Florida Commission on Ethics - Members and Leadership

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Florida Commission on Ethics - Members and Leadership

http://www.ethics.state.fl.us/

Morgan R. Bentley, Chair

Bentley and Bruning PA

783 S Orange Ave Ste 220Sarasota, Florida 34236-4702

Phone: 941.556.9030

Fax: 941.312.5316

Florida Bar ID: 962287

Email: [email protected]

Linda M. Robison, Vice Chair

Shutts & Bowen LLP

200 E Broward Blvd Ste 2100

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301-1972

Phone: 954.847.3850Fax: 954.888.3062



Michelle Anchors

Keefe Anchors & Gordon PA

2113 Lewis Turner Blvd Ste 100

Fort Walton Beach, Florida 32547-1379

Phone: 850.863.1974

Fax: 850.863.1591

Florida Bar ID: 932272Email: [email protected]

Matthew F. Matt Carlucci

Jacksonville - Insurance Agent (R)

I. Martin Ford

Vero Beach - Retired (R)

Tom Freeman

DeBary - Retired Judge (R)

Thomas Gene Freeman, Jr.1525 International Pkwy Ste 4021

Lake Mary, Florida 32746-7646

Phone: 407.333.7337



Susan Horovitz Maurer

Panza Maurer & Maynard

3600 N Federal HwyFort Lauderdale, Florida 33308-6217

Phone: 954.390.0100

Fax: 954.390.7991



Stanley Maurice Weston

Moseley Prichard Parrish Knight & Jones

501 W Bay St.

Jacksonville, Florida 322024-4288

Phone: 904.356.1306Fax: 904.354.0194



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Virlindia Doss

Executive Director

P. O. Drawer 15709

Tallahassee, FL 32317-5709

or

325 John Knox RoadBuilding E, Suite 200

Tallahassee, FL 32303

phone: 850/488-7864

fax: 850/488-3077



C. Christopher Anderson, III

General Counsel/Deputy Executive Director

Commission on Ethics

PO Box 15709Tallahassee, Florida 32317-5709

Phone: 850.488.7864

Fax: 850.488.3077




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Morgan R. Bentley concentrates his practice in the area of litigation involving businessand real estate disputes. He handles both trial and civil proceedings as well as complexarbitrations and administrative hearings. He received his undergraduate degree withhonors from the University of Florida in 1988, where he was a member of Phi BetaKappa and Florida Blue Key Leadership Honorary. Mr. Bentley received his Juris

Doctor, with honors, from the University of Florida in 1992 where he served as anassociate editor of the Florida Law Review and was a member of Order of the Coif. Mr.Bentley is admitted to practice in Florida State Courts, the Middle District of Florida andthe 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mr. Bentley is Past President of the Sarasota County Bar Association and PastPresident of Legal Aid of Manasota. He is also a former member of the Florida BarBoard of Governors, Young Lawyer Division, and the Executive Council, GeneralPractice Section and The Florida Bar. He is the past chair for Manatee County Chamberof Commerce School Issues Committee and the past president of the Young LawyerDivision, Sarasota County Bar Association. In 2008, Mr. Bentley was selected by the

Florida Bar for its 2008 Florida Bar Presidents Pro Bono Service Award. He wasrecognized as a Legal Up and Comers, Florida Trend (July 2007) and as a LegalElite Florida Trend (July 2010). Mr. Bentley was named a Fellow by the American Bar

Association Foundation (2006). In 2004, he was a Gulf Coast Business Review 40Under 40 recipient (2004). Mr. Bentley was awarded Martindale-Hubbell's AV rating inSeptember 2004. Mr. Bentley was also awarded as the Outstanding Pro Bono Attorney,Legal Aid of Manasota, 1998.


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Member in Good Standing Eligible to practice in Florida

ID Number: - 962287

Address: Bentley and Bruning PA

783 S Orange Ave Ste 220

Sarasota, Florida 342364702

United States

Phone: 941.556.9030

Fax: 941.312.5316

E-Mail: [email protected]

vCard:

County: Sarasota

Circuit: 12

Admitted: 10/09/1992

Sections: Trial Lawyers

10-Year DisciplineHistory

None

Law School: University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law

Graduation Year: 1992

Degree: Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor

Firm: Bentley & Bruning P.A.

