Russian Federation Federal Chamber of Advocates
Florida Study Tour
June 11-20, 2004

Delegates

Ms. Dmitrievskaya Lyidmila
President, Chamber of Advocates, Republic of Tatarstan, city of Kazan
Zorge Str., 93, app.124, c. of Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, 420139
Phone: 92-54-57 (business)

Ms. Lyidmila is the President of the Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Tatarstan, and Vice-President of the International Union of Lawyers. In addition to serving as an advocate in one of the partnerships in the city of Kazan, she was Chairman of the Collegiums of Advocates in the Republic of Tatarstan. She received her degree from the Law Department of Kazan State University. She speaks her native Russian and limited English. This is her first visit to the U.S.

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Ms. Olga Druzhinina
President, Chamber of Advocates, Byriatiya, Ulan-Ude
Kalashnikova Street, 14, app.40
Ulan Ude, 670042, Republic of Byriatya, Russia
Phone: 323-09-65 (business)
Fax: 23-16-55 (business)

Ms.Druzhinina was appointed for the post of the President of the Buriatiya Chamber of Advocates in 2002. From 1985 to 2002 she worked as the Chairman of the Presidium of the Buriatiya Collegiums of Advocates, as head of the qualification commission. Her previous background includes work at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Buriatiya as senior consultant dealing with petitions and complaints, protest preparation and preparations of responses. Ms.Druzhinina graduated from the Law Department of Irkutsk State University, and is a Member of the “Women of Russia” Committee. She speaks her native Russian and limited English. This is her first visit to the U.S.

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Mr. Vladimir Kalitvin
Vice President, Federal Chamber of Advocates, Russian Federation
President, Voronezh Chamber of Advocates
Marksitskaya Street, 9, app.278
Moscow 109147
Russia
Fax: 7-095-735-4797 (business)

Mr. Kalitvin has been a Defense Attorney since 1975, and prefers to work in the field of Civil Law. He is Past President of the Voronezh Chamber of Advocates, and has also served as Chairman of Voronezh District Advocacy Collegiums. He received his degree from the Law Department of Voronezh State University, where he is Professor in the Department of Civil Law and Procedure. He traveled to the U.S. in May of 1998, and speaks Russian and limited English.

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Mr. Gennady Sharov
Member, Council of the Federal Chamber of Advocates, Russian Federation
Director, Moscow City Advocate Collegiums, Partnership #36
Marksitskaya Street, 9, app.278
Moscow 109147 Russia
Fax: 7-095-735-4797 (business)

Mr. Sharov started his career as defense attorney in 1976 and defended clients in criminal cases until 1991. He was appointed Head of the Legal Consulting Office in Moscow in 1985. He also currently serves as Director of Advocacy Office “Santa-Reks” #36, providing legal services for commercial organizations. He is a Member of the Board of Moscow City’s Association of Advocates. He has visited the U.S. on numerous occasions, and speaks Russian and limited English.

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Ms. Butovchenko Tatiyana
President, Chamber of Advocates of the Samara Oblast, City of Samara
Michurina Str., 15/a, app.18, c. of Samara, Russian Federation, 443096
Fax: (8462)32-12-67 (business)

Ms. Tatiyana serves as President of the Chamber of Advocates of Samara Oblast, Russia, since September 2002. From 1999 to 2002 she was Chairman of the Presidium of the Samara Oblast Collegium of Advocates. She graduated from the Law Department of Kuibushev (Samara) State University, and is a Member of the Federal Union of Advocates of Russia. This will be her first visit to the U.S. She speaks Russian and limited English.

