WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (October 18, 2012) — Florida Governor Rick Scott recently appointed two Gunster attorneys to two different state judicial nominating commissions.
Keith E. Sonderling was appointed to the Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission, and Gregor J. “Greg” Schwinghammer Jr. was appointed to the Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission.
The commissions are nine-member groups comprised of lawyers and non-lawyers to locate, recruit, investigate and evaluate applicants for judicial office. Commission members then submit three to six names of the most highly qualified applicants to the governor, who must make a final selection from the list.
Keith Sonderling joined Gunster in 2008 and focuses his practice on business litigation and labor and employment. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and his law degree from Nova Southeastern University. He was named a Rising Star in 2012 by Florida Super Lawyers. Sonderling succeeds William Berger on the Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission and Sonderling’s term runs Oct. 11, 2012 through July 1, 2016. He resides in Delray Beach.
Greg Schwinghammer is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell and is a Gunster shareholder who joined the firm in 1996. He focuses his practice on banking and financial services, business litigation and labor and employment. Previously, he was an officer in the U.S. Army Armored Cavalry, serving in Germany and Kuwait. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and his law degree from the University of Miami. Schwinghammer succeeds Thomas DeRita Jr. on the Fifteenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission and Schwinghammer’s term runs Oct. 11, 2012 through July 1, 2016. He resides in West Palm Beach.
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