On Friday, March 2, 2012, Florida International University’s Hispanic Law Students Association (HLSA) will award Frank Labrador with the Enma Tarafa Legal Excellence Award. The award is given every year to one South Florida Hispanic legal professional who has demonstrated strong dedication to legal education and law student success. Mr. Labrador was selected this year for his involvement in the HNBA-HLSA Mentorship Program, support of law students through significant non-profit donation, and substantial contribution to FIU’s College of Law.
Written: February 8, 2012
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DLD Lawyers in support of national efforts to promote diversity in the workplace has donated $15,000 to the HNBA Legal Education Fund as part of its CHAMPION sponsorship of the 2012 HNBA Tennis & Golf Tournament. The Fund awards scholarships to hard working Hispanic students attending ABA-accredited law schools and provides financial assistance for “programs that address education and the law within the US Hispanic community and legal profession.” This year’s Tournament will take place on Saturday, February 4, 2012 in Miami, Florida at the site of the Sony Ericsson Open, and the golf course next door. DLD Lawyers hopes to see you there.
For more information regarding the HNBA Tennis & Golf Tournament, please visit http://www.hnba.com/news-events/tennis-golf-tournament/.
 (Left to right: Orlando Cabeza, Frank Labrador, Clinton
Payne, Pete
DeMahy, Kenneth Drake, and Gregory Victor )
Written: January 4, 2012
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Gregory Victor, attorney at DLD Lawyers, has been selected to speak at the 2012 Annual Conference of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM). Mr. Victor is slated to speak on the topic of improving the attorney-client relationship and meeting the client’s diversity and other corporate goals through an effective relationship partner.
Mr. Victor’s practice encompasses all aspects of the defense of property, casualty, personal injury insurance and general civil litigation matters in state and federal court. Mr. Victor has extensive trial experience in cases involving product liability, coverage disputes, bad faith, wrongful death, automobile, trucking, premises and commercial liability, negligent security, intentional torts, and property loss. Mr. Victor has served as a national and regional supervising and coordinating counsel for major insurance companies. He began his career as a prosecutor for the Dade County State Attorney’s office working under Janet Reno and is a former division chief and major crimes prosecutor. He is an “AV” rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell Lawyers Directory.
The CLM conference will be one of the largest, fully inclusive defense industry conferences in 2012. It will be held March 28-30 in San Diego, California where more than 80 collaborative educational sessions featuring more than 300 speakers are scheduled and is expected to draw attendees from around the world.
About the CLM
The Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) is an inclusive, collaborative organization that promotes and furthers the highest standards of claims and litigation management and brings together the thought leaders in both industries. CLM’s members and fellow include risk and litigation managers, insurance and claims professionals, corporate counsel, outside counsel and third party vendors. The CLM sponsors educational programs, provides resources an dfosters communication among all in the industry. To learn more about the CLM, please visit www.theclm.org.
Written: January 4, 2012
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