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Shakurov Alexandr
President, Chamber of Advocates of Chelyabinskaya Oblast, City of Chelyabinsk
Bratiev Kashirinykh Str., 105, app.270, c. of Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation, 454016
Phone/Fax: 60-48-84 (business)

Mr. Alexandr graduated from Sverdloskiy Law Institute, City of Sverdlovsk (Ekaterinburg) in 1977. He is a member of the Federal Union of Advocates of Russia, an Honored Lawyer of the Russian Federation, and was included in the Book of Honor of the Chief Department of Justice of Chelyabinskaya Oblast. Mr. Alexandr has been working as President of the Chamber of Advocates of Chelybinskaya Oblast since November 2002, and as an advocate since 1980. Before being elected as the President of the Chamber, Mr. Alexandr had worked as the Chairman of Collegiums of Advocates of Chelyabinskaya Oblast and as the Chairman of one of the Legal Consulting offices of the City of Chelyabinsk. He primarily works in the field of criminal law. This is his first visit to the U.S. He speaks Russian and limited English.

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Anastasiya Mikhailovna Loginova
Advisor to the President of the Federal Chamber of Advocates, Moscow
Marksitskaya Street, 9, app.278, Moscow 109147 Russia
Fax: 7-095-735-4797 (business)

Ms. Loginova graduated from the Department of Philosophy, Moscow State University in 2000. She has worked as President’s Advisor since July, 2003. She is responsible for coordination of activities between the Federal Chamber Of Advocates of the Russian Federation, Chambers in the Districts of the Russian Federation and International Organizations. She previously worked as the Director of “Senat” Ltd. Company. This will be her first visit to the U.S. She speaks Russian and limited English.

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Yury Andreevich Drondin
President of the Chamber of Advocates of Ivanovskaya Oblast, City of Ivanovo
Temiryazevskaya Str., 42, app.6, c. of Ivanovo, Ivanovskaya Oblast, Russian Federation, 153025
Phone: 38-30-31 (business)

Mr.Drondin graduated from All-Union Law Institute of Distance Learning (now Moscow State Law Academy). He has been working as the President of the Chamber of Advocates of Ivanovskya Oblast since November 2002, and is a Member of the Federal Union of Advocates of Russia. Prior to that he was the Chairman of the Collegium of Advocates of Ivanovskaya Oblast, defense attorney, Chief Judge of the District Court, assistant to the district attorney and senior legal consultant to the Railway Company in the City of Ivanovo. This is his first visit to the U.S. He speaks Russian and limited English.

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Presenters and Key Participants

Chief Justice Harry Lee Anstead
Florida Supreme Court
500 South Duval Street
Tallahassee FL 32399-1925
Phone:(850) 488-2281

Between undergraduate and law school Justice Anstead served with the National Security Agency in Washington, D.C. He was a trial and appellate lawyer in South Florida until 1977 when he became a judge of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, where he served as Chief Judge. In 1994, Justice Anstead was appointed to the Florida Supreme Court where he initiated a comprehensive statewide program to improve professionalism among judges, lawyers, and law schools in the state. His initiative included the creation of a Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism and a permanent Center for Professionalism at The Florida Bar. The American Bar Association has recognized this initiative as the most significant recent professionalism initiative in the nation, and Justice Anstead has been recognized by Florida lawyers as the father of the modern professionalism movement in Florida. He has served on the Judges Advisory Committee to the ABA Committee on Ethics. He is the author of numerous publications on the law and has served on the boards of trustees of two Florida law schools. He advanced to the highest judicial office in state government on July 1, 2002, when he became Florida's 50th Chief Justice.

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Dr. Rob E. Atkinson, Jr.
Ruden, McClosky, Smith, Schuster & Russell Professor
Florida State University College of Law
B.K. Roberts Hall, Room 215
Phone: (850) 644-4503
Fax: (850) 644-5487

Recognized for his publications addressing the intersection of law and literature, Professor Atkinson is one of the country’s leading scholars on legal professionalism and a noted scholar on the law of nonprofit organizations. He teaches Property, Professional Responsibility, Legal Ethics, and Law and Literature, and has also taught Taxation of Nonprofit Organizations. Recipient of the 2001 Professionalism Award from the Florida Supreme Court’s Commission on Professionalism, Professor Atkinson served as a Visiting Professor at Cornell Law School in Spring 2002. Before entering law teaching, Professor Atkinson was associated with the firm of Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan in Washington, D.C. and clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

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Martha Barnett
Partner, Holland & Knight LLP
315 South Calhoun Street
Suite 600
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (850) 425-5620
Fax: (850) 224-8832

Martha is a partner in the law firm of Holland & Knight LLP and serves as chair of the Directors Committee. She is the past chair of the Public Law Department of the firm. Her primary areas of practice are administrative and governmental law, public policy, and state and local taxation. She is a member of The Florida Bar and the Bar of the District of Columbia. She has extensive associations in the American Bar Association and The Florida Bar. She was president of the American Bar Association in  2000-2001. She also served as the chair of the American Bar Association House of Delegates, the first woman to serve in this position.

