2023-2024 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
This page will be updated soon with the Criminal Law Section’s 2024-2025 Executive Council.
The section’s Executive Council meets three times annually to carry forth its objectives.
In addition, standing committees of the section meet throughout the year.
![Joe Spataro Smiling man in business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Joe-Spataro-WEB-240x300.jpg)
Joseph A. Spataro
Chair
Office of Statewide Prosecution
3507 E. Frontage Rd. Ste. 350
Tampa, FL 33607-1794
(813) 287-7960
joseph.spataro@myfloridalegal.com
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Patricia A. Dawson
Chair-Elect
Law Office of Patricia Dawson, P.A.
1211 N. West Shore Blvd. Ste 307
Tampa, FL 33607-4615
(813) 386-5730
lpatriciadawson@tampabay.rr.com
![Judge Tatiana Salvador Image of a smiling woman wearing a judicial robe and posing in front of an American flag](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Judge-Tatiana-Salvador-WEB-240x300.jpg)
Honorable Tatiana R. Salvador
Secretary
Duval County Courthouse
501 W. Adams St. Rm 7004
Jacksonville, FL 32202-7004
(904) 255-2400
tsalvador@coj.net
![Ryan James Vescio Smiling man wearing business attire and glasses](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Ryan-James-Vesico-240x300.png)
Ryan J. Vescio
Treasurer
Shuffield Lowman Attorneys & Advisors
100 Legion Place
Suite 1700
Orlando, FL 32801
(407) 581-9800
rvescio@shuffieldlowman.com
![Samantha Ward Smiling woman wearing a judicial robe](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Samantha-Ward-WEB-240x300.jpg)
Honorable Samantha Ward
Immediate Past Chair
George Edgecomb Courthouse
401 N. Jefferson St. St 540
Tampa, FL 33602-5003
(813) 272-8560
wardsl@fljub13.org
![David Barksdale Smiling man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/David-Barksdale-WEB-240x300.png)
O. David Barksdale
Ex-Officio
Bedell Dittmar Devault Pillans & Coxe, P.A.
101 E. Adams St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202-3303
(904) 353-0211
odb@bedellfirm.com
![Larry Basford Smiling man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Larry-Basford-WEB-240x300.jpg)
Larry R. Basford
Office of the State Attorney, 14th Judicial Circuit
P.O. Box 1040
Panama City, FL 32402-1040
(850) 832-5510
larry.basford@sa14.fl.gov
![Jason Blank Smiling man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Jason-Blank-WEB-240x300.png)
Jason B. Blank
Ex-Officio
Haber Blank, LLP
888 South Andrews Avenue
Suite 201
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316
(954) 767-0300
jblank@haberblank.com
![Lisa Campbell Smiling woman wearing judicial robe](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Lisa-Campbell-WEB-240x300.png)
Honorable Lisa D. Campbell
401 N. Jefferson St., Ste. 344
Tampa, FL 33602-3776
(813) 272-6874
campbeld@fljud13.org
![Alexa M. Cline Smiling woman with blonde hair](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Alexa-M.-Cline-1-240x300.jpg)
Alexa M. Cline
Office of the State Attorney, 13th Judicial Circuit
419 N. Pierce St.
Tampa, FL 33602-4022
(813) 272-5400
cline_a@sao13th.com
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Nicholas B. Cox
Office of Statewide Prosecution
Office of the Attorney General
3507 E Frontage Rd Ste 325
Tampa, FL 33607-1795
(813) 287-7960
nick.cox@myfloridalegal.com
![N. Hunter Davis Smiling man wearing judicial robe holding a book](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/N.-Hunter-Davis-240x300.png)
Honorable N. Hunter Davis
Broward County Courthouse
201 SE 6th St.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3303
(954) 831-7763
nhunterdavis@17th.flcourts.org
![Mark Dobson Smiling man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Mark-Dobson-WEB-240x300.jpg)
Mark M. Dobson
Nova University Law School
3305 College Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7721
(954) 262-6157
mdobson@nova.edu
![Jude M. Faccidomo Man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Jude-Faccidomo-WEB-240x300.jpg)
Jude M. Faccidomo
Ratzan & Faccidomo, LLC
1450 Brickell Ave Ste 2600
Miami, FL 33131-3457
(305)374-5730
jude@rflawgroup.com
![H Scott Fingerhut Smiling man wearing business attire and round glasses](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/H-Scott-Fingerhut-WEB-240x300.jpg)
