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Sarasota News Leader July 4, 2013 Page 52 SARASOTA ATTORNEY NAMED AMONG FLORIDA'S 'LEGAL ELITE' Attorney F. Scott Westheimer, a managing partner of the Sarasota-based law firm Syprett Meshad, has been named to Florida Trend magazine's 2013 Legal Elite list. This year's list of 1,348 Legal Elite attorneys represents approximately 2 percent of the more than 67,000 Florida Bar members actively practicing in Florida, a news release says. In March, Westheimer was elected to the Florida Bar Board of Governors as a Twelfth Circuit Representative, representing more than 1,800 attorneys of the 12th Judicial Circuit, which includes Sarasota, DeSoto, and Manatee counties, the release adds. He won the office in a contested race against Timothy A. Knowles of Bradenton, the release notes. Westheimer's practice area involves primarily the representation of plaintiffs in personal injury matters and various aspects of commercial litigation, the release continues. He is recognized as an AV® Preeminent Peer Review F. Scott Westheimer/Contributed photo Rated™ attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, the release notes. Young Lawyers Division, and he has served on the board of directors of the Humane Society An ex officio member of the Florida Bar of Sarasota Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors, Westheimer is also a past president of both For more information about Syprett Meshad, the Sarasota County Bar Association and its visit www.smrl.com. COMPANY OPENS COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS FUELING STATION Waste Management (WM) recently celebrated the opening of its new compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station in Venice to serve the company's fleet of 43 CNG vehicles on Sarasota County routes, the company has announced. Waste Management has 141 CNG vehicles operating throughout Florida, representing the largest CNG fleet in the waste industry in the state, a news release says. The company will add 70 more CNG vehicles in 2014 for a total of 211, the release adds. By 2019, WM "will