Website: www.bentleyandbruning.com

Firm Size: 2 to 5

Occupation: Partner / Shareholder

Practice Areas: Civil Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Environmental and Land Use

Federal Courts: U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida

State Courts: Florida

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Linda McKee Robison

Linda M. Robison was appointed to the Florida Commission on Ethics by Governor Rick Scott

in 2011. Ms. Robison is a partner in the Corporate Transactions Group of Shutts & Bowen LLPand also serves as Co-Chair of the firm's Health Care Practice Group.

Ms. Robison, who is resident in the Fort Lauderdale office of Shutts & Bowen, has more than

thirty-five years of experience in private practice, focusing on corporate and securities lawmatters, including extensive experience representing public and private companies in the health

care industry and lenders to such companies. She also represents various healthcare providerentities in the structuring of joint ventures with referral sources, general fraud and abuse matters,

and provider contracting arrangements.

Her securities experience encompasses the preparation of registration statements for equity and

debt offerings as well as exchange offers, private placements, proxy statements, and variousother filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Currently, she is primarily involved

in structuring and negotiating various corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions and

dispositions, and business reorganizations and restructures.

Ms. Robison has been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell as AV rated and by Chambers USA as

among America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Healthcare for years 2009, 2010, 2011.Additionally, Ms. Robison was recently named as a Power Leader in Floridas health care

industry by the South Florida Business Journal(June 3-9, 2011 issue).

Prior to moving to Florida in early 2004, Ms. Robison was a partner in Weil, Gotshal & Manges

LLP in its Houston, Texas office and was a founding partner in Robison & Folk LLP.

Ms. Robison, who lives in Pompano Beach, Florida, was born in Auburn, Alabama and received

her B.A. in English from Auburn University and her J.D. from the University of Houston, BatesCollege of Law. She is a member of the bar in Texas as well as Florida and a member of the

American Health Lawyers Association and the Texas Bar Foundation.

Ms. Robison is an avid dog lover, particularly soft-coated wheaten terriers, and she has

supported and provided pro bono legal services to several animal rescue and therapy

organizations since moving to Florida. She also serves as member of the Small Animal Teaching

Hospital (SATH) Leadership Team for Auburn Universitys College of Veterinary Medicine.


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ID Number: - 698601

Address: Shutts & Bowen LLP

200 E Broward Blvd Ste 2100

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 333011972

United States

Phone: 954.847.3850

Fax: 954.888.3062


vCard:

County: Broward

Circuit: 17


Sections: Business Law

Health Law

10-Year Discipline

History

None

Law School: University of Houston Law Center






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Michelle Anchorsand her family have been leaders in the Fort Walton Beach /Destin

community for six generations. Michelle is a graduate of Vanderbilt University (B.A. 1987) and

the University of Florida College of Law (J.D. 1991).

Following her graduation from law school, Michelle served as a law clerk to Justice Parker Lee

McDonald on the Florida Supreme Court. She subsequently served as Deputy General Counselto former Governor Lawton Chiles and was a member of his staff when he served in the UnitedStates Senate. Michelles depth of government and administrative knowledge allow her to match

the needs of her private sector clients with the most efficient and effective solutions.

Michelle provides counsel to many businesses, condominiums and homeowners associationsalong the Emerald Coast. She has received the highest rating offered by her professional peers in

the Martindale Hubbell peer review system and been named Legal Elite by (2011, 2010)

Florida Trendmagazine. In addition to her law practice, Michelle is committed to a number ofissues and organizations in her community. She was appointed by Governor Bush to serve as the

Chair of the Committee for a Sustainable Emerald Coast and was named the Emerald Coasts

Best Corporate Citizen. In addition, she has served as President of the Greater Fort WaltonBeach Chamber of Commerce and, former Chair of the Okaloosa County School ReadinessCoalition. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the University of West Florida

Foundation and is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Fort Walton Beach Medical

Center. As a member of the Junior League of the Emerald Coast, she served as Chair of the

Gulfview Hotel Preservation Committee.

