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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExhibitEXHIBIT A CITY MANAGER'S__ RECOMMENDED LIST OF HEARING OFFICERS FOR PROTESTS (RESUMES ATTACHED) Attorney Marc A. Douthit 6625 Miami Lakes Boulevard, 3' Floor Miami Lakes, Florida 33014 Judge Charles D. Edelstein 8600 S.W. 92"d Street, Suite 203 Miami, Florida 33156 Judge Loree Rene Schwartz Pollack & Rosen P.A. 806 Douglas Road, Suite 200 Miami, Florida 33134 Judge Eugene J. Fierro 7603 S.W. 147th Terrace Palmetto Bay, Florida 33158 Judge Steven D. Robinson 9999 Collins Avenue, Suite 26B Bal Harbour, Florida 33154 Judge Jeffrey Rosinek 535 Bird Road Coral Gables, Florida 33146 Judge Raphael Steinhardt 2121 N.E. 190'h Terrace North Miami Beach, Florida 33179 Judge David Tobin 7807 S.W. 88th Terrace Miami, Florida 33156 Marc Anthony Douthit, Esq. 6625 Miami Lakes Drive, 3rd Floor, Miami Lakes, FL 33014 (786) 594-3977 Juryawardi24@gmail.com EDUCATION: University of Miami School of Law--Juris Doctor May, 1991 Admitted to Florida Bar -- November, 1991 Admitted to Massachusetts Bar -- January, 1993 Also admitted: District Court, Southern District of Florida and Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, firth Circuit Emerson College --Bachelor of Science in Speech, May, 1986 Division -- Communication Studies Major -- Communication, Politics and Law EXPERIENCE: 2001 - Present Douthit Law, LLC/Douthit, Murray & Pierre, P. A. Senior Partner Concentrating in Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions, Creditors Rights and Receiverships; Governmental Relations, Administrative Law, Business Development. 2001 - Present Hearing Examiner —Miami -Dade County Preside over Bid Protests contesting recommended awards of Request for Proposals or Requests for Qualifications of solicitations issued by Miami -Dade County; review submissions and filings of the Protestor and Miami -Dade Count-: research relevant legal precedent; and draft written opinions on whether to uphold or reject recommendations of County Manager. 1992-200o Law Offices of Marc Anthony Douthit/Milligan Douthit & Lang, P.A. --Partner Managed and operated practice concentrating in Bankruptcy, Commercial Litigation and Transactions; Appellate practice before the Third District Court of Appeals; represented children and parents in Juvenile Dependency hearings. 1991-1992 Rice & Reiser, P.A. -- Associate Attorney Primary Litigation and Bankruptcy Associate; maintained independent caseload from client intake to trial; prepared briefs and memoranda of law for argument in state and federal appeals courts; and oversaw day to day activities of law clerks. 1986-1988 Emerson College -- Assistant Director of Admission/Coordinator of Minority Recruitment Responsible for identification and recruitment of students for Admission to the college; Coordinator of Minority Recruitment Program; developed retention tracking system to determine attrition and graduation rates; advised Director on all issues related to minority recruitment and retention. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION Miami Dade Economic Advocacy Trust — 2009 — 2015, Chairman Dade County Bar Association - Chair, Juvenile Justice Committee - 2003; 2016 Black Lawyers Association of Dade County -- President - 2001-2002 Miami -Dade County -- Affirmative Action Advisory Council, Vice Chair, 1999 - 2002 Florida International University - Mediator Certification Course -1999 Emerson College -- Vice President, National Alumni Association -1993 -1996 Deaf Services Bureau -- President, Board of Trustees -1995 -1998 10o Black Men of America -- Member, South Florida Chapter -1994 - Present WILD RADIO AM logo, Boston -- Political Analyst and Commentator -1996 FEMA Emergency Food & Shelter Program -- Member, Board of Directors 1997 -1999 Charlee Program for Kids -- Board of Directors, Chair, Development Committee- 1999 - 2002 Florida Bar Committee on Unlicensed Practice of Law -- Member - 1997 - 2001 Florida Bar Juvenile Rules Committee -- Member -1998 - 2000 Barry University -Andreas School of Business -- Professor of Business Law - 1999 — 2004 Nova Southeastern University — Professor of Constitutional Law — 2004 - 2006 Legal Services of Greater Miami -- Board Member, Chair, Personnel Committee - 2003 - 2008 Nova Southeastern University --Vice Chair, Board of Advisors - 2002 - 2005 PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND AWARDS o American Bar Association - - Journal of Litigation, Fall 2000 Article --Humbling Experiences: Trials of Small Claims o South Florida Magazine --Top Lawyers in South Florida 2001 o Presentation -- Juvenile Criminal Defense in Florida, June 2004 o La Kay Magazine - - Article —Preparing to Start Your Own Business Issue 6, 2004 o Black Enterprise Magazine —Article —More Than a Side Hustle —March, 2013 o National Child Abuse Defense and Resource Center Conference —Speaker —"The Illusion of Confidentiality in Juvenile Dependency Cases" —August, 2016 REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS Representative Clients have included -- City of North Miami City of Opa Locka Miami -Dade County Housing Authority Wilmington Federal Savings Bank ADF International, Inc. Advanced Control Corporation, Inc. North Miami Housing Corporation BET Event Productions Kendall Community Church of God Source ;Magazine City of North Miami MOVERS, Inc. —non-profit One United Bank Society Cab Company MedAssets, Inc. Miami Dream Homes, LLC Bethel Full Gospel Baptist Church Unity Church of Miami Chase Bank Gladstone Law Group SBC Community Development Corporation Miami -Dade County New Birth Baptist Church Redevelopment Group, Inc. RESUME Charles D. Edelstein Present Occupation: Senior Court Management Consultant Hearing Officer, Miami -Dade County Past Occupation: (Most Recent) EDUCATION: Assistant Court Administrator, Director, Court Facilities, Planning Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida Mediation Certification Training Duke University, Private Adjudication Center Durham, North Carolina The Institute for Court Management Executive Development Program Certification (1972) Denver, Colorado University of Florida School of Law (J.D.) Gainesville, Florida (1963) Rutgers University School