David A. Samole was reinstalled to the Board of Directors of the Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida. His term as a Director runs through 2012.
Detra P. Shaw-Wilder is recognized as a member of the “Commitee of 100,” a group of bar and community leaders formed to help fund and organize a wide variety of community, cultural and educational programs to commemorate the upcoming centennial anniversary of Miami-Dade County’s 11th Judicial Circuit. See announcement in the Daily Business Review here.
Corali Lopez-Castro has been appointed as a member of the Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney Admissions, Peer Review and Attorney Grievance for the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. The Administrative Order was signed by Honorable Federico A. Moreno on July 22, 2010.
Corali Lopez-Castro is Vice Chair of the Florida Bar Committee that developed the One Promise Florida campaign which was created to engage more attorneys in providing pro bono legal services. Cori will be Co-Chair next year.
John W. Kozyak will be listed in Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, in the area of Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights. The magazine will be released in July, 2010.
Adam Moskowitz and Alaina Fotiu-Wojtowicz co-authored the lead article in the Fall 2009 issue of E&I Update, a publication of the Exemptions & Immunities Committee of the Section of Antitrust Law, American Bar Association, entitled Capper-Volstead: An Overview of the Act and its Purpose. View Article.
John Kozyak, Harley Tropin, Charles Throckmorton, Cori Lopez-Castro and Janet Humphreys are listed in the Chambers and Partners guide for Top Attorneys in their field. The firm is ranked in Band 1 for bankruptcy and restructuring and in Band 2 for litigation.
John Kozyak received the G. Kirk Haas Award for promoting diversity in the legal profession at The Florida Bar’s Annual Convention in Boca Raton. Read the Press Release here.
John Kozyak will be receiving an award at the National Conference for Community and Justice for helping to reduce prejudice based upon religion, race, and ethnicity.
John Kozyak received the Florida Bar Presidents Pro Bono Award in a ceremony in the Florida Supreme Court Building in Tallahassee for his community work. He was the only lawyer in Miami-Dade County, which has more than 36,000 lawyers, to receive this award.
John Kozyak received the South Florida Business Journal’s 2005 Diversity Works Award for his mentoring of black law school students and promotion of diversity through Florida. Last year, John was one of three finalists.
KTT and its named partners were recognized in the 2004-2005 edition of Americas Leading Business Lawyers published by Chambers & Partners. KTTs bankruptcy practice was identified as a “powerful boutique” fielding “attorneys of the highest ethics.” Its litigators were described as “a killer group” which “has reached a level of national success that none of the top firms has.” Harley Tropin is identified as one of “the most respected plaintiffs lawyers in the state,” and John Kozyak and Chuck Throckmorton are listed in the top tier of bankruptcy attorneys. The Chambers rankings are based upon independent interviews with lawyers and clients in the relevant markets. For more information, consult our firm and individual profiles at Chambers and Partners.
Cori Lopez-Castro was installed as President of the Cuban-American Bar Association which has 1300 members. Cori is the second woman to be selected as President in the organizations thirty-two year history.
John Kozyak was tapped for the Iron Arrow at the University of Miami School of Law. This is the highest honor that can be given by the University of Miami. He joins fellow KTT partners, Harley Tropin, Laurel Isicoff, and Tucker Ronzetti, who previously received this recognition.
The following KTT Partners were named “Top Lawyers in South Florida” in the 2005 South Florida Legal Guide : John W. Kozyak, Harley S. Tropin, Chuck Throckmorton, Laurel M. Isicoff, and Detra P. Shaw-Wilder (Up-and-Comer). With just 250 lawyers listed, out of a total pool of approximately 36,000 members of the Florida Bar in South Florida, the South Florida Legal Guide publishes roughly the top one percent of the areas attorneys. The South Florida Legal Guide employs a ballot research method from which they cull the lists. The determination begins with the lawyers they ballot.
The premier edition of Florida Trends “Florida Legal Elite” named the following KT&T Partners as Top Lawyers in Florida: John Kozyak, Harley Tropin, Chuck Throckmorton, Cori Lopez-Castro, Tucker Ronzetti, and Adam Moskowitz (Up-and-Comer). Selected for inclusion on this list by their peers in the legal field, the 2004 “Florida Legal Elite” names the top 846 lawyers who have earned the trust and confidence of those who know their work the best. This prestigious group represents the top 1.6% of the 54,135 Florida Bar members who practice in the state.
John Kozyak was part of a team of Assistant U.S. Attorneys, FBI and IRS agents, which was presented the National Crime Victims Service Award by Attorney General Ashcroft on April 22, 2004, during the federal commemoration of National Crime Victims Rights Week.
John Kozyak was named an Honorary Alumnus by the University of Miami Alumni Association. John was honored at the Associations Holiday Reception at Casa Bacardi, in Coral Gables, marking International Volunteer Day.
John Kozyak received the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association Community Service Award. This award was given in recognition of Johns ongoing commitment to developing and fostering minority mentoring programs for law students, as well as his leadership in many other community service efforts. The presentation was held at the Bar Associations 26th Annual Scholarship Banquet at the Eden Roc Resort & Spa on Miami Beach.
Harley Tropin was inducted into Iron Arrow at the University of Miami Law Schools 55th Homecoming festivities. This is the highest honor that can be attained at the University of Miami, and Harley joins fellow KTT Partners Laurel Isicoff and Tucker Ronzetti who were previously tapped for this distinction.
After only two days of trial in U.S. Federal Court in Ft. Lauderdale, KTT attorneys Harley Tropin and Tucker Ronzetti finalized a $5 million settlement agreement with First Union National Bank (now Wachovia).
Harley Tropin delivered opening statement for the defense for Dade County Bar Association’s Superlawyers CLE Mock Trial (What Every Lawyer Should Know About Trial Practice).
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A team of 32 KTT attorneys, friends, and family participated in the 5th Annual Service Juris Day, working with other members of the bench and bar to restore and beautify Citrus Grove Elementary School. The event was organized by Hands on Miami.
Harley Tropin will be one of the speakers at the Dade County Bar Association’s Professionalism Seminar, set to begin at 4:30 p.m. The seminar is entitled “EARNING A REPUTATION WHILE EARNING A LIVING – Ethical, Successful Lawyering.”
Corali Lopez-Castro will be moderating the panel on “General Growth Properties” at 12:30 p.m., and she is the chair for the “Lessons from the Auto Industry” presentation at 2:30 p.m at the ABA Spring Meeting in Denver, Colorado,
Harley S. Tropin co-chairs a Cuban American Bar Association and Dade County Bar Association event titled “Prosecution and Defense of a Complex Commercial Case.”
Cori Lopez-Castro lectured on the topics “Arbitration in Bankruptcy” and “Single Asset Real Estate Cases” at the Southeastern Bankruptcy Law Institute Seminar
Cori Lopez-Castro was appointed by the Supreme Court of Florida to serve as a member of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners Testing Commission. The commission issued its final report on March 11, 2009.
