South Palm Beach Bar Association

Howard S. Grossman, President
Mr. Grossman has practiced law in Palm Beach County since 1984. He is a Florida Bar board certified lawyer in Workers' Compensation since 1992. His practice is limited to representing plaintiffs in workers' compensation, longshore and harbor workers' act claims, occupational exposures/toxic torts, products liability, personal injury, wrongful death and medical negligence claims. He is a Sustaining Member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, and was selected for inclusion in Law and Leading Attorneys, Florida Edition. He is the past chair of the South Palm Beach County Bar Association Law Day and Medical/Legal Liaison Committees.

Michael D. Mopsick, President-Elect
is the managing partner of the Boca Raton office of Buckingham, Doolittle and Burroughs, LLP. He is an AV rated attorney concentrating his practice in commercial litigation, probate and trust litigation, and business and real estate transactions. Mr. Mopsick is Chair of the South Palm Beach Bar Association's South County Courthouse Committee and is a member of the Florida Bar's Grievance Committee "C" for Palm Beach County.

Seth A. Marmor, Treasurer
is a partner in the law firm of Shapiro, Blasi , Wasserman & Gora P.A. and is admitted to practice in the states of Florida and New York. He is Board Certified in Wills, Trusts and Estates by The Florida Bar. He practices in the areas of Estate Planning, Probate, Guardianship and Elder Law. His educational background is as follows: New York University School of Law, LL.M. in Taxation (1981); University of Miami School of Law, J.D., cum Laude (1980), and State University of New York at Stony Brook, B.A., Political Science (1977). In addition to this position with the South Palm Beach County Bar Association, Mr. Marmor currently serves as President of Boca Ballet Theatre Company, is a founding Trustee of the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, Vice President of the Greater Boca Raton Estate Planning Council, and is a National Ambassador for the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Theodore L. DiSalvo Secretary
is an A.V. rated civil trial attorney and a founding partner of Kogan & DiSalvo, P.A., Boca Raton, a firm which limits its practice to the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability and wrongful death cases. Mr. DiSalvo is the SPBCBA's current Courthouse Committee Chair as well as a past Chair of the Civil Practice Committee. In addition to his duties as a SPBCBA Director, Mr. DiSalvo is also serving on the PBCBA Judicial Advisory, Circuit Court Civil Practice, and Client Relations Committees. A past Chair of a Florida Bar Grievance Committee, Mr. DiSalvo is also an active member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Academy of Florida Trial Attorneys, Palm Beach County Trial Lawyers Association and the Palm Beach County Bar Association.

Directors

Jay A. Schwartz, a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator and partner in the firm of Sachs, Sax and Klein, P.A., Boca Raton, where he heads their family law department, sits as the newest member of the SPBCBA Board of Directors. He has been practicing Family law since receiving his J.D. in 1978 from Nova Southeastern Law School, where he was a charter class member. Mr. Schwartz is a two time past Chair of the very active SPBCBA Family Practice Committee. In addition, Mr. Schwartz formerly sat on the Board of Directors ffor Legal Aid of Broward County. A past Board of Director for Parkland Little League, Mr. Schwartz resides in Parkland and is the father of two wonderful teeneage boys.

Larry Corman, is a litigation partner with Hodgson Russ LLP who concentrates his practice in business litigation, employment discrimination, deceptive trade practices, developer and broker fraud matters, and covenants not to compete. He has tried fraudulent business sales disputes, mortgage foreclosures, product liability, false arrest, and medical peer review proceedings as well as numerous cases involving constitutional law and civil rights issues. He has written articles and regularly lectures about First Amendment and employment discrimination matters. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1983 and received his B.A., summa cum laude, from State University of New York at Stonybrook in 1980(phi Beta Kappa). Mr. Corman has also chaired the Law Day events for the Association for the past several years.

Robin I. Bresky, of The Law Offices of Robin Bresky, is an appellate attorney who specializes in civil and criminal appeals. She also handles motion support for litigation. She is the past chair, for the previous three years, of South Palm Beach County Bar Association's Appellate Practice Committee, and is also a former Criminal Prosecutor from Broward County. In addition, Ms. Bresky is an appointed member of the City of Boca Raton's K-12 Education Task Force and Vice President of the Woodfield Country Club Networking Group.