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Thomas H. "Tom" Bateman, III
Circuit Judge, Second Circuit
Administrative Judge, Leon County Felony Division
Leon County Courthouse 365-C
301 S. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL
Phone: (850) 577-4315
Fax: (850) 922-0327

Judge Bateman holds a J. D. from George Mason University School of Law. He has served as Assistant Public Defender in Orange County, Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Appeals as well as Civil Divisions, and General Counsel for Florida Department of Transportation. He was County Judge in Leon County from 1990 to 2000, and has been Circuit Judge for the Second Judicial Circuit since 2001. He is Past Chair of several Florida Bar committees including Traffic Court Rules Committee, Professional Ethics Committee, and Government Lawyers Section. He has served as Faculty Judge and Associate Dean of the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies, and is currently Circuit Coordinator, Mentor Judge and Trial Skills Faculty Judge for the Florida Judicial College. His work with the Florida Conference of County Court Judges includes serving as Faculty Judge, and Editor of the Criminal Benchbook (2000). For the Florida Conference of Circuit Court Judges, he was Chair of the Domestic Relations Division for the Education Committee and is currently Faculty Judge and Chair of the Criminal Division. He is also currently involved with the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles' DUI Programs Review Board, having served in the capacity of Vice-Chair and Chair.

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Mary Ellen Bateman
Legal Division Director - Ethics, UPL and Professionalism, , The Florida Bar
651 E. Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300
Phone: (850) 561-5600
Fax: (850) 561-5826

Mary Ellen is the Director of the Division of Ethics, Unlicensed Practice of Law and Professionalism at The Florida Bar. She has worked for The Florida Bar for twenty-two years. From 1982 to 1984 she was an Assistant Bar Counsel in the Lawyer Regulation Department where she prosecuted Florida licensed attorneys for ethics violations. From 1984 to 2000 she was the Unlicensed Practice of Law Counsel responsible for prosecuting non-lawyers for the unlicensed practice of law. She was the Deputy Director of the Legal Division from 2000 to 2003 overseeing the departments of Lawyer Regulation, Ethics, and Professionalism.

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G. Dan Bennett
Director of Administration, The Florida Bar

Dan's areas include finance, technology and general support functions. He started with the Bar in 1975 as CFO. Prior to that he practiced as a CPA with one of the national CPA firms in Connecticut and Miami for 4 years before joining a local CPA firm in Tallahassee. At the Bar his primary achievements have been in the area of improved financial reporting and budgeting incorporated into the decision making process whereby the Bar was able to reduce it's growth rate from over 15% per year to around 4%.

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John Anthony (Tony) Boggs
Director of Legal, The Florida Bar

Tony began working for the Bar in 1978 and has remained with the bar and lawyer regulation for all but two years of that time.Tony currently serves as the director, legal division-lawyer regulation. In that capacity he oversees the Bar's disciplinary system administering lawyer disciplinary efforts with over 100 employees in offices located in five Florida cities, and an annual budget of nearly $10 million. In addition to duties as director, legal division, Tony provides counsel to the statewide advertising grievance committee, a committee that screens all lawyer advertising regulation cases for violations of applicable rules; provides counsel and rule drafting to the disciplinary procedure committee of the bar's board of governors; provides counsel concerning disciplinary cases to the disciplinary review committee of the board of governors; and is counsel to the special commission on lawyer regulation, also known as the Coxe commission.

