OK, she now has her top 2 teeth out! So cute. :)
Friday, July 3, 2009
Martin A. Fitzpatrick, Attorney
Allow me to brag a bit on my husband.
He was named one of "Florida's 2009 Legal Elite". There were only 918 out of 63,000 people chosen for this. GO MARTY! We love you, and are so proud of you! Thank you for being an awesome husband and dad. Here is the article....
How the Legal Elite Are Chosen
Balloting for this year’s list began last October when Florida Trend invited in-state members of the Florida Bar to participate. Announcements in The Florida Bar Journal and The Florida Bar News publicized the ballot deadline and voting guidelines. We also notified last year’s Legal Elite, the lawyers who participated in last year’s balloting, the top contact at 148 law firms, local bar associations and Florida members of the Association of Corporate Counsel by postcard and e-mail that balloting had begun.
Lawyers were asked to name attorneys they hold in the highest regard or would recommend to others.
The ballots were processed, checked and tabulated by Bradenton-based Outsource America and Suncoast Opinion Surveys in St. Petersburg.
Each lawyer was given a score based on the number of votes he or she received and whether the votes came from within their firm (one point) or outside their firm (three points). Only lawyers who are currently licensed and practicing in Florida were considered eligible. Attorneys were also invited to submit names of lawyers for recognition in a separate Goverment Attorney category.
The list of top vote-getters was further examined using membership status and practice histories provided by the Florida Bar. A panel of previous Legal Elite winners, representing a variety of practice areas in cities across the state, reviewed the selection process and the list of finalists.
This year’s list of 918 Legal Elite attorneys represents less than 2% of the nearly 63,000 Florida Bar members practicing in Florida.
Fitzpatrick, Martin Andrew • Broad and Cassel • Tallahassee • Commercial Litigation
He was named one of "Florida's 2009 Legal Elite". There were only 918 out of 63,000 people chosen for this. GO MARTY! We love you, and are so proud of you! Thank you for being an awesome husband and dad. Here is the article....
How the Legal Elite Are Chosen
Balloting for this year’s list began last October when Florida Trend invited in-state members of the Florida Bar to participate. Announcements in The Florida Bar Journal and The Florida Bar News publicized the ballot deadline and voting guidelines. We also notified last year’s Legal Elite, the lawyers who participated in last year’s balloting, the top contact at 148 law firms, local bar associations and Florida members of the Association of Corporate Counsel by postcard and e-mail that balloting had begun.
Lawyers were asked to name attorneys they hold in the highest regard or would recommend to others.
The ballots were processed, checked and tabulated by Bradenton-based Outsource America and Suncoast Opinion Surveys in St. Petersburg.
Each lawyer was given a score based on the number of votes he or she received and whether the votes came from within their firm (one point) or outside their firm (three points). Only lawyers who are currently licensed and practicing in Florida were considered eligible. Attorneys were also invited to submit names of lawyers for recognition in a separate Goverment Attorney category.
The list of top vote-getters was further examined using membership status and practice histories provided by the Florida Bar. A panel of previous Legal Elite winners, representing a variety of practice areas in cities across the state, reviewed the selection process and the list of finalists.
This year’s list of 918 Legal Elite attorneys represents less than 2% of the nearly 63,000 Florida Bar members practicing in Florida.
Fitzpatrick, Martin Andrew • Broad and Cassel • Tallahassee • Commercial Litigation
Sunday, June 7, 2009
WILD ADVENTURES!
We decided to go to Wild Adventures in Valdosta, GA today (our 1st time). It was a beautiful day...great weather. We had a good time...just the 4 of us hanging out as a family. Loved it.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Summer fun----already!!!
Well, today was the 1st day of summer break for the kids. We have been blessed to have a wonderful sitter for Hunter and Grace on the days I have to work. Christi came today, and went over and beyond with the kids. She took them to Michael's (to buy "craft" supplies), then to Chick-fil-A for lunch, then came back home and helped them make (sew) their own "Perry the Platypus" animal. (For those of you who don't know what I am talking about..."Perry the Platypus" is a character on a Disney cartoon they watch). Needless to say, the kids are thrilled, and have been playing with their "inaction figures" all afternoon. Thanks, Christi for being a fun sitter!!! The kids love you! ***Check out their videos on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIT-3yyOqgo
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Our future leaders
April 23rd was "Take your son/daughter to work" day for 3rd-8th grade, so Marty and I decided to split up the day with Hunter. I took him to my work in the morning, and Marty had him in the afternoon. He seemed to enjoy it.
At my work, he learned how to take vital signs, dip/check urine, get height and weight, and even got to listen to a patients heartbeat with my stethoscope (after hearing his heartbeat, he told the patient "Sounds good...you are going to be okay"!). :)
At Marty's work, he got to go on a little field trip to visit a judge, see a courtroom, and even was given a gavel to keep!! (Thanks Judge Walker!!!)
Grace is looking forward to doing this too once she is in 3rd grade!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Happy 7th Birthday, Grace Spring!
Saturday was Grace's 7th birthday. It's weird to think our little baby is 7 now. Wow. My sister, Angela and her 3 kids drove up from Umatilla for the weekend to celebrate with us. Grace wanted a "Bobby Jack" monkey birthday theme this year, and wanted to go to Build-A-Bear with Autumn and Addy. So we went to Build-A-Bear in the morning, then came back home to have "Bobby Jack" birthday cake (an amazing cake, made by Marty's office manager, Patti Williams) with the rest of the family. Uncle Nate even decorated cookies by putting monkeys on them (made from icing) for the girls! :) It was a fun weekend. Thursday, March 26, 2009
Another thing added to "My favorite things"
I have a new favorite book (and that means a lot coming from me, because I really don't enjoy reading). I am not quite done reading it yet, but I am loving it so far. It is speaking words of encouragement and knowledge to me...words that I need to hear...in a simple, practical way (I'm very "simple-minded"---no laughing please!). If you're looking for a book to help you with your family life, raising your children up to love and serve God, and providing a spiritually and emotionally safe place for your children, then you might want to check this book out too. Just thought I'd share.... :)
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