at Cross Creek Country [...]
Pavese Law Firm attorney Matthew Roepstorff has completed his Master of Laws (LL.M.) program with a Concentration in Business Transactions from the University of Alabama School of Law. The internationally recognized postgraduate law degree indicates Roepstorff’s advanced, specialized legal training and aptitude for working in a multinational legal environment. The advanced law certification is designed [...]
Pavese Law Firm partners William T. Haverfield II, Neale Montgomery and Christopher J. Shields were selected by peers for inclusion in the 25th edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Haverfield was selected in the practice area of Family Law, Montgomery was recognized in the practice area of Land Use and Zoning Law, and Shields [...]
Pavese Law Firm is proud to announce attorneys William Haverfield II, Diane Jensen, Neale Montgomery and Christopher Shields have been named to the esteemed 2018 Super Lawyers list of top attorneys in Florida. This honor is bestowed upon no more than 5 percent of lawyers statewide. In addition, Brooke Martinez and Charles Capps have been [...]
Four partners with Pavese Law Firm in Fort Myers, Christopher Shields, Steven Hartsell, Charles Mann, and Charles Capps, were recognized by The Florida Bar with Board Certification in Condominium and Planned Development Law. Florida Bar Board Certification requires a rigorous application process and examination, and is the highest level of evaluation by The Florida Bar [...]
Attorney Brandon Byers has joined Pavese Law Firm and will be practicing in the area of Land Use Law. Prior to practicing law, Byers worked as a city planner for the City of Winter Garden in Florida. After graduating law school, Byers practiced indigent criminal defense with the 19th Judicial Circuit in St. Lucie County and [...]
Pavese Law Firm is pleased to announce that partner Christina Harris Schwinn was honored with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) SWFL’s 2017 Excellence Award at the March SHRM SWFL luncheon. Schwinn, former SHRM SWFL legislative director, was selected for this award because of her tenacious attributes and exemplary service on behalf of the [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida has announced title, platinum and gold sponsors for its upcoming induction and awards ceremony for the 2018 Business Hall of Fame, Lee County. IBERIABANK is the title sponsor for the event. Platinum sponsors include B & I Contractors, Inc. and Publix Super Markets. Additional gold sponsors include BB&T, Chico’s FAS, [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Christina Harris Schwinn will serve as a panelist during the 2018 Staffing Industry Analysts Executive Forum North America “The Ever-Expanding Landscape of Compliance – And What You Need to Know,” to be held from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Thursday, March 1 at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach, 4441 Collins Ave. [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Christina Harris Schwinn will speak at the 2018 Southwest Florida Women’s Business Summit, taking place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16 at Florida SouthWestern State College, Building U, located at 8099 College Parkway in Fort Myers. The event is hosted by the Lee County Economic Development Office [...]
Attorney Christopher L. Pope has been named a partner at Pavese Law Firm. Pope concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate law, condominium and homeowners’ association law and construction law. Prior to practicing law, Pope worked as an area construction manager for a national home builder, where he oversaw the new construction of [...]
Pavese Law Firm attorney Katherine English has been elected chair of the SHARE Council for University of Florida Institute of Food & Agriculture Services, to serve 2017-2019. The Special Help for Agricultural Research and Education (SHARE) Council is a volunteer-led group dedicated to the development of the University of Florida Institute of Food & Agricultural [...]
Attorney Alexander Menendez has joined Pavese Law Firm and will be practicing in the areas of Condominium and Homeowners’ Association Law, and Commercial and Residential Transactions. Prior to joining Pavese Law Firm, Menendez interned with First American Title and worked as a law clerk and legal assistant to civil litigation firms in St. Petersburg, Florida. Menendez [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Christina Harris Schwinn will speak at Leading Edge Benefit Advisors’ fall Benefits University course on Sept. 7 at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). The event will take place from 8 a.m. to noon in Room 214 of the Cohen Center at FGCU, located at 11090 FGCU Blvd. N. in Fort Myers. [...]