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Dr. Donna R. Christie
Elizabeth C. and Clyde W. Atkinson Professor and Associate Dean for International Programs
Florida State University College of Law
B.K. Roberts Hall, Room 302
Phone: (850) 644-4249
Fax: (850) 644-5487

Known for her work on ocean and coastal management, Professor Christie is the co-author of leading student books in the field such as Ocean Law in a Nutshell (West Pub., 2d ed. 1999) and Coastal and Ocean Law (West Group 1998), and is also a member of the American Law Institute. She teaches International Environmental Law, Coastal and Ocean Law, Natural Resources Law, Public International Law, and Property Law. As Associate Dean for International Programs, she directs the Summer Law Programs in Barbados and is developing a degree program for foreign lawyers. Also a driving force in the development of the College of Law’s environmental program, Professor Christie has served as the Director of the Policy Studies Clinic and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. She is a 1978 cum laude graduate of University of Georgia College of Law.

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Dr. Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte
Professor
Florida State University College of Law
Collins Center
Phone: (850) 644-0800
Fax: (850) 644-1442

A former President of the American Bar Association (1991-92), Talbot ("Sandy") D'Alemberte served as Dean of Florida State University College of Law from 1984 to 1989 and was appointed president of Florida State University in 1993, serving in that capacity through January 2003. A member of the American Law Institute, he also has served as President of the American Judicature Society (1982-84), practiced law for several years with Steel Hector & Davis in Miami, and was a member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1966-1972. D'Alemberte has won numerous national awards for his contributions to the profession, including the 2001 Wickersham Award given by the Friends of the Law Library of Congress, the 2001 Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, the 1998 ABA Section of Legal Education Robert J. Kutak Award, the 1998 ABA World Order Under Law Award, the 1996 American Judicature Society's Justice Award, the 1996 National Council of Jewish Women's Hannah G. Soloman Award, the 1986 National Sigma Delta Chi First Amendment Award, and an American Academy of Television Arts and Sciences "Emmy" in 1985 for his work in open government. He holds honorary degrees from Cleveland State University, Hofstra University, Nova Southeastern University, Stetson University, University of the South (Sewanee), University of Bridgeport, University of Denver, University of the West Indies, and Open University of Great Britain. He is also the author of The Florida State Constitution: A Reference Guide (Greenwood Publishing Group 1991).

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Nancy Daniels
Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit
Leon County Courthouse
301 S. Monroe Street, Suite 401
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (850)488-2458
Fax: (850)487-7964

The Public Defender is elected for a term of four years and runs for office in presidential election years. Nancy is the fifth Public Defender to serve the Second Judicial Circuit. She was an assistant public defender for six years prior to her election to this position.

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Cheryle M. Dodd
Editor, The Florida Bar Journal
651 E. Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300

Cheryle M. Dodd is editor of the two official publications, The Florida Bar Journal, a monthly magazine, and Florida Bar News, a twice-monthly newspaper. She also publishes an annual membership directory. Cheryle began her career at The Florida Bar in 1974 and was managing editor of the Bar Journal until 2000 when she became editor of both publications. She, along with a staff of five editors, three advertising personnel, and two office assistants, is responsible for the content, layout, printing and postage budgets, and advertising revenue for the Journal, News, and directory.

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Chief Judge Charles A. Francis
Circuit Chief Judge, Second Judicial Circuit, State of Florida
Leon County Courthouse 365-A
301 S. Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL
Phone: (850) 577-4306
Fax: (850) 922-0327
Judicial Assistant: Marilyn Rett

Judge Francis earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Florida State University (1969), and JD with honors from FSU College of Law (1972). He was recipient of both Young Lawyers Division Outstanding Jurist Award and the Florida Council on Crime and Delinquency Distinguished Judicial Services Award in 2003. He served on the Executive Committee of Trial Court Budget Commission, as well as the Executive Committee of Conference Circuit Court Judges. He was Chair of the Florida Courts Technology Commission, and Legislative Chair for the Florida Conference of Circuit Court Judges. He has served as President of the Tallahassee Bar Association and the Tallahassee Legal Aide Foundation, as a member of the Florida Board of Governors, The Florida Bar (1992-1998), and is past Chair of The Florida Bar Ethics Committee, The Florida Bar Budget Committee, and Second Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee.

