Scenes from "When Politics and Law Collide: A Symposium on the Interplay of Ethical Standards in the Public Arena."
St. Thomas University Law School
Friday, April 15, 2011
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Anthony Musto, Dir. of Outreach & Pro Bono Services, St. Thomas University (left), and Charlton Copeland, Vice Chair, Miami-Dade Ethics Commission, welcome attendees. |
| Participants in the panel, "Judges and Other Politicians: Learning from Each Other," (from left) Political Consultant Irene Secada, former Miami Mayor and County Commissioner Maurice Ferre, Broward County Judge and former State Representative Ken Gottlieb and Miami-Dade County Judge Eric Hendon. |
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Recently appointed Broward County Attorney Joni Armstrong Coffey (right) served as moderator for a penal discussion entitled, "What Hat do I Have on Today? Lawyers, Lobbyists and Elected officials." Speakers, from left, were, Katy Sorenson, Pres. of the Good Government Initiative & former County Commissioner, Florida Atlantic University Public Ethics Academy Director Norm Ostrau, Lobbyist & former State Representative Miguel De Grandy, and Lobbyist & former Florida Senator Minority Leader Steve Geller. |
Debating what constitutes a "smell test" were (from left) Ethics Commission Deputy Advocate Miriam Soler Ramos, former Ethics Commissioner Gail Dotson and retired Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Gerald Kogan. Senior Appellate Judge David Levy served as moderator of the session called, "The Appearance of Impropriety: Undermining the Confidence of the Public." |
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Rev. Msgr. Franklyn M. Casale, President of St. Thomas University (left) introduced keynote speaker Bob Butterworth (right), former Florida Attorney General and past Dean of the law school, who kept the lunch crowd engaged. |
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Forecasters discussing "South Florida's Climate of Corruption: Better Weather Ahead?" were, from left, Palm Beach County Ethics Comm. Ex. Dir. Alan Johnson, U.S. Attorney's Office Dep. Chief Of Public Integrity Jaqueline Arango, former Miami-Dade County Manager Merrett Stierheim and defense attorney Ben Kuehne. Miami-Dade Ethics Commission Ex. Dir. Robert Meyers moderated the panel. |
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