Pavese Law Firm partners, William T. Haverfield, II, Neale Montgomery and Christopher J. Shields, were selected by peers for inclusion in the 24th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Haverfield was selected in the practice area of Family Law, Montgomery was recognized in the practice area of Land Use and Zoning Law, and Shields [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Christina Harris Schwinn will serve as a panelist during the Above Board Chamber of Florida’s “The Art of Persuasion and Negotiation” luncheon, to be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 10, at the Pelican Preserve Town Center, located at 10561 Veneto Drive in Fort Myers. Attendees will [...]
Pavese Law Firm is proud to announce that partners Christopher Shields and Charles Capps have been recognized among the prestigious roster of attorneys included in the 2017 edition of Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™. The list of honorees, published in the July issue of Florida Trend magazine, includes fewer than two percent of active Florida [...]
Pavese Law Firm is pleased to announce that partner Christina Harris Schwinn will become Chair of the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida for 2017-2018 effective July 1, 2017. Schwinn is a long-term supporter and advocate of JA and is a founding chair of JA Law Day that is held in February [...]
Pavese Law Firm is proud to announce partners William Haverfield, Diane Jensen, Neale Montgomery and Christopher Shields have been named to the esteemed 2017 Super Lawyers list of top attorneys in Florida. This honor is bestowed upon no more than five percent of attorneys statewide. In addition, Brooke Martinez and Charles Capps have been [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Christina Harris Schwinn will speak at the Evolutionary Women Entrepreneurs: Knowledge Circle panel discussion at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) from 9 to 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 16. The event is hosted by Florida SBDC Network and coordinated by FGCU. Schwinn, whose practice area includes labor and employment law, will [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Susan McLaughlin will discuss Alternative Dispute Resolution during The Ins and Outs of Community Association Law 2017, presented by the Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Committee and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section. The seminar will take place from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday, April 28 at [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Christina Harris Schwinn and Greenberg Traurig, LLP of counsel Carranza Pryor will provide an update on the state of the contingent workforce and the “gig economy” on Tuesday, April 4 during a live webcast entitled “The Changing Landscape of the Gig Workforce: Key Trends and Legal Issues Explored,” presented by The Knowledge [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Christina Harris Schwinn will speak at an Intern Workshop panel discussion at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) from 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 24. The free event is hosted by FGCU and coordinated by Career Sources in conjunction with Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) SWFL. Schwinn, whose practice [...]
Christina Harris Schwinn, Pavese Law Firm partner and legislative director for SHRM SWFL, will speak at the SHRM SWFL lunch meeting on Wednesday, March 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Crowne Plaza, located at 13051 Bell Tower Dr. in Fort Myers. Sponsored by Pavese Law Firm, Schwinn will provide a legal update [...]
Mary Vlasak Snell, a partner at Pavese Law Firm, will focus on legal types of ownership, IP concepts and potential legal problems of starting and running a small business during the Wednesday, Feb. 1 class at Florida Gulf Coast University. Snell will provide attendees with what they need to know about how to start up [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Christina Harris Schwinn will serve as a panelist during the Above Board Chamber of Florida’s Lee County luncheon on “Workplace Law – How to Stay out of Jail in 2017,” to be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12, at Ter-Tini's, located at 1901 Crystal Drive in [...]
Pavese Law Firm is pleased to announce that attorney Matthew Roepstorff has been elected as member-at-large for the 2016-2017 Executive Council of the Lee County Bar Association. Roepstorff will serve a two-year term in this position. Roepstorff primarily focuses his practice in the areas of business law, civil litigation, and local government. Born and raised [...]
Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida is pleased to announce its incoming board of directors, elected to serve through 2017. The board of directors will be led by chair, Gary Tasman, CEO and principal broker, Cushman & Wakefield Commercial Property Southwest Florida; chair-elect, Kimberly Pitts, vice president of U.S. operations, Headwaters Capital Management, LP; secretary, [...]