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Angela Froelich
Section Administrator, International Law Section
The Florida Bar
650 Apalachee Parkway
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Tel: (850) 561-5633
Fax: (850) 561-5825

For the last six years, Angela Froelich has served as The Florida Bar program administrator for the Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section, the International Law Section and the Labor and Employment Law Section. Essentially, she serves as liaison between The Florida Bar in Tallahassee and the sections. In this regard, she assists the sections in planning meetings and seminars and in producing brochures, budgets, newsletters, and directories. Ms. Froelich received her B. A. from Florida State University and her J. D. from the Florida State University College of Law.

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John F. Harkness, Jr.
Executive Director, The Florida Bar
651 E. Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300
Phone: (850) 561-5600
Fax: (850) 561-5826

John Harkness has been Executive Director of The Florida Bar for the past 24 years. In addition to private practice in both North Miami and Tallahassee, he has held the positions of State Courts Administrator for the Florida State Court System, and Staff Director of the Judiciary Committee for the Florida House of Representatives. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Florida College of Law, where he is now in the UF Hall of Fame. Active in many organizations, John is also listed in Who's Who in American Universities and Colleges.

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Paul F. Hill
General Counsel, The Florida Bar

Paul Hill has been general counsel for The Florida Bar since 1987, previously serving as its communications director (1981-1994) and as associate editor of The Florida Bar Journal (1976-1981). He has held numerous positions within the American Bar Association National Association of Bar Executives, including chair of its Section on Communications & Public Relations (1988-89), and currently as secretary of its Section on Governmental Relations. He was a member of the ABA's Task Force on Outreach to the Public (1988-89), and a member of the Florida Supreme Court Workgroup on Public Records (2001), and the court's Public Records Rules Drafting Committee (1992). Prior to two years of general private practice in Tallahassee, he spent four years of active duty as a U.S. Army JAG captain (1972-1975) and retired from the Army Reserves in 1997 at the rank of lieutenant colonel, having spent most of his active duty and reserve career on staff at the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's School in Charlottesville, Virginia. He received his J. D. (with Honors) in 1971 , a B. S. degree (Business Administration - Advertising & Public Relations) in 1968, both from Florida State University.

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Maxim I. Istomin
Project Manager, USAID
Florida State University Office for Distributed and Distance Learning
University Center C, 3529
Phone: (850) 644-3446
Fax: (850) 644-5803

Licensed to practice law in Russia and in the United States, Maxim possesses two independent law degrees from Russian and American Law Schools, and has practiced law in both countries. He is a member of the International Law Section of the Florida Bar, where he serves as the Chair of the Russian Committee. Specializing in the field of international commercial law and immigration law, he is an associate at Bartolus, P. L., which is affiliated with Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, a premier customs/trade law firm headquartered in Tallahassee.

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William F. Loucks
Private Practitioner
Smith, Hood, Perkins, Loucks, Stout & Orfinger
Ormond Beach, FL

Mr. Loucks practices in the areas of Real Estate Law, Probate and Trust Law, Business Law, Corporate Law and Finance, and Banking Law. Admitted to practice law in the state of Florida in 1961, he is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida in 1962, and in the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit in 1984. Mr. Loucks received his J.D. from the University of Florida in 1961, and is a member of the Volusia County and American Bar Associations, as well as The Florida Bar. He served on the Young Lawyers Board of Governors from 1966 to 1972, the Board of Governors from 1981 to 1986, and the Board of Governor’s Executive Committee from 1982 to 1984. He served as Chair of the Disciplinary Review Committee from 1982-1984, the Disciplinary Review Commission from 1987 to 1989, and the Judicial Council of Florida from 1990 to 1993.

