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Law Firm Giving Program

Objective

To encourage law firms with multiple University of Florida law graduates to achieve 100% participation in the Annual Fund, demonstrating leadership in supporting UF law students, faculty and programs. The Annual Fund provides for quality, affordable legal education by covering expenses not met with state funds, tuition or endowment income. The Fund supports student research assistantships, student organizations, faculty teaching and scholarship, career services for students and alumni, outreach programs, and much more.

Overview

The program is conducted on a city-by-city basis at firms with multiple offices. Law firms are encouraged to provide matching gifts. There is no minimum contribution, and gifts may be unrestricted to the Annual Fund, or restricted to any academic program or student organization. Dean Robert Jerry asks alumni to consider contributing the equivalent of just “one billable hour” annually.

Note: Payments on active pledges to the law school (ex., Building Campaign, Book Award sponsorships) count toward the 100% participation goal.

Recognition

Each firm that achieves 100% participation will be recognized in law school publications, news releases, and on a display in the Career Services lobby.

To Participate

If your law firm is interested in participating in the program, please complete and send us the Law Firm Giving Program Gift/Pledge Commitment Form. If you would like more information, please contact:

Sara Grimm Cocolin
Director of Annual Fund & Stewardship Programs
Fredric G. Levin College of Law
P.O. Box 117623
Gainesville, FL 32611
352-273-0644
grimms@law.ufl.edu

Law Firm Giving Program 2005-2006

Attorneys in firms across Florida, Georgia and other key areas worked hard to achieve 100% participation of UF Law grads in the Law Firm Giving Program. This program encourages Gators to make a gift to the Levin College of Law and support a variety of worthwhile programs. Listed below are the firm names, office locations and volunteer champions of the participating firms, in four categories: 100%, 90-99% ,75-89% and other participating firms.

100% participation

  • Anchors, Smith & Grimsley
    Ft. Walton Beach – Larry Keefe
  • Andrx Corporation
    Plantation - Joshua B. Weingard
  • Boose, Casey, Ciklin, Lubitz, Martens, McBane & O'Connell
    West Palm Beach – Jessica Callow
  • Dean Mead
    Viera/Melbourne - Laura Minton Young
  • Feldman Gale, P.A.
    Miami - Jim Gale, Jeff Feldman
  • Fowler, White, Boggs, Banker, P.A.
    St. Petersburg, West Palm Beach - Jack Weiss, Heather Brock, Richard Jacobson
  • Gray Robinson, P.A.
    Clermont - Ms. Christine Donoghue
  • Harris, Harris, Bauerle & Sharma, P.A.
    Orlando - Bruce Harris
  • Hill, Ward & Henderson
    Mark Criser
  • J. Parker Ailstock, P.A.
    Gainesville - Janet Parker Ailstock
  • Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, P.A.
    Clearwater, Tampa - Bruce Bokor, F. Wallace Pope, Jr.
  • Jones Foster, Johnston & Stubbs, P.A.
    West Palm Beach - Theo S. Kypreos, Esq.
  • King, Blackwell & Downs, P.A.
    Orlando – Mayanne Downs
  • King & Spalding, P.A.
    Atlanta – Rahul Patel
  • Kubicki Draper
    Jacksonville, West Palm Beach, Tampa - Matthew Posgay
  • Maney & Gordon, P.A.
    West Palm Beach – Gil Sanchez
  • Pressly & Pressly, P.A.
    West Palm Beach - Grier Pressly
  • Quarles & Brady, LLP
    Naples – Kimberly Leach Johnson
  • Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan
    Tallahassee – Brian Burgoon
  • White & Case LLP
    Miami – Brian Koch
  • Williams & Connolly, LLP
    Washington, D.C. - Bradley Bondi

90-99% participation

  • Bush Ross P.A.
    Tampa - Carter Andersen
  • Gray Robinson, P.A.
    Lakeland - Volunteer
  • Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
    Orlando - Tiffani Fernandez-Miller, Hal Kantor
  • Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan
    Atlanta - Brian Burgoon

75-89% participation

  • Carlton Fields
    St. Petersburg – Nicole Kibert
  • Dean, Mead, Egerton, Bloodworth, Capouano & Bozarth, P.A.
    Orlando - Sarah Rumpf
  • Fowler, White, Boggs, Banker, P.A.
    Ft. Myers - Jack Weiss, Heather Brock, Richard Jacobson
  • Gray Robinson, P.A.
    Orlando - Volunteer

Other Participating Firms

  • Akerman Senterfitt
    Maria Carantzas, Oscar Sanchez
  • Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.
    Robert Thornburg
  • Barnett, Bolt, Kirkwood, Long & McBride
    Benjamin Diamond
  • Brinkley, McNerney, Morgan, Solomon & Tatum, LLP
    Michael McNerney
  • Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A.
    T. Spencer Crowley, Brian McPherson
  • Hunton & Williams
    Joel Feldman, Barry Davidson
  • Kluger, Peretz, Kaplan & Berlin, P.L.
    Michael Cotzen, Leslie Press
  • Macfarlane Ferguson & McMullen
    Michael P. Silver
  • McDonough Wieland Shannin
    Nick Shannin
  • Powell, Goldstein, Frazer, Murphy, LLP
    Bard Brockman
  • Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP
    Frank Cruz-Alvarez, Darrell Payne
  • Smith Hood Perkins
    K. Judith Lane, Jeff Brock
  • Sonneborn Rutter & Cooney
    Mark Klingensmith
  • Vose Law Firm, LLC
    Wade C. Vose

Thank you for your support of UF law students, faculty and programs!

Law Firm Giving Program Gift/Pledge Commitment Form [55KB PDF]