Marisa L. Gonzalez, John L. Bischof and Allison C. Goodson have joined the law firm of Abbey, Adams, Byelick, Kiernan, Mueller, Marone & Samis, L.L.P. Gonzalez was previously employed by the Hillsborough County Public Defender’s Office and served as an assistant public defender for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit. Bischof was previously a sole practitioner in Tallahasee, concentrating in the areas of real estate law, insurance claims and personal injury. Goodson previously practiced insurance defense with the firm of Mancuso & Diaz, P.A. in Tampa. Abbey, Adams practices primarily in the areas of general and complex tort litigation, insurance law, professional liability, workers’ compensation defense, employment law and appeals.
Michael Souza has joined Aim Mortgage as a senior mortgage broker. Souza previously owned a mortgage company in Portland, Oregon for seven years and generates first, second, reverse and loan modifications.
KC Clem of ME3 Consulting Engineers, LLC has earned his accreditation as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accredited professional from the U.S. Green Building Council.
PES has expanded its sales force statewide. Locally Kate Davis, Prudence Villani and Drew Linberger have joined the Sarasota/Bradenton office and Dawne Goodrich has joined the Bradenton/Palmetto office.
Julia Applegate has joined Keller Williams of Greater Manatee as an associate.
She previously was an international flight attendant with Northwest Airlines.
Dr. Richard Van Buskirk has been re-elected to the board of governors of the American Academy of Osteopathy.
John Berry of Bradenton, a package car driver for UPS at its Sarasota facility, was recently recognized by the company for completing 30 years without an accident.
Fredric C. Jacobs of Bach Elder Law has earned his board certification in tax law from the Florida Bar Association.
Christopher Erbeck has joined the Lakewood Ranch office of Renee Martone-Cecil, a financial advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. as an associate financial adviser.
Eric Bruce has become an associate attorney with the law firm of Heintz & Becker. Bruce will be practicing exclusively in the area of personal injury and wrongful death.
Kenneth L. Thomas with CPA Associates in Bradenton has been appointed by the Florida Bar to the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee “B” for a three-year term. The grievance committee serves in a similar capacity to a grand jury. Its primary function is to investigate and evaluate facts and evidence pertaining to abiding by the Attorney’s Rules of Professional Conduct.
Names & Faces, which spotlights the achievements of business persons in Manatee and Sarasota counties, runs every Monday in the business section. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Wednesday for the next edition. Send submissions to Business Editor Jennifer Rich at jrich@bradenton.com.
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