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Lucius Smejda
Chair-Elect, The Florida Bar
Smejda Associates, P. A.
100 S.E. 2nd St., Ste. 2315B
Miami, FL 33131-2151
Phone: (305)358-9995
Fax: 305 358-9997

Lucius Smejda has practiced international private law for 30 years, primarily in the areas of international and domestic taxation, investment and financial transactions, business, and corporate transactions. Smejda & Associates, P. A. focuses on International practice and has members speaking French, German, Spanish and Russian. He is admitted to practice in Florida, New York, Illinois and Alberta, Canada as well as in numerous courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court and the U.S. Tax Court. He graduated from Northwestern University (B. A. in Economics, summa cum laude, 1968), Columbia University (J. D., 1972) and New York University (LL.M in Taxation, 1974). He also studied at The Hague Academy of International Law (Netherlands), The Sorbonne (Paris); and the University of Strasbourg (France). Mr. Smejda is also a civil Law Notary. Having lectured extensively and authored numerous publications, his recently published articles focus on US, French and Canadian Taxation and International Corporate Law. He is a member of Canadian and American Bar Associations, Phi Beta Kappa, and Harlan Fiske Stone. He currently serves as Chair Elect of the International Section of The Florida Bar and is fluent in English, French, German, basic Spanish and Russian.

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Elizabeth C. Tarbert
Ethics Counsel, The Florida Bar
651 E. Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300
850/561-5780

Elizabeth Clark Tarbert has been Ethics Counsel for The Florida Bar since 1997, providing oral and written ethics opinions to members of The Florida Bar and advising the Professional Ethics Committee, Standing Committee on Advertising, Special Commission on Multidisciplinary Practice and Ancillary Business, and Board Review Committee on Professional Ethics. Before becoming Ethics Counsel, she served as Assistant Ethics Counsel from 1994 to 1995. She has been an Assistant Public Defender in both Dallas, Texas and with the Eighth Judicial Circuit in Gainesville, Florida. While at the Defense Contract Management District Mid-Atlantic, Defense Logistics Agency in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Ms. Tarbert worked in a special fraud remedies unit and later acted as fraud counsel, assisting in the investigation and prosecution of government contractors. Ms. Tarbert graduated from the University of Florida College of Law with honors, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology from the University of Florida. She is the co-author (with Professor Timothy P. Chinaris) of Florida Professional Responsibility Law in 1999: The Rules of the Game, 24 Nova Law Review 199 (1999); Professional Responsibility: 1998 Survey of Florida Law, 23 Nova Law Review 161 (1998) with Chinaris; Professional Responsibility: 1997 Survey of Florida Law, 22 Nova Law Review 215 (1997) with Chinaris.
She frequently speaks on legal ethics and professional responsibility.

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Michael A. Tartaglia has been a member of The Florida Bar since 1972. He is the Director of the Programs Division at The Florida Bar. The Division is composed of six departments including Law Office Management Assistance, Continuing Legal Education Publications, Continuing Legal Education specialization and education, Meetings and Conventions, and Professional Development (Continuing Legal Education Programs). He has served as Chair of the National Association of Business Continuing Legal Education Section and as a presenter at National Association of Bar Executives conferences. Mr. Tartaglia and the staff work with the committees and sections of the Bar to develop, promote and deliver timely continuing legal education programs for members. Mike also serves as staff liaison to the Clients Security Fund and the Member Benefits Committee.Will be involved in CLE and professional liability presentations.

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Francine Walker, APR, CPRC
Director of Public Information, The Florida Bar

Francine Andía Walker joined The Florida Bar as Director of Public Information and Bar Services in February 2000. She has more than 23 years of experience in marketing and public relations, and previously served as Vice President of Communications for Florida Medical Association. A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Ms. Walker received a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Florida in 1981. Following graduation she held several positions in corporate and association communications management in Jacksonville. In 1996, she relocated to Tallahassee with the Florida Medical Association and in addition to communications her responsibilities included education/professional development and meeting services. Nationally accredited in public relations (APR), Ms. Walker is also a Certified Public Relations Counselor (CPRC). At The Florida Bar, Ms. Walker works closely with leadership on strategic communications and is responsible for public relations, media relations, consumer information, voluntary bar liaison, and the web site: www. FLABAR.org.