of Law Newark, New Jersey (1960-61) University of Florida (B.A., Political Science) Gainesville, Florida (1960) POSITIONS HELD: 1993-98 1992-93 1990-92 Assistant Court Administrator and Director of Court Facilities Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida General Master, Family Division Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida 1989-90 Consultant to the Chief Judge Circuit Judge, Juvenile Division (Senior Status) Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida Director, Trial Advocacy Program, University of Miami School of Law, Miami, Florida 1979-87 County Court and Acting Circuit Court Judge Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida 1977-79 Assistant Professor, Community Service Division (Criminal Justice and Health Administration) Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida 1975-77 Director of the Judicial Administration Program University of Southern California Los Angeles, California 1970-75 Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Miami -Dade Community College, Miami, Florida 1970-71 Assistant Dean Institute for Management (on leave) Denver, Colorado 1970-71 1965-70 Director, Automated Case Disposition Reporting Project for Criminal Justice Planning Agency Tallahassee and Miami, Florida Assistant State Attorney Office of the State Attorney Miami, Florida 1964-65 Law Clerk, Edelstein & Edelstein Attorneys at Law, Asbury Park, New Jersey 1963-64 Research Assistant to the Hon. Charles A. Carroll Judge, Third District Court of Appeal Miami, Florida 2 EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Judicial General Master, Family Division of the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida (1991-93) Special Master, Complex Civil Litigation, Circuit Court, Miami -Dade County, Florida (1987-91) Acting Circuit Judge, Juvenile Division, Eleventh Judicial Circuit (1990-91) County Court and Acting Circuit Court Judge, sitting in Manatee, Sarasota and Monroe Counties, on temporary assignment by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Florida (1980-87) County Court and Acting Circuit Court Judge, sitting in Miami -Dade County, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida (1979-87) Law Practice Trial, Appellate, and General Practice, and Of -Counsel to Edward Carhart, P.A., Miami, Florida — when not sitting on bench (1975-89) Assistant State Attorney, Criminal Prosecution in Special Prosecutions and Organized Crime, Criminal and Appellate Divisions, Office of the State Attorney, Miami, Florida (1965-70) Law Clerk, General Practice, Edelstein & Edelstein, P.A., Attorneys at Law, Asbury Park, New Jersey (1964-65) Research Assistant to Honorable Charles A. Carroll, Judge of the Third District Court of Appeal, Miami, Florida (1963-64) Teaching Police Executive Role in Combating Terrorism, Office of Anti -Terrorism, United States Department of State and the Justice Programs Office, American University, Washington, D.C. (2004) 3 Closing Arguments in Criminal Cases Workshops, Miami and Key West, Florida, sponsored by The Florida Bar and the Monroe County Bar Association (2001) Juvenile Law Seminar, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law, Miami, Florida (1989-2012) Director of the Trial Advocacy Program and Adjunct Professor of Law, Trial Program and Trial Advocacy Program for Foreign Lawyers, University of Miami School of Law (1984-89) Adjunct Professor of Law, Criminal and Juvenile Courts, Judicial Administration Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California (1978-2000) Lecturer, Delinquency Control Institute, American Constitutional and Government, Role of the Court (1978-99) Lecturer, United States Air Force Security Officers Program (1982-86) Workshop Leader and Lecturer, Courts of Limited Jurisdiction, Traffic Courts, Automated Information Systems, Victims Rights and other topics, Institute for Court Management, Denver, Colorado (1975-92) Civil Case Flow Management, Florida Judicial College, Tallahassee, Florida Lecturer, National Judicial College (various topics) (1983-84) Lecturer, Advanced Criminal Procedure, University of Miami Paralegal Program (1984) Lecturer, National Sheriffs Institute, Washington, D.C. (1975-85) Assistant Professor, Criminal Procedure, Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Criminal Justice and the Community Legal Aspects of Health Care Delivery, Seminar in Judicial Administration, Florida Atlantic University (1977-79) Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Substantive and Procedural Criminal Law, Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, Introduction to Criminal Justice, Psychology for Criminal Justice Personnel, Criminal Investigations, Legal Aspects of Health Care Delivery, Miami -Dade Community College (1970-75) 4 Director of Training and Grants, State Attorneys Office, Miami, Florida (1974-75) Adjunct Professor of Health Administration, Florida Atlantic University (1972-73) Instructor, Florida Juvenile Justice Institute (1983-84) Instructor, Organized Crime School, Metro -Dade Police Academy (1973-74) Instructor, Police Academy Recruit Classes (1966-71) Project Director and Instructor, Law Student Intern Program, University of Miami School of Law, Miami, Florida (1971-72) Consulting American University Justice Programs Office 1979 to 2013 in over 35 justice jurisdictions in the US Pre -Trial Officers Association Michigan 2013 Jail Crowding Project Brevard County FI. 2008-09 Consultant to Dean Leonard P. Strickman, Florida International University School of Law, Miami, Florida, construction of a new law school building (2004-08) Gwinnett County Georgia Justice System Master Plan Study with Policy Studies, Inc. and HDR (2004) California Administrative Office of the Court Extension of Simpler Civil Procedure in Unified Courts (2001-present) Public Defender's Office, Miami -Dade County, Florida, Capital Litigation Unit Workshop/Retreat (2001) Officer of the Inspector General, Miami -Dade County, Florida (2001-01) 5 Public Defender's Office, Mariposa County, Arizona, Productivity Improvement Study (2000) and follow-up preliminary weighted caseload study (2001) Marion County, Indiana, Trial Court and Court Administrator's Office. Problem Identification and