Advice featured in 2017 Woman’s Advantage® Calendar Kathleen Oppenheimer Berkey, Esq., AICP, a land use, zoning and local government attorney and certified land planner at Pavese Law Firm in Fort Myers, was selected from over 5,000 submissions to be featured in The 2017 Woman’s Advantage® Shared Wisdom Calendar. The calendar provides advice for women business [...]
Attorney Joseph Adams has joined the Pavese Law Firm. He primarily focuses his practice in the areas of Real Estate, Environmental, and Land Use Law. Prior to joining Pavese Law Firm, he was an intern at the Lee County Attorney’s Office and a campaign intern for the U.S. Congressional Political Campaign. He also worked as [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Christopher J. Shields was selected by peers for inclusion in the 23rd edition of The Best Lawyers in America 2017 for his work in Real Estate Law. Shields is a Florida Bar Board Certified Real Estate lawyer who concentrates his practice in representing Associations and Developers in Community Association Law. Shields [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Neale Montgomery has been selected as a 2016-2017 regional council member for Leadership Florida, a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating, inspiring and engaging Florida leaders to better serve the state. Montgomery will serve a one-year term, during which she will be engaged in communicating and promoting Leadership Florida activities, recruiting, building [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Christina Harris Schwinn will provide an update on employment law on Monday, Aug. 29 during a live webcast entitled “HR Modernization: A Priority for Companies of All Sizes,” presented by The Knowledge Group. The webcast will take place noon to 2 p.m. EST at www.TheKnowledgeGroup.org. The two-hour live webcast will feature [...]
Pavese Law Firm Partner Christina Harris Schwinn was recently honored as an Apex Award nominee by the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce Women in Business committee. The Apex Award salutes women in Lee County who excel in professional achievement, community service, mentoring and leadership. Schwinn is active in numerous community organizations, and serves on [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Christina Harris Schwinn will serve as a panelist during the Above Board Chamber of Florida’s “Field Trips Are Not Just for Kids!” luncheon, to be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, July 14, at the Harborside Event Center, 1375 Monroe St. in Fort Myers. Employers who are able [...]
Pavese Law Firm attorneys Diane L. Jensen and Christopher J. Shields have been recognized in the 2016 edition of Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite™. The list of honorees, published in the July issue of Florida Trend magazine, includes attorneys in private practice as well as top government and nonprofit attorneys. Jensen and Shields have been [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Christina Harris Schwinn will provide an employment law update on Friday, June 24 during the 2016 Hot Topic Seminar, hosted by Southwest Florida Chapter of Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) and Association of Government Accountants (AGA). The event will begin at 8 a.m. and will take place at Embassy Suites Fort [...]
Kathleen Oppenheimer Berkey, AICP, a land use, zoning, and local government attorney and certified land planner at Pavese Law Firm in Fort Myers, Florida, was elected to join the Keep Lee County Beautiful (KLCB) Board of Directors. KLCB is Lee County’s leading nonprofit that brings people together to build and sustain vibrant communities. With a [...]
Christina Harris Schwinn, Pavese Law Firm partner received Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida, Inc.’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2015-2016. Schwinn, who once served as president for the Junior Achievement (JA) “company” established at her high school, now serves as a JA volunteer and member of the board of directors. Schwinn is serving a three-year term [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner and American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) member Katherine English testified before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry on the impacts of environmental regulations and voluntary conservation solutions. English, an environmental permitting attorney, spoke about the costs of conservation compliance in accordance with the farm bill, and the myriad of [...]
Christina Harris Schwinn, Pavese Law Firm partner and legislative director for SHRM SWFL to speak at the SHRM SWFL lunch meeting on March 9 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Crowne Plaza, located at 13051 Bell Tower Dr. in Fort Myers. Sponsored by Pavese Law Firm, Ms. Schwinn will provide a Legal and [...]
Pavese Law Firm partner Katherine English has been appointed to serve a two-year term as chair on the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Issue Advisory Committee on Water and Water Quality. The American Farm Bureau Federation, or AFBF, works to enhance and strengthen the lives of rural Americans and to build strong, prosperous agricultural communities through [...]
