Stephen R. Senn Receives Pro Bono Service Award
Stephen R. Senn has been selected as the recipient of The Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award for 2006 from the Tenth Judicial Circuit. Established in 1981, The Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award is given as a way to recognize individual lawyers within each of Florida's judicial circuits who are committed to providing free legal services to the poor.

Florida Trend has announced the 1,031 attorneys chosen as 2006 Legal Elite.
E. Blake Paul was also named in the top Up & Coming lawyers in Florida.

David Alexander is the president and managing shareholder of Peterson & Myers, P.A., a full-service law firm with offices in Winter Haven, Lakeland and Lake Wales. Mr. Alexander's practice focuses on commercial transactions, real estate and business litigation, with emphasis in the citrus and phosphate industries. Mr. Alexander graduated from the University of Florida School of Law in 1974 and has practiced in Polk County since 1975. He is a former member of The Florida Bar's Young Lawyers Section Board of Governors, a past president of the POlk County Trial Lawyers Association and a founding member of the Willson American Inn of Court. Mr. Alexander has repeatedly received an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, representing the highest rating for legal skill and professional ethics.

Jack Brandon has spent the majority of his career representing property owners in land use, enviromental and eminent domain matters. He served as special assistant to the Lieutenant Governor for the State of Florida and as chair of the Ridge & Lower Gulf Coast Water Management District. He was elected to The Florida Bar Board of Governors and served a five year term. Mr. Brandon received The Florida Bar President's Award of Merit and currently serves on The Florida Bar Foundation Board of Directors. He also serves on the Second Appellate District Judicial Nominating Commission, the Polk Community College Foundation Board and the Board of Directors for Citrus and Chemical Bank. He is a Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rated attorney.

Blake Paul has worked with Peterson & Myers, P.A., since graduating from Florida State University College of Law in 1996, and was named a senior partner and shareholder in 2005. He has extensive experience in all manner of civil litigation, including complex commercial litigation, trucking and carrier litigation, probate and trust disputes, and personal injury and wrongful death. In 2004, Mr. Paul moved from Lake Wales to Peterson & Myers' Lakeland office and is part of a team of six litigation attorneys. He and his wife Elizabeth have three sons. Mr. Paul is a member of the board of trustees for All Saints Academy and volunteers as a Guardian for the Tenth Judicial Circuit Guardian Ad Litem program.

Robert E. Puterbaugh received his law degree from Stetson University, after which he served for four years as a Captain in the Army Judge Advocate General Corps, representing the United States in various military, federal and state courts, as well as in international law and diplomatic matters in Korea. Mr. Puterbaugh is General Counsel to Lakeland Regional Medical Center Inc., one of the largest hospitals in Florida, and has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. Puterbaugh is a senior member of the law firm of Peterson & Myers, P.A., a 33-person, full-service law firm with offices in Lakeland, Lake Wales and Winter Haven. Mr. Puterbaugh practices in the Lakeland office.

Mac Midyette Receives Professionalism Award
The Lakeland Bar Association recently presented William M. (Mac) Midyette, III its annual Jerry A. DeVane Award in recognition of his "exemplary scholarship, professionalism, and collegiality" in the practice of law. The Lakeland Bar's Professionalism Award is named in memory of its first recipient, Jerry A. DeVane, a long time Lakeland attorney who epitomized those attributes. Incoming officers of The Lakeland Bar Association for 2006-2007 are Jonn D. Hoppe, president elect/vice-president and Mac Midyette, member at large.