Prioritization, (1998) Circuit Court, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Family Division Study, under contract with American University Justice Programs Office (1998) Clark County, Nevada. Eighth Judicial District Court, Family Division Study with Dan L. Wiley and Associates (1997) Marion County, Indiana Public Defender's Office Study, under contract with the American University Justice Programs Office, funded by the U.S. Dept. of Justice (1996) Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pa. Juvenile Court, Case Assignment and Caseflow Management Study, under contract with the American University Justice Programs Office, funded by the U.D. Dept. of Justice (1995) Technical Assistance Report, County Court Criminal Case Processing. Sarasota County, Florida (1995) Technical Assistance Report to the Boston Juvenile Court (Case Scheduling, Caseflow Management), under contract with the American University and the Adjudication Technical Assistance Project, Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Dept. of Justice (1995) The Kern County, California Criminal Justice System Information Systems and Analytical Capabilities, under contract with the National Institute of Corrections, Jail Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice (1995) Jail Overcrowding/Judicial Caseload Overload, La Crosse, Wisconsin, under contract with the U.S. Dept. of Justice, National Institute of Corrections (1993) Study of the Family Civil Department of the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, Miami, Florida (1992-93) Assessment of the Criminal Case Adjudication Process for Misdemeanor and Felony Cases for the County and City of San Francisco Municipal 6 Court, under contract with the Technical Assistance Project of American University and the State Justice Institute (1992) Venice Branch Court Caseload Study for the Chief Judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Florida, Sarasota, Florida (1992) Calendaring Study for the Chief Judge of the Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit, Forsyth and Cherokee Counties, Georgia, under contract with American University and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Dept. of Justice (1991) County Court Workload Reallocation Study/Jail Capacity Management Study, Valise County Florida (1990) Assessment of Felony Case Processing in Cook County (Chicago), Illinois and Its Impact on Jail Crowding (1989) Case Assignment Study, District Court, Mineola, N.Y., under contract with EMT (non-profit, federally funded project) (1989) Recommendations for Improving Driving Under the Influence Case Processing in Phoenix, Arizona Municipal Court, Phoenix, Arizona (1988) Improving the Delivery of Legal Services by the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services in Uncontested Dependency Cases, HRS, Tallahassee, Florida (1987-88) Dade JIM — A Computer Modeling of the Dade County Criminal and Justice Systems, Miami -Dade Criminal Justice Council, Miami, Florida (1987) Court Consultant, National Organization for Victims Assistance (1986) Reviewed project proposals and reports, KOBA Associates, Washington, D.C. (1977-86) Reviewed project proposals and reports. On -site research and report writing, i.e., law enforcement needs at Army Corps of Engineers Recreational Facilities, Public Management System, Washington, D.C. (1971-75) Reviewed project proposals and reports, National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (1972-80) 7 Brevard County Court Management Study, Brevard County, Florida (1979) Jail Overcrowding and Pre-trial Detention Project (Project Director), Dade County, Florida (1978-79) Feasibility Study, Graduate Program in Court Administration for the Office of the Vice -President, Florida International University (1977) Evaluation of Dade County Corrections and Rehabilitation Department Correctional Officer Training Program (1977) Study of the Los Angeles Dependency Justice System for the Jane Adams School of Social Work, University of Chicago (Principal Investigator) (1976-77) Management Study of the San Bernardino Municipal Court Clerk's Office for the State of California Calendar Management Technical Assistance Team (1977) Implementation of Revised Court Structure/Design and Automated Court Management Information System, Florida State Court Administrator's Office (1972) Public Bail Agency Study for the Dade County Community Improvement Program, Miami, Florida (Project Director) (1971-72) Consultant to the Dade County Pretrial Intervention Program (1972) Consultant to the Dade County Pretrial Release Program (1972) Boards/Committees Supreme Court of Florida, Judicial Management Council (at large member) (1995-98) Supreme Court of Florida Technology Commission (1995-2000) Family Division of the Circuit Court, Eleventh Judicial Circuit (1993) Dade County Health and Rehabilitative Services Systems Task Force, Miami, Florida (1991-92) 8 Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services Interim Planning Council, Miami, Florida (1991) Executive Committee, Kids Voting (joint project of the Dade County School Board, Dade County Department of Elections) (1991-93) The Working Group (Juvenile Justice Interagency planning and coordination body) (Chairperson), Miami, Florida (1988-91) Victims Rights Committee, The Florida Bar (1990-present) Juvenile Law & Family Committees, Dade County Bar Association (1991-present) Cuban -Haitian Entrant Committees of the Dade Miami Justice Council, (Chairperson), Miami, Florida (1982-87) Dade County Criminal Justice Council (1981-87) Graduate Fellows Advisory Board, The Institute for Court Management, Denver, Colorado (1985-88) National Pretrial Reporting Program, Washington, D.C., Advisory Board (1989-92) Florida Supreme Court, Judicial Coordinating Council, Standards for Case Management (1984) Battered Spouse Committee of Dade County Chapter of the Florida Association of Women Lawyers (Co -Chairperson), Miami, Florida (1984-86) Judicial Committees, Eleventh Judicial Circuit: Bail Guidelines, Civil Justice, Judicial Workload and Assignment, Education (1983-87) Committees at the University of Southern California: Public Policy, Research Institute, Justice Committee, Legal Studies (1975-77) Federal District