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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Construction Law Committee Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">I wanted to thank all of those that attended the 12th Annual Construction Law Institute last weekend at the JW Marriot Grande Lakes in Orlando. There were over 430 attendees
including over 300 of our construction practitioners. I hope everyone had a great time and learned something too.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Congratulations to our two award winners this year. Lifetime Achievement Award- Leslie O’Neal. Rising Star – Brad Weiss. Two well deserved awards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thanks to Bruce Alexander for so beautifully remembering our colleague Michelle Reddin.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Thanks also to those that made our Women in Construction Law event on Friday such a success: Kimberly Hirschman for organizing the event, Jayne Pittman for speaking, and
Carlton Fields for sponsoring. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">An event like that is simply not possible without a great deal of help from a great number of people. I would like to thank the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CLI Vice-Chairs: Jason Quintero, Bryan Rendzio and Diane Perera<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">CLI Committee: Trevor Arnold, Fred Dudley, Elizabeth Ferguson, Reese Henderson, Gregg Hutt, Giselle Leonardo, Haley Maple, Deb Mastin, Sean Mickley, Scott Pence, Hardy Roberts,
Christina Unkel, Lee Weintraub, Brad Weiss, Cary Wright<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Review Course Chairs: Deb Mastin and Mindy Gentile<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Review Course Vice Chairs: Elizabeth Ferguson and Gregg Hutt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Florida Bar Staff: Mary Ann Obos and Hilary Stephens<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Also a great deal of thanks to our speakers without whom the presentations and materials would not have been possible. Thanks to all of our industry sponsors and law firm
sponsors whose commitment allows the CLI to be held at such a great location with such great events.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For those of you who plan ahead the 2020 CLI will be at the JW Marriot Grande Lakes, Orlando. Date TBD.
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