Four ROIG Lawyers Attorneys Appointed To Florida Bar Committees

Four attorneys from ROIG Lawyers— Edward J. Carbone, Julie Harris Nelson, Veresa Jones Adams, and Craig P. Liszt—have been appointed and reappointed to standing committees of The Florida Bar. “Our standing committees are the backbone of our bar,” according to the appointment letters mailed to the four lawyers. The ROIG attorneys’ terms begin on July 1st this year and end on June 30th of the final year of service.

• Edward J. Carbone (Tampa): Reappointed to Constitutional Judiciary Committee (2016—18)
• Julie Harris Nelson (Miami): Reappointed to Diversity and Inclusion Committee (2016—17); appointed to Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee (2016-19)
• Veresa Jones Adams (Deerfield Beach): Appointed to Diversity and Inclusion Committee (2016—17)

Craig P. Liszt (Miami): Appointed to Admiralty Law Committee (2016—17)

The Florida Bar is the third-largest mandatory state bar in the United States. All Bar members are invited to become involved in activities of the Bar’s standing committees. These various volunteer groups do much of the work of The Florida Bar. In addition to the Board of Governors committees, special committees are appointed to study and make recommendations in response to issues of significance to the legal profession or system of laws in Florida.

About the Attorneys

Ed is managing partner of the Tampa office of ROIG Lawyers and is partner in charge of the Healthcare Practice Group. He represents hospitals, physicians, and hospices as well as a variety of businesses and organizations ranging from national insurance companies to educational institutions to local youth sports organizations. As a litigator, he defends providers against claims for medical malpractice, general negligence, and billing and collections issues, both at trial and on appeal.

Julie is an attorney in the Miami office of ROIG Lawyers. She is an experienced insurance defense trial attorney who has personally tried more than 50 criminal and civil jury and bench trials involving automobile liability, personal injury protection (PIP) litigation, and insurance law.

Veresa is an attorney in the Deerfield Beach office of ROIG Lawyers. She has handled products liability, pharmaceutical, toxic tort, and general civil litigation representing Fortune 500 clients. Veresa was selected to serve as a member of the 2016 Leadership Council on Legal Diversity class of Fellows, which trains the next generation of leaders in the legal profession. She was previously selected as one of South Florida’s 100 Most Accomplished and Influential African-Americans in Healthcare & Law.

Craig is an attorney in the Miami office of ROIG Lawyers. He handles all types of marine-related litigation, including Jones Act, passenger claims, recreational marine claims, collision/allision cases, product liability claims, first-party marine insurance coverage disputes, marine salvage, liens, environmental pollution, and grounding claims, and international arbitration of seamen’s claims.