Court, California Bar Association Joint Local Rules Revision Committee (1977) Nova University Criminal Justice Program Advisory Board, Denver, Colorado (1974-76) 9 Health Planning Council, Drug Advisory Panel, Miami, Florida (1974) Court's Committee, National Advisory Commission Standards and Goals Project (Chairperson), Miami, Florida (1973-75) Committee on Criminal Justice Training and Education, Governor's Council on Criminal Justice, Tallahassee, Florida (1987-74) Domestic Violence Unit, Advisory Board, Dade County State Attorney's Office, Miami, Florida (1979) Greater Miami Coalition: Gun Control Committee, Consumer Protection Committee, Miami, Florida (1970-72) Applicant Interview Panel, Miami Beach Police Department (1970-75) Other Editing/Research Chief Criminal Justice Editor, Gregg Division, McGraw-Hill Book Company (1972-79) Editorial Board, The Justice System Journal (1977-95) Editorial Board, The Florida Bar Journal (1983) The Journal of Experimental Politics, Reviewer (1982) Publications To Form a More Perfect Union An Anthology of American Values and the Debate on Income and Wealth Disparity Edited by Phillip A. Hubbart, Dennis Dalton and Charles Edelstein Carolina Academic Press 2016 The New Time Standards, Can We Cope?, The Florida Bar Journal (May, 1987) An Introduction to Criminal Justice (co-author), McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York (1977) Case Tracking: The Court Crier (Fall, 1977) 10 And They Shall Beat Their Plowshares Into Swords — An Analysis of North v. Russell, Francis v. Henderson, Stone v. Powell, Justice System Journal (Spring, 1977) A Reply to Dean Crampton — Judicial Laws Making and Administration in the Leviathan State, Public Administrative Review (Mar/Apr 1977) Random Ruminations on Planning, Crime Prevention Review (July, 1977) Florida Criminal Law. Metropolitan Dade County (co-author) (1972) Florida Bar Commentary on the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure (co- author), The Florida Bar (1969) Pre -Trial Detention: Sweden. England and the United States, 17 The Barrister (1969) A Total Analysis of Florida's New Criminal Rules of Criminal Procedure, 16 The Barrister (1969) Conference Papers/Workshops Reporter of the Proceedings of the Planning Conference for the Private Adjudication Center's Proposed Program for Scientific and Technical Experts, Duke University (1995) Civil Caseflow Management for the Conference of County Court Judges (1984) Civil Caseflow Management for the trial judges for the Florida Judicial College (1984) The Courts and the Victim. The Victim and the Prosecution. North American Conference on Victims' Rights, Denver, Colorado (1986) Citizens Participation in Criminal Justice. American Society of Public Administration Conference, Atlanta, Georgia (1977) Management Development Seminar for the Federal District Court Clerk's Office, Portland, Oregon (1977) 11 Rational Planning Systems. National Courts Planning Conference, National Clearinghouse on Criminal Justice and Architecture, Urbana, Illinois (1976) Court Planning Criminal Justice Planners Workshop. Seattle, Washington (1976) National Conference of Christians and Jews. Criminal Justice Workshop, Miami, Florida (1969) Honors/Awards Selig A. Goldin Award The Florida Bar Associatin 2015 Grand Prize 2015 Winner the Defenders of Wildlife Metropolitan Dade County Annual Victims Service Award (1987) Workman Circle Man of the Year (1984) Parents of Murdered Children, Honoree (1984) Ford Fellowship, Institute for Court Management Executive Development Program (1972) Tuition Fellowship, University of Florida School of Law (1963) Law Review, University of Florida School of Law Bancroft -Whitney Prizes in Criminal Law and Constitutional Law (1961) Professional Associations Current The Florida Bar National Association for Court Administration Past Affiliations 12 Florida Association of Women's Lawyers Dade County Bar Association American Judicature Society States Admitted to Practice Florida (1963) New Jersey (1965) x 13 LOREE RENE SCHWARTZ Retired Judge. Certified Family and Circuit Mediator, Certified Arbitrator P.O. Box 566761. Miami, FL 33256 Telephone: 305-670-2112 Bar Admissions: The Florida Bar The Colorado Bar United States District Court Trial Bar of U.S. District Court, 11''' Cir. U.S. District Court of Appeals 1 1t Cir. U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado Certified Arbitrator Certified Civil Mediator Certified Family Mediator Education: University of Miami School of Law, J.D, University of Florida, B.A. American Academy of Judicial Education Florida Judicial College The Florida Dispute Resolution Center Supreme Court Certified Arbitration Training Nova Southeastern University, School of Social and Systemic Civil Mediation Training Mediation Services, Inc., Family Mediation Training Employment: June 1983 August 2001 November 1983 April 1986 May 1987 October 2001 August 1995 October 1994 December 1994 January 1983 March 1980 August 1993 January 199I August 1995 Studies October 1994 December 1994 Senior Judge (active) Jan. 1995 —Oct. 2004 Serving on the bench in both the criminal and civil divisions. Florida Conflict Resolution Group Inc., (Owner) 1995-present Company handles mediation of family cases and all types of civil matters. Criminal matters are also handled. In addition, the company does arbitration and alternative dispute resolution. Certified Mediator and Arbitrator January 1995- present Certified as a family mediator, civil mediator and arbitrator. I have handled numerous types of cases including dissolution of marriage, personal injury, medical malpractice, insurance, contracts, employment issues, collections, real estate, construction and criminal matters. Hearing Officer — Miami Dade County January 1995- present Hearing Officer for many different non-profit organizations in Miami, Florida. Elected County Court Judge September 1990 Handled all types of criminal and civil trials at the county court and circuit court level_ Criminal cases included misdemeanors. DUI and all types of felonies. Civil cases included the handling or dissolution of marriage. domestic violence. and civil cases including personal injury, medical malpractice. business disputes. corporate