News & Publications

Amber S. Nunnally, a partner with the Tallahassee office of Shutts & Bowen, was recently elected Vice-Chair of the First District Court of Appeal Judicial Nomination Commission, a nonpartisan nine-member commission of lawyers who locate, recruit, investigate and evaluate applicants for the First DCA. 

Ricky Polston, a partner in the Tallahassee office of Shutts & Bowen LLP and Chair of the firm’s Constitutional Law Section, recently presented during the Florida Cattleman’s Leadership Academy (FLCA) on March 12, 2025, at the Florida Supreme Court.

 Shutts & Bowen LLP Miami and Jacksonville partner Martha Rabbitt recently spoke at the Invest: Jacksonville Launch Conference on March 11, 2025, at the University of North Florida.

In a rapidly evolving global energy market, the complexities of international arbitration have become increasingly significant. Aleksey Shtivelman, an International Litigation & Arbitration partner at Shutts & Bowen LLP, provides a comprehensive analysis of these challenges in his latest commentary, "Navigating International Arbitration in Power Generation: Key Insights for Dispute Resolution and Asset Protection,” published by POWER Magazine.

Jennifer Perez, a partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Miami office, was recently named a Mediator for the American Health Law Association (AHLA).

Ryan Reinert, a partner in Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Tampa office, recently presented at the 2025 Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar, speaking on a panel regarding bankruptcy court.

Florida S.B. 556 went into effect on Jan. 1, establishing the Protection of Specified Adults Statute, codified in Florida Statutes Chapter 517, Section 415.10341, which implements protections for the financial accounts of elderly and vulnerable adults.

Shutts & Bowen LLP Fort Lauderdale Office Managing Partner Sidney Calloway  spoke at the University of Central Florida’s “Lounging with the Lawyers” event on February 5, 2025.

Marc Sarnoff, a Land Use partner in Shutts & Bowen’s Miami office and a member of Florida International University’s Board of Trustees, has been named Vice Chair of FIU’s Presidential Search Committee. This advisory committee, consisting of 15 members from the Board of Trustees, Foundation Board of Directors, faculty, students, alumni, and the community, was announced by Roger Tovar, Chair of the FIU Board of Trustees, on February 26, 2025.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that Victoria Méndez, a partner in the Land Use & Zoning Practice Group, has been appointed to the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce Board of Governors.

Shutts & Bowen LLP is pleased to announce that the firm has been awarded the 2025 John R. Hamilton Law Firm Award of Excellence by the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association.

Shutts & Bowen Miami partner Marc Sarnoff, a member of the firm’s Land Use Practice Group, was featured in the Miami Herald. The article – “Could FIU land the Trump presidential library? A Trump lawyer has toured the campus” – explored the possibility of Florida International University (FIU) being considered as a potential site for President Trump’s Presidential Library.