Michael T. Callahan of Callahan Martinez, L.L.C., was sworn in as National President of the American Board of Trial Advocates at the association's National Board Meeting in St. Petersburg, Fla., on January 26, 2013. Chief Judge McGrady also swore in the 2013 National officers of the association: Mark P. Robinson, Jr., President-Elect, of Robinson, Calcagnie, Robinson, Shapiro & Davis; Joel W. Collins, Jr., Vice President, of Collins & Lacy, P.C.; Joshua A. Whitman, Treasurer, of Whitman, D'Andrea & Eslinger, P. A.; and Christopher A. Duggan, Secretary, of Smith Duggan Buell & Rufo LLP.

American Board of Trial Advocates, Board Meeting, Jan 26, 2013. Agenda: To elect the national president.

William R. Clayton was sworn in as the 2013 President of the Fort Lauderdale Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Clayton is a shareholder in the Fort Lauderdale office of international law firm Greenberg Traurig P.A. In addition to Clayton, the attorneys were installed as Officers of ABOTA's Fort Lauderdale Chapter 2013 Board of Directors are Ronald F. Shapiro as President Elect; Adele Blackmore as Vice President; Charles Morehead III as Secretary; Mitchell A. Chester as Treasurer; and Diana Santa Maria as immediate Past President. Jeff Abers and William Clayton are the National ABOTA representatives and Jay Cohen is the FLABOTA representative.