matters. contracts, employment issues, real estate and others. Attorney At Law. Criminal Defense, Civil Litigation Feiler and Feller - Managing Partner Loree Schwartz Feiler - Sole Practitioner Dade State Attorneys Office Juvenile Division Certified Legal Intern Neil Chonin, P.A Law Clerk Professional Activities: 1986-1990 1983-1986 I981-1983 1980-1981 The Florida Bar Member- Traffic Court Rules Committee 1990-1995 Chairperson- Traffic Court Rules Committee 1992-1993 Vice Chairperson- Traffic Court Rules Committee 1991-1992 Member- Rules ofJudicial Administration Committee 1992-I993 Grievance Committee "1 1 B" Eleventh Judicial Circuit 1988-1990 Grievance Committee 1 1B Vice Chairperson 1989-1990 Chairperson- Criminal Law Section/Traffic Court Rules Committee Seminars: "All About the Two Most important Issues in DUI Cases" June 1992 "Traffic & DUi Law" June 1993 "Walking the Line of DUI" June 1994 Author- The Florida Bar. Young Lavers Section "County. Court Practice and Procedure", Updated 1992 Author- Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education DUI and Other Traffic Offenses in Florida. "Other Criminal Traffic Offenses', 1991, Updated 1993 and `Trial", 1993 Criminal Law Section March 1995 Lecturer- DUI and Criminal Law Update March 1993 Lecturer- Criminal Law Update Dec. 1993 Ethics Committee 1991-1992 Conference of County Court Judges Vice Chairperson- Traffic Court Rules Committee Member- Criminal Rules Committee Member- Professional Affairs Committee DUI Programs Review Board- Florida Appointed to Board by committee appointed by Governor Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Miami 1993-1995 1993-1995 1993-1995 1994-1999 Treasurer 1989-1990 Secretary 1988-1989 Member Board of Directors 1986-1988 Chairperson Criminal Law Seminar 1988-1990 Lecturer for Winter Seminar "Ethics for the Criminal Lawyer" 1988 "DUI Update" 1991, 1992 Community Service and Professional Memberships: Florida Association for Women Lawyers Dade County Bar Association University of Miami Law Alumni Association Greater Miami Jewish Federation — Former member Board of Directors, South Dade Branch Bet Shira Conszreczation - President 2001 — 2003 President -Elect 1999 — 2001 Secretary' 1997 — 1999 Sisterhood President 1997 — 1999 Deering Bay Hospital Pain Center— Community Advisory Board Former Board Member (CARE, Bay Point Schools (School/Facility for serious juvenile offenders) Former member Board of Directors Haven Center (home for disabled individuals) Past President, Officer and member Board of Directors 3 Member in Good Standing Bar Number : 364142 Address : Loree Reni Schwartz PO Box 566761 Miami, FL 33256-6761 United States loreeschwartz@gmail.com Office: 305-670-2112 FAX: 800-879-2626 Cell: Email : loreeschwartz@gmail.com County : Miami -Dade Circuit : 11 Admitted : 06/02/1983 Judicial -Position : Young Lawyers Division: Law School : University of Miami School of Law, Firm : Firm Size : Firm Position: Website: Practice Areas : Languages : Services : State Courts : Federal Courts : 10-Year Discipline History: : Board Certifications : Sections : Advanced Degree : National Board Certifications : Committees : Eligible to Practice Law in Florida Honorable Eugene J. Fierro 7enwr .tads: nth ,ludreia! l ,,,,it FI,,,da %n,;+SW 147 trrraa; Paitnrtt.• ba, FLrncia 31;5 EUGENE J. FIERRO, SENIOR JUDGE CURRICULUM VITAE Circuit Judge Eugene J. Fierro presided in the Civil, Criminal, Appellate, and Family Court since 1991 (Associate Administrative Judge, 1993-1996); was appointed by the Florida Supreme Court as Referee for Bar Disciplinary Proceedings. Judge Fierro elected Senior Status in 2009 and continues to preside over a broad spectrum of litigation as a Senior Judge for the courts and Hearing Officer for Miami - Dade County. He was awarded the AAJE's Diploma of Judicial Skills Degree and has authored several legal articles including; "Civil Practice Before Trial", 7th and 8th Edition, Florida Bar, 2004; 2009, "The Lawyers Trial Book- A Guide to the 1997 Amendments to the Rules of Florida Civil Procedure", The Florida Bar Journal, 1997. "Hand Your License to the Bailiff Florida's Latest Effort to Collect Delinquent Child Support", American Journal of Family Law, 1993;"It's Here -Now What? - A Primer on Attorney Pro Bono Services", Court Review, American Judges Association, Summer 1993 and The Florida Bar Journal, 1992. "Child Support Collection," Florida Bar News, October 1993. Judge Fierro served on the Florida Bar Civil Procedure Rules Committee (1992 2005- this Committee determines how trials are conducted in Florida). He received the Florida Bar's` Meritorious Public Service Award; University of Miami School of Law's Alumnus of Distinction Award; American Bar Association's; 1999 Pro Bono Award; Judicial Award of Merit from the Dade County Bar Association; Bench and Bar Award, from the Young Lawyers Section; The 1996 Davis Productivity Award from Florida Tax Watch, Inc.; Service Award from the Concerned Matrimonial Lawyers of Dade County; Certificate of Appreciation from the Florida Supreme Court; Lifetime Achievement Award Coral Gables Bar; Miami Beach Senior High School Hall of Fame inductee. He is listed in the American Bench, (8th Edition), and Who's Who in American Law (6th Edition). Awarded a B.ED Degree (1962) and Juris Doctor Degree (1967) University of Miami. Admitted to the Florida Bar (1967), The U.S. District Court (1967); the U.S. Supreme Court (1972). Judge Fierro was designated by the Chief Judge to create and administer "Put Something Back", Dade's Legal Pro Bono Plan and was appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to the State's Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services, October 5, 2000 He served on the faculties of The Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies as well as "The Changing Legal Rights of Children, University of Miami Law Review Symposium and "Discovery Abuses," Florida Conference of Circuit Judges, June 1996 Judge Fierro is on the Board of Directors of the University of Miami Law Alumni Association, and is a member of UM Iron Arrow Honor Society and The American Judge's Association. Prior to his selection to the Bench, Judge Fierro was an AV rated Civil Trial Attorney; President of the Coral