MIAMI ― Florida Governor Rick Scott has re-appointed
Paul R. Wallace, a partner in Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP’s
Miami office, to a fourth consecutive term on the South Florida Regional Planning Council (SFRPC). Mr. Wallace will serve as the Council’s Treasurer through 2011. He has served on the SFRPC since 2004, previously being appointed by Governors Jeb Bush and Charlie Crist.
The SFRPC, a planning and public policy agency, identifies long-term challenges and opportunities facing Southeast Florida and assists the region’s leaders in developing and implementing creative strategies that result in more prosperous and equitable communities, a healthier and cleaner environment, and a more vibrant economy.
Said
Ronald L. Kammer, Partner-in-Charge of Hinshaw’s Miami office, “We are pleased that Governor Scott has invested the same trust in Paul that Governors Bush and Crist did.” He added, “Paul’s leadership and vision is helping make Southeast Florida a better place to live and do business.”
Mr. Wallace, whose practice emphasizes first-party property insurance law, represents Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s state-chartered insurer for coastal properties. He also practices extensively in the areas of real estate law and real estate litigation, specifically title insurance litigation. In addition to his posts on the SFRPC, Mr. Wallace has served in legal positions in the Florida Department of Commerce, U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration; and U.S. Department of Justice Tax Division.
With more than 85 attorneys located throughout Florida, Hinshaw is one of the largest law firms in the state. The firm recently added eight business, bankruptcy and real estate lawyers—formerly with Yoss LLP—in its South Florida offices. Hinshaw assists clients doing business in Florida with high-value insurance litigation, business litigation, and transactional matters.
Founded in 1934, Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP is a national law firm with approximately 500 lawyers in 24 offices spanning 12 states, including
Arizona,
California,
Florida,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Massachusetts,
Minnesota,
Missouri,
New York,
Oregon,
Rhode Island and
Wisconsin.
Hinshaw offers a full-service practice, with an emphasis in litigation, business law and corporate transactions, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment law, professional liability defense, estate planning and taxation matters. The firm represents a range of for-profit and not-for-profit clients in industries that include alarm and security services, construction, financial services, health care, hospitality, insurance, lawyers and law firms, manufacturing, real estate, retail and transportation. Hinshaw clients also include government agencies, municipalities and schools.