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Pennington shareholder appointed to Judicial Grievance Committee
(11/04/2008, Pennington News Release )
Pennington shareholder Steven M. Puritz, has been appointed to the Florida Bar's Second Judicial Grievance Committee.
Beginning November 1, 2008, Steven M. Puritz will serve as an attorney-member on the Florida Bar's Second Judicial Grievance Committee. The grievance committee reviews complaints and decides whether there is probable cause to believe a lawyer violated the professional conduct rules imposed by the Florida Supreme Court and whether discipline against the lawyer is warranted.
Mr. Puritz joined the Pennington Firm in early 2006. He is a member of the Florida Bar Association and the American Bar Association. His practice areas include general civil litigation, construction law, and insurance defense. In 2008 Mr. Puritz was selected by his peers as one of Florida's Legal Elite.
Grievance committees are composed of volunteers who donate their time as a public service. The committee consists of both lawyers and non-lawyers. Members are all residents of the committee circuit and lawyer members must be a member of the Bar for at least five years. Members of a committee serve for a term of three years.