Gables Bar Association, recipient of its Man of the Year Award and Editor of The Gables Lawyer. He served on the Board of Directors of the Dade County Bar Association. He is a frequent lecturer on "Ethics", "Closing Argument", "Trial Techniques" and has made presentations to: The Florida Bar, Dade County Trial Lawyers Association, Dade County Bar Association, Coral Gables Bar Association, Miami Beach Bar Association, North Dade Bar, Kendall Bar, Civic groups and Law schools. JUDGE STEVEN D. ROBINSON thistrrcn ct the-beach.net Born in Miami, 1943. and lifelong resident of Miami -Dade Education: University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School B.S. in Economics - 1965 University of Miami Law School J.D.. cum lauds - 1968 University of Nevada. Reno/National Judicial College Master of Judicial Studies - 1993 Admitted to the Florida Bar in 1968 Private Practice 1969-76 Staff Attorney. Florida Rural Legal Services 1972-74 Miami -Dade County Trial Judge for 26 years followed by service from 2003 to date as a Senior Judge hearing part time Dependency. Family and General Jurisdiction cases. County Court Judge 1977-1984 Circuit Court Judge 1985-2002 Served in Criminal. General Jurisdiction. Family. Appellate. and Juvenile (Dependency and Delinquency) Divisions District Court of Appeal. Associate Judge 1989 Occasional hearing examiner for Miami -Dade County bid protests Occasional hearing officer for Miami -Dade election disputes Lead Judge of the Miami Model Court. affiliated with the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges and funded by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program (OJJDP) Member Florida Council on Criminal Justice 1979-84 Member of the Commission on Standards and Training of the Department of Juvenile Justice 1998-99 Advocate Award from the Voices for Children Foundation. October 2002 Juvenile Court Wall of Honor 2004 General Partner, 625 Madison Avenue Associates, L.P. 1996-2004 (Owner of an extended family investment holding a leasehold interest in a 500.000 square foot Class A office building in New York City) Bethel, Pearl From: Jeffrey Rosinek <jefaroz@aol.com> Sent: Monday, December 5, 2016 11:45 PM To: Bethel, Pearl Cc: Jeff And Sandy Subject: Re: Hearing Officer Participation - revised email Dear Ms Bethel I am resending the email, since there are a number of typos in the old version. I apologize, but I dictated it into my new iPhone. It is apparent that I need more practice. Thank you for the consideration. I am presently out of town and will return to Miami next week. I am interested in being a hearing officer for the city of Miami. Upon my return, I will fill out the documents that you attached then mail them to you, but in the meantime, please accept this email as my interest in the position. I am also attaching a bio which I downloaded from the Internet which appears on the friends of Miami drug court webpage and which I updated. I hope this will suffice. Sincerely, Jeffrey Rosinek Sr. Circuit Court Judge Judge Jeffrey Rosinek, ret. l lth Judicial Circuit Court — jefaroz'a aol.com Judge Jeffrey Rosinek was born in Brooklyn, New York and received his higher education in Miami, Florida with an A.B. degree in History and then a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law while teaching history and government at Coral Gables High School in Coral Gables, Florida. He was a partner of the Law Firm, Rosinek and Blake, and served as a County Court Judge (1986-1989) and was a Circuit Court Judge of the 11 th Judicial Circuit Court, State of Florida (1999-2008) in charge of the Miami -Dade Drug Court and the Associate Administrator of the Appellate Division of the 1 lth Judicial Circuit. Judge Rosinek has served on a variety of boards and commissions including: The City of Miami Environmental Committee (chairman), 19th Congressional District Civilian Review Board (chairman), and Dade County Advisory Council for Close Up Foundation (chairman), the Dade County Youth Relations Board and the South Florida Super Bowl XXXIII Host Committee. Judge Rosinek participated in many civic organizations, including: organizing and initiating the Peer Review Panel with the Dade County Juvenile Court, Past President of the Biscayne Bay Kiwanis Club, Lt. Governor of the Florida District of Kiwanis, State Chairman of the Florida WALK FOR MANKIND, Chairman of the Beck Museum of Judaica, Miami - Dade Task Force for the Homeless, Miami -Dade County Homeless Trust, Treasurer, Miami Coalition for the Homeless, Past President Carrfour Corporation (permanent housing for the Homeless), U of Miami Law School Alumni Board, Chabad of the Grove, Board of Advisors, Florida District of Key Club Co- Chair and Counselor, and Organizer and Founder of the South Miami -Kendall Bar Pro Bono Program. He helped organize the Friends of Drug Court, a 501© (3) not -for -profit Florida Corporation for the benefit of the Miami -Dade County Drug Court. He started an "Art in the Courtroom" program to bring student art, as well as local artists, into a public setting for the benefit of both the artist and the courts. He is a board member of the Coconut Grove Arts and Historical Association and is president of Lafayette Reunion '58, Inc. He has received many awards, most recently: Miami Police Department H.E.R.O.S. Award (2002), The Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police - Outstanding Service Award (2002), State of Florida Special Needs Association Outstanding Business Partner of the Year (2004), The Justice Gerald Kogan Judicial Distinction Award, (2005), presented by the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Miami Chapter, the 2005 Mellon Community Service Award, the 2007 South Miami Hospital "Jack Collins" Award and The Dade County Bar Association's Mario Goderich 2008 Legal Ethics Award. Within the field of law, Judge Rosinek has been, President of the American Judges Association (AJA) and chaired two Annual AJA Education Conferences and established the Juvenile Justice Task Force. He served on the National Court Reporters Association Strategic Alliance Committee; The A.B.A's Task Force on Reduction of Litigation, Cost and Delay; The Third National Symposium on Court Management: Symposium 2000: Meeting