H. Scott Fingerhut
Ex-Officio
H. Scott Fingerhut, P.A.
Citigroup Center, Ste 1210
Miami, FL 33131-4316
(305) 285-0500
hsfpa@aol.com
![Richard Greenberg Smiling man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Richard-Greenberg-WEB-240x300.jpg)
Richard A. Greenberg
Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell
101 N. Monroe St., Ste. 120
Tallahassee, FL 32301-1549
(850) 222-6550
rgreenberg@rumberger.com
![Susan Hugentugler Woman wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Susan-Hugentugler-WEB-240x300.jpg)
Susan O. Hugentugler
Ex-Officio
State Attorney’s Office
201 S.E. 6th St., Ste. 660
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3334
(954) 831-7913
shugentugler@sao17.state.fl.us
![Antonya K. Johnson Smiling woman wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Antonya-K.-Johnson-WEB-240x300.jpg)
Antonya K. Johnson
201 S.E. 6th St., Ste. 665
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3334
(954) 831-8584
ajohnson@sao17.state.fl.us
![Hon. London M. Kite Smiling woman and law books](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Hon.-London-M.-Kite-WEB-240x300.jpg)
Honorable London M. Kite
Duval County Court Judge, 4th Circuit
501 W. Adams St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202-4628
(904) 255-1264
lmkite@coj.net
![Ben Kuhene Smiling man wearing bow tie](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Ben-Kuhene-WEB-240x300.jpg)
Benedict P. Kuehne “Ben”
Ex-Officio
Kuehne Davis Law, P.A.
100 SE 2nd St. Ste. 3550
Miami, FL 33131-2112
(305) 789-5989
ben.kuehne@kuehnelaw.com
![Laura Lampert Smiling woman wearing a pearl necklace](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Laura-Lampert-WEB-240x300.png)
The Honorable Laura Lothman Lambert
United States District Court
Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse
300 N Hogan St Ste 5-111
Jacksonville, FL 32202-4249
(904) 360-1530
chambers_flmd_lambert@flmd.uscourts.gov
![Jeffrey Levenson Smiling man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Hon.-Jeffrey-Levenson-WEB-240x300.jpg)
Honorable Jeffrey R. Levenson
Broward County Courthouse
201 S.E. 6th St.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3303
(954) 831-7817
jlevenso@17th.flcourts.org
![Warren Lindsey Smiling man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Warren-Lindsey-WEB-240x300.png)
Warren W. Lindsey
Ex-Officio
Lindsey & Ferry, P.A.
1150 Louisiana Ave., Ste. 2
Winter Park, FL 32789-2354
(407) 644-4044
warren@warrenlindseylaw.com
![L. Lee Lockett Smiling man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/L.-Lee-Lockett-WEB-240x300.png)
L. Lee Lockett
Lockett Law
L. Lee Lockett, Esq.
1548 The Greens Way Ste 2
Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250-2468
(904)858-9818
lee@lockettlaw.net
![Sheryl Lowenthal Woman in business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Sheryl-Lowenthal-240x300.jpg)
Sheryl J. Lowenthal
Ex-Officio
Sheryl J. Lowenthal, Attorney at Law
9130 S. Dadeland Blvd. Ste. 1511
Miami, FL 33156-7851
(305) 670-3360
sjlowenthal@appeals.net
![Martin McDonnell Smiling man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Martin-McDonnell-240x300.jpg)
Martin P. McDonnell
Ex-Officio
P.O. Box 1586
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 3245
(850) 567-6273
marty@martymcdonnell.com
![Jason Mehta Smiling man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jason-Mehta-WEB.jpg)
Jason P. Mehta
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
100 N. Tampa St. Ste. 2200
Tampa, FL 33602-5809
(813) 559-5500
jmehta@bradley.com
![Larry D. Murrell, Jr. Man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Donald-Murrell-240x300.jpg)
Larry D. Murrell, Jr.
Ex-Officio
L.D. Murrell, P.A.
400 Executive Center Dr., Ste. 201
West Palm Beach, FL 33401-2922
(561) 686-2700
LDMPA@bellsouth.net
![Judge David Oberliesen Smiling man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Oberliesen-240x300.png)
Honorable David J. Oberliesen
6865 Caroline St.
Milton, FL 32570-2204
( 850) 981-5540
judge.oberliesen@flcourts1.gov
![Thomas N. Palermo Smiling man wearing judicial robe](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Thomas-N.-Palermo-240x300.jpg)
Honorable Thomas N. Palermo
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
Chambers 462 Annex
401 N Jefferson St
Tampa, FL 33602-5003
(813) 276-6852
juvdeldivf@fljud13.org
![Harold F. Pryor Man in business attire with a red tie](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Harold-F.-Pryor-240x300.jpg)
Harold F. Pryor
Office of the State Attorney, 17th Circuit
201 SE 6th St.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3303
954-831-6955
sao17@sao17.state.fl.us
![Elisabeth Rodriguez Smiling woman wearing business attire and glasses](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Elisabeth-Rodriguez-240x300.jpg)
Elisabeth A. Rodriguez
Office of Statewide Prosecution
110 SE 6th St. Ste. 900
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-5066
954-712-4600
elisabeth.rodriguez@myfloridalegal.com
![David Rothman Man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/David-Rothman-240x300.jpg)
David B. Rothman
Ex-Officio
Rothman & Associates, P.A.