Michelle, her husband Steve and their two children are active members of St. Simons EpiscopalChurch. She enjoys long distance open water swimming, playing the piano, and backpacking

with her family.


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Matthew F. Matt Carlucci is the founder and owner of Matthew F. Carlucci

Insurance Agency, Inc. He is a 31-year State Farm veteran and a former board

member of the Jacksonville Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors,

which awarded him the 2001 Community Service Award. Mr. Carlucci holds a

Bachelor of Arts in Education from the University of North Florida.

Mr. Carlucci served three terms on the Jacksonville City Council, including a year

as president in 2001-2002. While in public office, Mr. Carlucci fought for ethics in

government, carrying on the tradition of his father, the late state Sen. Joe Carlucci.

He authored, and successfully championed, the 1992 legislation that created the

Jacksonville Ethics Commission. For his many efforts, Mr. Carlucci was awarded

the Claude J. Yates Award for Outstanding City Council Member on the 25th

anniversary of Jacksonvilles consolidated government. Mr. Carlucci was also

recognized by the Jacksonville Regional Chamber of Commerce for excellence in

government and was a recipient of the Charles D. Webb Award for OutstandingLegislative Service.

Mr. Carlucci has long been active in the Jacksonville community, serving as

president of the Jacksonville Historical Society and the Jacksonville Police

Council, as well as serving on the boards of Communities In Schools and Big

Brothers Big Sisters.

A Jacksonville native, Mr. Carlucci is a long-time resident of Jacksonvilles San

Marco neighborhood, where he resides with his wife of 34 years, the former Karen

Lee Signoretti. The Carluccis are the proud parents of two grown sons, Matthew

Carlucci Jr. and Joe Carlucci II, and are members of Southpoint Community

Church.


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Martin Ford

Martin Ford was appointed to the Florida Commission on Ethics by Governor Charlie

Crist on January 29, 2010. Mr. Ford is a graduate of Michigan State University with a BS

In Police Administration. Mr. Ford is a US Air Force veteran having served during the Korean

War period.

Previously, Mr . Ford served as a Special Agent in the US Secret Service during the Kennedy

and Johnson Administrations and subsequently worked as VP of Purchasing for a Michigan Steel

Fabricating Company. Mr Ford was appointed a Special Agent of the FBI and retired from the

FBI in 1988 in a management position.

In recent years Mr Ford was appointed and served on the Citizens Forum which is an advisory

Panel to the Florida Bar. In 1997 Mr. Ford was appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to the

Florida Board of Bar Examiners and he continues to serve in an Emeritus status as needed by the

Board.

Mr. Ford and his wife Beverly live in Vero Beach, Florida and both remain active in Community

Volunteer activities and try to spend as much time as possible with their three children and six grand-

Children located in various States.


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TOM FREEMAN

Tom and his wife, Nancy, live on the St. John's River in DeBary, FL. They have two childrenand one grandchild. Tom received his BA degree from the University of Illinois and his Juris

Doctorate from the University of Florida. Both of his daughters, Nancy and Melanie and their

husbands also received Juirs Doctorates from Florida.

In 1965, Tom started his law practice in Sanford, FL with the law firm Stenstrom, Davis andMcIntosh. He subsequently founded Freeman, Eaton, Fountain and Alley, Attorneys at Law.

Three of the four partners eventually became circuit judges in the 18th

Judicial Circuit. During

the course of his law practice, Tom served as Municipal Judge, City Attorney, County Attorney

and Circuit Judge for Seminole County. He has received a Lifetime Achievement award fromthe Seminole County Bar Association and the Legal Aid Society. He retired from the bench in

2003.


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Susan Horovitz Maureris a native Floridian. She is an AV rated member of the FloridaBar, Managing Partner of Panza, Maurer & Maynard, P.A., and is a Commercial Arbitrator

with the American Arbitration Association. Mrs. Maurer has served the State of Florida

through appointments to the Florida Workers Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association

as General Counsel, and as a Board Member of the Florida Community Hospital Education

Council.