the Justice Needs of a Multi -cultural Society in the 21 st Century; the faculty of the National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada and the faculty of the Florida College of Advanced Judicial Studies, the State Justice Institute's, Substance Abuse Project, Advisory Committee, Consultant for John D. And Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice. Judge Rosinek served as Charter Chairperson of the legislatively created Florida Association of Drug Court Professionals (2002 -2004) and was appointed a member of the Florida Supreme Court's Task Force on Treatment Based Drug -Courts, (2006 - ). Judge Rosinek has been published in a variety of Journals and Newspapers including: Washington Times, September 2, 1997, op-ed, "Risks Come With Bench Bashing." Chicago Tribune, November 18, 1997, op- ed, "Crime and Punishment: Are We Getting Tougher Or Are We Just Sweeping Children Under The Rug." The Miami Herald, February 4, 1998, op-ed, "Find Better Way To Stem Youth Crime." School Safety, Spring 1998, National School Safety Center News Journal, "Citizens Urged to Collaborate, Act Against Violence." Florida Criminal Law Journal, Vol. XXI, No. 2, Summer 1998, "In Search of Juvenile Justice." Journal of Court Reporting, Vol. 59, No. 9, July 1998, "The Guardian of the Record as an Integral Part of the Judicial System." Court Review, Vol. 41, Issue 2, summer 2004, "Some Thoughts on the Problems of Judicial Elections." Judge Rosinek has lectured across the United States, Canada, Mexico and Japan on a variety of topics including: American Judges Association, "Drug Courts and the Drug Wars," Cleveland, Ohio, October 1999, National Council for the Social Studies, "The Fourth Amendment and the Drug Wars," Orlando, Florida, November. 1999, National Judicial College, `'Children in Adult Courts," Reno, Nevada, May, 2000 and September, 2000 and Orlando, Florida, January, 2001, American Judges Association, "Mental Health Issues In Our State Courts," Reno, Nevada, October, 2001, Lecturer: National Judicial College, "Children as Adults in Courts." Austin, Texas, August, 2002, American Judges Association, "The Independence of the Judiciary," San Francisco, California, October, 2004 , American Judges Association, "Therapeutic Justice - the Drug Court Concept, September 2005, Anchorage, Alaska, "Educating Our Young About Drugs," Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, February 2006, "Drug Court Experiment," The 6th Annual Drug Court Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona, August 2006, The Influence of Drug Courts," The Florida Bar Association, Florida Lawyers Legal Insurance Seminar Lawyers, Miami, Florida, January 17, 2008 and The Drug Court Phenomenon," Ryukoku University, Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan, March 8 & 10, 2008. Between 2008, when he officially retired from the State of Florida and the present, 2016. Judge Rosinek has served as a senior judge, approved by the Florida Supreme Court. In that capacity, he sat and has heard cases for the Circuit Court in both the criminal and civil divisions as well as the probate division of the Circuit Court. During this period of time. Judge Rosinek has lectured at the American Judges Association Educational Conference in Las Vegas Nevada,The Florida Conference of Circuit Judges , the Washington Judges Association in Blaine Washington, the Florida, South Miami - Kendall and Coral Gables Bar Associations and F A D A A Conference in Orlando Florida. He is married to Sandra Rosen Rosinek and has a son Ian David and resides in Coral Gables, Florida. 2 Sent from my iPhone On Dec 5, 2016, at 12:27 PM, Bethel, Pearl <PBethel@miamigov.com> wrote: Good Afternoon Judge Rosinek, If you can provide a copy of your resume with your response, that would be greatly appreciated. Kind regards. Pearl P. Bethel, CPPB Senior Procurement Contracting Manager City of Miami Procurement Department 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 6th Floor Miami, FL 33130 Phone: (305) 416-1949 Email: pbethel@miamigov.com "Serving, Enhancing, and Transforming our Community" Good Morning, Please see attached. Kind regards. Pearl P. Bethel, CPPB Senior Procurement Contracting Manager City of Miami Procurement Department 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 6th Floor Miami, FL 33130 Phone: (305) 416-1949 Email: pbethel@miamigov.com "Serving, Enhancing, and Transforming our Community" Judge Rosinek-Hearing Officer Requestpdt5 3 'Aug 01 16 11:43a p 1 BIOGRAPHICAL PROFILE OF RAPHAEL "RAY" STEINHARDT Raphael "Ray" Steinhardt was born in 1939 on Miami Beach. He attended North Beach Elementary, Nautilus Middle, and Miami Beach Senior High School. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration at the University of Miami. After a tour in the U.S. Army, Raphael enrolled in Stetson University College of Law. He received his Juris Doctor in 1963. Mr. Steinhardt has been an attorney for over 50 years. Throughout that time, he has practiced taw with several of the legal legends of Dade County. These firms include Irving Cypen; Frates, Fay, Floyd & Pearson; and Schwartz, Klein & Steinhardt. Mr. Steinhardt has extensive litigation and real estate experience and is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Florida, the Supreme Court of Colorado, the United States District Court, the Fifth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal, the United Stares Tax Court and the Supreme Court of the United States. Mr. Steinhardt has been involved in many civic activities and was a member of the Masonic Lodge, B'Nai Brith, and the NAACP. 