200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 2770
Miami, FL 33131-5300
(305) 358-9000
dbr@rothmanlawyers.com
![J. Owen Schmidt Smiling man wearing glasses and business attire with flag in background](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/J.-Owen-Schmidt-240x300.jpg)
J. Owen Schmidt
Office of Public Defender Charlie Cofer
407 N. Laura St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202-3109
(904) 255-4883
jos@pd4.coj.net
![Harvey Sepler Smiling man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Harvey-Sepler-240x300.jpg)
Harvey J. Sepler
Ex-Officio
3389 Sheridan St., #450
Hollywood, FL 33021-3606
954-663-1599
hsepler@aol.com
![Joel Silvershein Joel M. Slivershein](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Leadership-Photos-New-Sized_0001_JoelSilvershein-286x300-225x300.jpg)
Joel M. Silvershein
Ex-Officio
State Attorney’s Office, 17th Circuit
201 S.E. 6th St., Ste. 07130
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-3303
(954) 831-7913
jsilvershein@sao17.state.fl.us
![Michael Sinacore Michael C. Sinacore](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Leadership-Photos-New-Sized_0026_Michael-Sinacore-Photo-225x300-225x300.jpg)
Michael C. Sinacore
Assistant United States Attorney
United States Attorney’s Office
Middle District of Florida
400 N. Tampa Street, Suite 3200
Tampa, FL 33602
michael.sinacore@usdoj.gov
![Neal Sonnett Smiling man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Neal-Sonnett-240x300.jpg)
Neal R. Sonnett
Neal R. Sonnett, P.A.
2 S. Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 2600
Miami, FL 33131-1819
(305) 358-2000
nrslaw@sonnett.com
![Kenneth M. Swartz Smiling man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Kenneth-M.-Swartz-240x300.jpg)
Kenneth M. Swartz
Swartz Law Firm
14 N.E. 1st Ave., Ste. 1211
Miami, FL 33132-2452
(305) 579-9090
ken@swartzlawyer.com
![George Tragos Smiling man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/George-Tragos-240x300.jpg)
George E. Tragos
Ex-Officio
Law Offices of Tragos, Sartes, & Tragos
2363 Gulf To Bay Blvd. St.e 100
Clearwater, FL 33765-4102
(727) 441-9030
george@greeklaw.com
![Michael Ufferman Image of a smiling man wearing a suit and a bow tie](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Michael-Ufferman-240x300.jpg)
Michael R. Ufferman
Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A.
2022 Raymond Diehl Rd # 1
Tallahassee, FL 32308-3881
850-386-2345
ufferman@uffermanlaw.com
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Harry C. Wallace
U.S. Attorney’s Office, SDFL
99 NE 4th St. Ste. 800
Miami, FL 33132-2131
305-961-9401
harry.wallace@usdoj.gov
![Monique H. Worrell Smiling woman wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Monique-H.-Worrell-240x300.jpg)
Monique H. Worrell
Office of the State Attorney, 9th Circuit
415 N. Orange Avenue
Orlando, FL 32801-1526
407-836-2400
mhworrell@sao9.org
![Tad Yates Smiling man wearing business attire](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Tad-Yates-WEB-240x300.png)
Tad A. Yates
Board of Governors Liaison
The Law Offices of Tad A. Yates, P.A.
3431 Edgewater Drive
Orlando, FL 32804-3601
407-608-7777
tad@tadyates.com
![Jessica Yeary Smiling woman sitting on steps](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jessica-Yeary-240x300.jpg)
Jessica J. Yeary
Public Defender, 2nd Circuit
301 S Monroe St. Ste. 401
Tallahassee, FL 32301-1861
(850) 606-1000
jessica.yeary@flpd2.com
![Hon. Angelica Zayas Smiling woman wearing judicial robe](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Hon.-Angelica-Zayas-240x300.jpg)
Honorable Angelica D. Zayas
Ex-Officio
MDC Children’s Courthouse
155 NW 3rd St., Ste. 14328
Miami, FL 33128-1738
(305) 679-1758
azayas@jud11.flcourts.org
![Jennifer M. Zedalis Smiling woman](https://floridabarcls.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Jennifer-Zedalis-WEB-240x300.png)
Jennifer M. Zedalis
Ex-Officio
Levin College of Law
P.O. Box 117626
Gainesville, FL 32611-7626
(352) 273-0814
zedalis@law.ufl.edu