Gunster land use law leader Brian Seymour received the 2019 “Community Leader of the Year” award given by the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce.

The roundtable event was hosted by Gunster in partnership with the African American Chamber of Commerce of Central Florida.

Gunster announced the four J.D. candidates it has selected to join the firm as summer associates in 2019. The candidates are Alexis Deveaux, Ashley Englund, Ana Paladino, and Luke Waldron.

Jeffery Q. Jonasen, a shareholder in Gunster’s Orlando office, has been elected chair of the Central Florida Foundation.

Seth Kaplan has been tapped to serve as chair of the inaugural Charitable Planning and Exempt Organizations Committee for the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law (RPPTL) Section of The Florida Bar.

Gunster appellate law attorney Angel A. Cortiñas as well as Labor & employment lawyers Roger W. Feicht and J. Anthony Nelson were ranked on the list.

Gunster is pleased to announce that 16 of its attorneys have been honored as 2019 “Leaders in their Field” by Chambers USA, a UK-based organization that identifies and ranks lawyers and law firms based on evaluation of applications and interviews conducted by its research team.

Gunster received the award from the Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA) for the firm’s pro bono efforts in a program entitled “Project H.E.L.P.”

Gunster announced the addition of Gregory S. Rix as a shareholder in the firm’s Tampa office, where he will join its real property practice with a focus on eminent domain and property rights.