Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate Partner Tracey McPharlin Elected Statewide Chair of Florida Bar Public

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, Jul 13 (MARKET WIRE) --
Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate Partner Tracey K. McPharlin
was elected 2009-2010 Chair of the Florida Bar Public Interest Law
Section ("PILS") on June 26 at the Florida Bar's 2009 Annual Meeting.

McPharlin had served a statewide capacity as PILS Chair-Elect for the past
year, during which she worked closely with outgoing Chair Maria Elena
Abate, also of Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate, in building
the PILS membership base through added CLE programming and awareness
efforts. Both McPharlin and Abate chaired the PILS Legal Needs of
Children Committee in successive terms.

"We've had a fruitful year in which we've significantly increased revenues
for the section, added a consumer protection committee, provided
substantive continuing legal education programs to our members and
commenced working towards creating 'Children's Law' as an area of board
certification for lawyers to specialize in," McPharlin said. "I'm looking
forward to continuing this strong forward track as Chair."

As a specialist in civil rights litigation, class action litigation and
appellate proceedings, McPharlin is recognized in the legal community for
her leadership in many of the high-profile foster care cases for which her
firm has gained prominence.

In addition to the legal needs of children, PILS committees focus on
social issues such as civil rights, homelessness, disability and consumer
protection.

PILS membership is open to Florida Bar members and other interested
parties.

Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate, P.A. is a full-service law
firm specializing in government relations, commercial litigation and
administrative law, with offices in Fort Lauderdale and Tallahassee. The
Firm's litigation practice group also handles civil rights, employment
discrimination and child advocacy matters on both the trial and appellate
levels. For more information, visit www.cftlaw.com or call (954) 492-4010
or (850) 577-0398 in Tallahassee.

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