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Local Trial Lawyer Associations (TLAs) play a crucial part in engaging with trial lawyers at a local level. See a change that needs to be made? Email us to let us know!

Broward County Trial Lawyers Association

President: Michael Hersh
Email: michael@hkinjurylaw.com 

Executive Director: Jodi Lippman
Phone: 954-522-1622 | Email: bctla@icloud.com

FJA Broward County Trial Lawyer Liason 
Michael Hersh
Hersh Kirtman Injury Law | Email: michael@hkinjurylaw.com

Capital City Justice Association

President:Ryan Hobbs
Email: rhobbs@toomuchatstake.com

 Executive Director: Parker Sullivan
Email: parker@tiffanycruzlaw.com 

FJA Capital City Justice Association Liasion 
Jennifer L. Seymore
Seymore Justice jseymore@seymorejustice.com

Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association

PresidentCorretta Anthony-Smith 
Email: canthony@anthony-smithlaw.com 

Executive Director: Jacqui Cooley
Phone: 407-968-3028 | Email: jacqui@cftla.org

FJA Central Florida Trial Lawyers Association Liasion 
Jonathan Gilbert
Email: jgilbert@thefloridafirm.com

Gainesville Area Trial Lawyers Association

President: Alex Avera
Email: aavera@avera.com

FJA Gainesville Area Trial Lawyers Association Liasion 
Zachary West
Email: zw@zachwestlaw.com

Jacksonville Justice Association

President: Shannon Schott
Email: shannon@plataschott.com 

Executive Director: Kelly Karstaedt
Phone: 904-349-0139 | Email: kellykarstaedt@gmail.com

FJA Jacksonville Justice Association Liasion
Kasey Wagner
KCWagner@farahandfarah.com

Manasota Trial Lawyers Board

FJA Manasota Trial Lawyers Board Liasion
Bernie Walsh
Email: bwalsh@justicepays.com

Executive Director
Debra Burger
Email: dburger@justicepays.com
941-752-7000 

Miami-Dade Trial Lawyers Association

President: Pedro P. Echarte III
The Haggard Law Firm
PPE@haggardlawfirm.com

Executive Director: Natalia Perez 
Phone: 786-759-1329 | Email: mdja.org@gmail.com

FJA Miami-Dade Trial Lawyers Association Liasion
Pedro P. Echarte III
The Haggard Law Firm
PPE@haggardlawfirm.com

Palm Beach County Justice Association

President: Nelson Baez
Email: nbaez@smithball.com 

Executive Director:
Shelley Baker
shelley@pbcja.org
561-232-1637 

FJA Palm Beach County Justice Association Liasion
Nelson Baez
nbaez@smithball.com 

Southwest Florida Trial Lawyers Association

President: Sheba Abraham
Email: shebaabraham@goldberg-law.com

FJA Southwest Florida Trial Lawyers Association Liaison
Casey Gartland
Email: cgartland@koganinjurylaw.com

Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association

President:
Felipe Fulgencio
felipe@fulgenciolaw.com 

Executive Director: Meg Huntly
Email: executivedirector@tbtla.us

FJA Tampa Bay Trial Lawyers Association Liasion
James W. Guarnieri Jr.
Guarnieri Trial Law
jim@tampatriallaw.com

Treasure Coast Justice Association

President:
Cassidy Loutos, Esq. 
cassidy@loutoslaw.com
772-607-3656

Executive Director:
Mairim Zalez
treasurecoastja@gmail.com
561-201-4816