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Dr. Stan M. Warden

Stan has worked as an attorney in both the public and private sectors. Prior to his employment with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), he was a solo practitioner. During this time he was primarily a civil litigation attorney but also practiced criminal defense, family and real property law. In 2000, he was recognized as Guardian ad Litem of the year of Okaloosa and Walton Counties, Florida. In 2003, he became the program attorney for the Brownfields, Dry-Cleaning, Global RBCA programs. He also litigates for the petroleum, waste cleanup, and permitting sections of DEP, and is studying Russian at Florida State University.

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Dr. Donald J. Weidner
Dean and Professor
Florida State University College of Law
Rotunda, Room R201
Phone: (850) 644-3071
Fax: (850) 644-5487

A recognized authority on partnerships, fiduciary duties, and real estate finance, Dean Weidner is co-author of The Revised Uniform Partnership Act (West Group, 2002). He also has recently written on the use of special purpose entities by large corporations to keep debt off their books. Dean Weidner teaches Property, Agency and Partnership, and Real Estate Transactions. A member of the American Law Institute and Reporter for the Uniform Partnership Act, he served as Dean of Florida State University College of Law from 1991-1997, as Interim Dean from 1998-2000, and as Dean from 2000-present. He has also served as a Visiting Professor at the law schools of University of Texas, University of New Mexico, Stanford University, and University of North Carolina. He began his legal career at the New York firm of Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Dean Weidner is an honors graduate of University of Texas Law School, where he was project editor for Texas Law Review.

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Dr. David Samuel Willig
Current chair of International Law Section, The Florida Bar
David S. Willig, Chartered
2837 S.W. 3rd Ave.
Miami, Florida 33129-2316
Phone: (305) 860-1881
Fax: (305) 860-1882

David S. Willig is an attorney admitted to practice in Florida, Washington, D.C., and Paris, France, and a Florida Civil-Law Notary. Mr. Willig was admitted to the Bar of Paris after having passed the Bar Exam in French law. He was thereafter accredited by the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is the “avocat accredite” of the Consulate General of France in Miami. Mr. Willig received his Bachelor’s degree in French Language and Literature from the University of South Florida, and was thereafter admitted to the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris. While in Paris, he also studied Japanese, Korean and Indonesian at the National Institute for Oriental Languages and Civilizations, and completed two certificates (brevets) in legal translation, in English (mention assez bien) and Spanish (mention bien), at the Institute of Comparative Law, a part of the University of Paris II. While enrolled at the University of Miami School of Law, Mr. Willig was engaged as a law clerk during the summers at the firm of Fuji & Toda in Tokyo, Japan. Following his membership in The Florida Bar (1988) and the Bar of Washington, D.C. (1990), he established his own practice based in Miami. In 1995, he sat for the French bar exam, and was sworn in to the Bar of Paris in January 1997. In addition to his practice in commercial and civil law and litigation, including immigration, intellectual property, and international business law, since 1999, he also practices as a Florida Civil-Notary, also known as a Florida International Notary, and has offered expertise in foreign law and related matters, either by affidavit or live testimony, in courts and proceedings in Florida, France, England, Brazil and Colombia. He is fluent in English, French, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian and Spanish.

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Staff

Karin Brandenburg
Senior Program Associate, Criminal Law Program
CEELI
740 15th St., NW, 8th floor
Washington, D.C. 20005
T: 202-662-1514
F: 202-662-1597

Karin supports CEELI's efforts in Georgia and Russia, and coordinates CEELI's efforts to combat Human Trafficking. Karin received a Bachelor's degree in Political Science with an emphasis on Russian and Soviet Studies from Tulane University and a master's degree in Government from the University of Texas at Austin. Following graduate school, she worked for four years in the Office of Governor George W. Bush in Austin, Texas.
Karin will be unable to join us in Tallahassee, but will stay in touch via telephone and email.