1n addition, he was a member of the Stetson University College of Law Board of Overseers for 25 years, and has established an award at the college since 1966. In 2003, he established The Judge Raphael Steinhardt Family Public Interest Wage and Salary Supplement Endowment and the Judge Raphael Steinhardt Family Public Interest Scholarship Endowment. He also organized the North Bay Village Police Benevolent Association, which was the first collective bargaining unit for police in Florida_ Judge Steinhardt rejoined the Board of Overseers in 2005 and in 2009 be became an honorary Emeritus to the Board. Mr. Steinhardt was elected without opposition as a County Court Judge and took office in 1991. He was re-elected without opposition in 1994 and 1999. When he became ajudge, he instituted the Miami Beach Pro -Bono Program. He had a program for school children to visit the court in session, and sentenced defendants, both young and elderly required to serve community hours, to work in the Clerk's Office and throughout the city on improvement protects at no cost to the taxpayers. Judge Steinhardt was appointed to the Dade County Task Force for the Homeless. The judge was instrumental in having the State Attorney's Office nolle prosse non-violent misdemeanor cases throughout Dade County, thereby avoiding court files being opened and notices being mailed by the Clerk's Office to Address Unknown. Judge Steinhardt was also appointed to the Pre-trial Release Review Committee. Judge Steinhardt was a member of the Dade County Bar Association, Cuban Bar Association, Florida Association for Women Lawyers., and the Miami Beach Bar Association. Judge Steinhardt has been awarded: • The Ben C. Willard Award from Stetson University College of Law as the Alumnus of the Year for 1994 • Honorary Deputy Clerk from the Clerk of the Courts and County Commission of Dade County • Honorary Traffic Magistrate from the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida • The Pro Bono Award from the Dade County Bar Association • A Certificate of Appreciation from the Police Officer's Assistance Trust appointing the Judge as a Trustee • Distinguished Alumnus for Stetson University College of Law for 2002 • Hall of Fame for Stetson College of Law for 2013 In May of 2012, The Stetson Law School's new Veterans Law Institute in Gulfport, Florida was named the Judge Raphael Steinhardt Building in honor of his many contributions and the scholarships he endowed for student veterans. Judge Steinhardt retired in 2004 and currently sits as a Senior Judge for the State of Florida and Special Hearing Examiner for Miami -Dade County, Florida. He serves on the advisory bawd of the Communication Arts Department at Florida International University, the state university in Miami Recently he has dedicated his efforts to the Tree of Life mural in Liberty City and released the land back to the City of Lake Worth and Palm Beach County, Florida for the creation of The Steinhardt Nature Park. Judge Steinhardt and Nancy, his wife of 40 years, have three children: Rachel, who is 38; Danielle, 31; and Erik, 27; and twin grandchildren, Julia and Dt71on. 8. (1Iit of 4Thami ANNIE PEREZ, CPPO DANIEL J. ALFONSO Procurement Director City Manager r4. .114 December 2, 2016 Honorable Judge David Tobin 7807 SW 88th Terrace Miami, Florida 33156 Dear Judge Tobin: SENT VIA USPS The City of Miami (City) has recently amended Chapter 18, Article 111, Section 18-104 (b) of the City of Miami Procurement Ordinance (attached) to establish a process for the Adjudication of Bid Protests by a Hearing Officer. Currently your name is listed on the roster of Hearing Examiners, in Accordance with Section 2-8.4 of the Miami -Dade County Code. Consequently, you have been identified as a potential candidate to serve in the capacity of a Hearing Officer for the City. The fee structure would remain the same as that used by Miami -Dade County; $200.00 per hour, and in no event to exceed $2,500.00 per completed hearing. The City of Miami Board of Commissioners' (Commission) approval is required for the selection of Hearing Officers, and this item is tentatively scheduled for the January 26, 2017 City Commission meeting. If you are interested in being considered to serve in this capacity for the City, please indicate your acceptance below. This acceptance should be emailed to the attention of Pearl Bethel, pbethel(cr�miamigov.com, by no later than close of business on Monday, December 12th, 2016. Once the Commission has approved the item with your selection, you will be officially notified in writing. Yes, I o L 7��✓ do agree to serving as a Hearing Officer/Examiner for the City of Miami. Print Name Signature:�---- Sincerely, Annie Perez, CPPO Director of Procurement AP: David L. Tobin — Salmon & Dulberg Page 1 of 2 David L. Tobin sd-adr.com/attorney/david-I-tobin/ Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator Windstorm Insurance Network Umpire MEDIATION EXPERIENCE: Commercial disputes; Personal Injury Claims; Professional Malpractice; Corporate Law; General Business Matters David L. Tobin was actively engaged in the private practice of law in South Florida for 26 years prior to becoming a Circuit Court Judge in 1987. He served on the bench of the 11th Circuit for thirteen years in the civil and criminal divisions. He is a Certified Circuit Civil mediator whose mediation specialties are matters involving commercial litigation, personal injury, malpractice, business and corporate law. EDUCATION: U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, 1946-1949 University of Miami College of Law, Juris Doctor, 1961 University of Miami, Bachelor of Science, 1949 Instructor, Miami Dade Community College, Para -legal studies Instructor, Advanced Judicial Studies Conferece, Florida Circuit Judges Committee, 1991 & 2002 Instructor, Ward Stone College, Para -legal studies PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: • Certified as Circuit Civil Mediator by Supreme Court of Florida • Circuit Court Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, 1987-2000 • Associate Judge, Temporary Assignment, 4th DCA • Former Prosecutor, Town of Medley • Member of The Florida Bar • Member, Cuban American Bar Association • Member, U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association • Member, University of Miami Alumni Association • Past Chair, Victim's Rights Committee, Criminal Division, 11th Judicial Circuit • Past Member, Board of Directors, Coral Gables Bar Association • Past Member, Board of Directors, Dade County Bar Association • Past Member, Grievance Committee, Dade County Bar • Past Member, Fee Dispute Committee Dade County Bar • Past Member, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce — State Attorney Review Commission http://sd-adr.com/attorney/david-l-tobin/ 12/12/2016 David L. 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