Marc A. Kaufman, is the founding partner of Marc A. Kaufman and Associates and conducts a practice limited to significant personal injury, medical malpractice and wrongful death matters. The firm has offices in Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale and Miami. Mr. Kaufman has been in practice for thirty years and has an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Kaufman, an active member of the South Palm Beach County Bar for over 15 years and chaired the Civil Practice Committee for several years. Additionally, he is a member of the American Bar Association, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Dade County Bar and Broward County Bar Associations.

Marianne Rantala is a sole practitioner in the areas of criminal defense and Family law since 1996. She represents clients charged with any state and federal offenses including fraud and other various white collar charges, all types of violent crimes from assault and battery to manslaughter and murder, DUI and other traffic offenses, drug offenses and conspiracies, violations of probation, petit and grand theft, burglary, etc. She is on the State court appointment list to represent indigent persons charged with criminal offenses. Marianne graduated Cum Laude from the University of Miami School of Law in 1994, where she was a member of the Entertainment and Sports Law Review. She is admitted to all United States District Courts in the State of Florida and the 11th Circuit Court of Appeal. She practiced as a CPA from 1986-1992 and received her BBA in accounting from Florida Atlantic University with Honors in 1986. Marianne has been an active member of the South County Bar for several years and Chaired the Criminal Practice committee from 2003-2005.

Mark R. Osherow is the founding shareholder of Osherow, Shiner & Associates, P.A., a boutique litigation firm in Boca Raton, Florida. Mr. Osherow is Board Certified as a Specialist in Business Litigation Law by the Florida Bar. He was recognized as a top "up and comer" by the South Florida Legal Guide for 2005 in the areas of Business Litigation and Products Liability. Mr. Osherow received the "Excellence in Writing Award" from the Florida Bar for his article on the civil theft statute appearing in the Florida Bar Journal in March 2003. He received his undergraduate degree in 1985 from the University of Pennsylvania, and is a 1988 graduate of the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City. Mr. Osherow is a member of the Florida, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut Bars. He concentrates his practice in both the state and federal courts in business litigation matters, employment litigation, products liability, medical negligence and other professional liability claims, insurance coverage and personal injury claims. In addition to his service as a Director of this organization, following three years of service as the Chair of the Civil Litigation Committee, Mr. Osherow is currently a member of the Editorial Board of the Florida Bar Journal/News, and serves as an attorney-member of a Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee. Mr. Osherow previously served two terms as a member of the Florida Bar's Standing Committee on the Unlicensed Practice of Law (UPL). Mr. Osherow is also an active member of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Palm Beach County Trial Lawyers Association and the Palm Beach County Bar Association. He also served as the Co-Chair of the Annual Fund of the St. Andrews School for the past two years, and has been actively involved in numerous civic and charitable organizations. Mr.
Osherow was recognized in November 2004 for his service in the Report to Congress by The Trial Lawyers Care Pro Bono Project to Provide Legal Representation for Victims Before The September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001.

Marc Barmat is an associate in the law firm of Furr & Cohen, P.A. with offices in Boca Raton, Florida. Mr. Barmat represents bankruptcy trustees, corporate and individual debtors, receivers and creditors. He has experience with all aspects of bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Mr. Barmat received his B.S. degree from The Pennsylvania State University and his J.D. degree from California Western School of Law. Mr. Barmat was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1994 and is admitted to practice in the United States District and Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern District of Florida and the Middle District of Florida. Mr. Barmat is a member of the Florida Bar, Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida, Palm Beach County Bar Association, South Palm Beach County Bar Association, American Bar Association and the American Inns of Court.

Patricia Alexander is Senior Counsel in the Family and Marital Practice Group with the national law firm of Hodgson Russ LLP, Boca Raton Office. Ms. Alexander concentrates her practice in all areas of marital and family law litigation. She handles complex divorce and custody cases and paternity and other family-related matters. Ms. Alexander was co-chair of the Family Law Practice Committee of the South Palm Beach County Bar from 2001-2007. Ms. Alexander is also active in committee work for the Family Law Section of the Florida Bar, currently as a member of the Executive Council, chair of the Publication Committee and co-secretary of the Legislation Committee. Ms. Alexander is active in numerous civic activities throughout Boca Raton and Palm Beach County.

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