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Anton Chazov
Criminal Law Staff Attorney
CEELI
B. Yakimanka, 26
POB 42, Moscow, Russia 119180
095-8280/81 x 116

Anton received his law degree from the Saint Petersburg Law Institute of the General Prosecutor’s Office in 2000. From 1997 to 2000, he held the position of criminal investigator in the Public Prosecutor’s Office in the Petrodvorets District, Saint-Petersburg. In 2000 he entered the department of postgraduate studies, the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Saint Petersburg Law Institute of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Russian Federation. Anton joined CEELI in January 2003. The areas of his responsibility include defense bar training in anti-corruption and work in anti-human trafficking.

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Daniel Glode
Criminal Law Liaison to Russia
CEELI
B. Yakimanka, 26
POB 42, Moscow, Russia 119180
095-8280/81 x 120

Dan received his BA from the University of Connecticut, a MSW with a concentration in rural community development from the West Virginia University and a JD from Willamette University. He was founder and chair of the Children's Advocacy Center in Newport,OR, and many other organizations and commissions including the Oregon State Criminal Justice Commission, Board of Directors of the Oregon District Attorneys Association, the Public Safety Coordinating Council and the Domestic Violence Council. He was appointed by Oregon State Chief Justice to serve on the Oregon State Bar Disciplinary Board, and has also served on the Oregon State Bar Criminal Law section board. Currently, Dan focuses on the implementation of Russia’s new Criminal Code of Procedure.

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Alexander Papernyi
Staff Attorney, Criminal Law Reform Program
CEELI
Phone: + 7 095 789 8280 x 115
Fax: + 7 095 789 8280 x 201

Alexander joined the CEELI Moscow office in October 2001. With a B. A. from St. Petersburg State University and an LL. M. Central European University, Alexander provides legal expertise and conducts research and analysis on Russian law. He also works closely with the Russian legal community and organizes seminars and workshops. Before coming to CEELI, Alexander served as a legal assistant to a member of the Russian Parliament.

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Lynn Peacock
Assistant to Dr. D'Alemberte
Florida State University College of Law
Collins Center
Phone: (850) 644-1441
Fax: (850) 644-1442

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Ekaterina Shugrina
Directing Attorney for Advocacy Programs in Russia
CEELI

Katerina earned her first first degree from the Novosibirsk Engineering Institute and went on to earn a second from the Siberian Academy of State Service. She also studied at the Seattle University School of Law and received a Ph.D. from the Moscow State Law Academy. A native of Novosibirsk, Katerina joined the Moscow office in April 2001 after teaching constitutional law and directing the legal clinic at the Altai Academy of Economy and Law. She also served as an expert trainer for the Soros Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the International Republican Institute.

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Deb Ansley Simpson
Project Assistant, USAID
Florida State University Office for Distributed and Distance Learning
University Center C, 3529
Phone: (850) 644-0165
Fax: (850) 644-5803

Deb has served as Producer for ODDL's Digital Media Group, Web Editor for Horticulture magazine, and Editor/Guide to Gardening at About.com. Currently, in addition to her work as Project Assistant for Supported Distance Learning Legal Studies, she is helping coordinate the Florida side of the Delegation schedule.

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Joanna Southerland
Project Co-Director
Florida State University Office for Distributed and Distance Learning
University Center C-3500
Phone: (850) 645-0473
Fax: (850) 644-5803

At Florida State University, Joanna currently serves as Director for both the Digital Media Production Group and the K-12 Technology Outreach Project. She was instrumental in the development of FSU's Web Mediated Course Assistant (Web-MC) project. Her knowledge -- from systems integration to the creation of teaching modules -- and her team leadership have enabled Florida State faculty to place their course materials on the Internet. Because of its success at FSU, the program has now been extended to K-12 schools throughout the state of Florida.
In her current role as Director of Digital Media Production at FSU, she oversees the development of numerous distance learning and web collaboration projects. Besides developing and maintaining web sites and producing streaming media, the Digital Media Group researches new web collaboration tools for the delivery of course content.

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Dr. Dmitriy Vyortkin
Research Associate, FSU Center for the Advancement of Human Rights

Dr. Vyortkin holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Politics and International Relations, with specialization in International Security, from the University of Lancaster, United Kingdom. For the last five years, he has been directing international projects sponsored by the United States Department of State.

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