Mrs. Maurers extensive legal background is in commercial litigation, with an emphasis in

Regulatory and Administrative work. Her primary practice areas have been in health care and

Academic law. She is admitted to practice in both state and federal courts.

Mrs. Maurer has focused on health care law since 1986. She has represented acute care chains

and specialty care providers on issues of licensure, reimbursement, and fraud and abuse. Mrs.

Maurer has developed and implemented corporate-wide compliance plans for public andprivate entities and has served as an advisor to for-profit corporate compliance committees.

Mrs. Maurer has an extensive background in academic law, having represented educational

institutions and educators, both public and private. For more than 25 years, she has provided

advice and counsel on issues including Admissions Standards, GME, Student Loans, Labor

and Employment, and Title IX.

Mrs. Maurer lectures on topics including compliance, health care fraud and abuse, forensic

psychology, labor and employment issues, and admissions and dismissal practices in higher

education.

Mrs. Maurer lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is married to Laurence Maurer, Esquire and has

two children. She currently serves on the Boards of the American Lung Association South

Area as Advisory Board President. She also serves as Regional Advisory Board Member for

the American Lung Association Southeast, covering Florida, Georgia and South Carolina.

Mrs. Maurer is a Board member of the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society, and a Scarlet

member of American Heart Association Go Red for Women campaign. She is a member of

the Presidents Advisory Council at Nova Southeastern University, a Florida Bar Fellow, and a

member of the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art. She is a past Board Member of the Womens

Executive Club.


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ID Number: - 307750

Address: Panza Maurer & Maynard

3600 N Federal Hwy

Fort Lauderdale, Florida 333086217

United States

Phone: 954.390.0100

Fax: 954.390.7991


vCard:

County: Broward

Circuit: 17


Sections: Administrative Law

10-Year Discipline

History

None

Law School: Nova Southeastern University - Shepard Broad Law Center







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Stanley M. Westonis a partner with the law firm of Moseley, Prichard, Parrish, Knight & Jones

of Jacksonville, Florida where he was born and raised. He practices civil litigation in both stateand federal courts. He practices in a variety of areas including labor and employment, insurance

coverage, commercial, longshore, personal injury and Railway Labor Act matters. He has been

recognized by Martindale-Hubbell as AV rated by his peers. Prior to joining the firm, Mr.

Weston was an Assistant General Counsel for the City of Jacksonville, Florida.

Mr. Weston received his B.S. degree for Florida State University and his J.D. from the

University of Virginia School of Law. He has served in numerous capacities in his professionaland civic activities. He serves a member of the Grievance Committee for the Jacksonville

Division U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida and is a member of the board of

Family Foundations, a non-profit that is committed to growing strong, money-wise families inthe Jacksonville area. He has served on the Fourth Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee of the

Florida Bar and numerous committees for the Jacksonville Bar Association. He also has served

as President of the Sanctuary of Northeast Florida (The Sanctuary on 8th

) and is a past board

member of Big Brothers Big Sisters.


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ID Number: - 559814

Address: Moseley Prichard Parrish Knight & Jones

501 W Bay St

Jacksonville, Florida 3220244288

United States

Phone: 904.356.1306

Fax: 904.354.0194


vCard:

County: Duval

Circuit: 4


Sections: Labor and Employment Law

Trial Lawyers

10-Year Discipline

History

None







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ID Number: - 607894

Address: Florida Commission on Ethics

PO Box 15709

Tallahassee, Florida 323175709

United States

Phone: 850.488.7864

E-Mail:

vCard:

County: Leon

Circuit: 2


Board Certification: Year Area

2007 State and Federal Government and

Administrative Practice


Government Lawyer

10-Year Discipline

History

None

Law School: The Florida State University College of Law



Occupation: Government attorney

Practice Areas: Government and Administrative

Federal Courts: United States Courts of Appeals

United States District Courts

State Courts: Florida










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ID Number: - 352861

Address: Commission on Ethics

PO Box 15709

Tallahassee, Florida 323175709

United States

Phone: 850.488.7864

Fax: 850.488.3077


vCard:

County: Leon

Circuit: 2



10-Year Discipline

History

None

Law School: The Florida State University College of Law












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