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completed three years of service on the 12th Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, the release adds. Jones has been honored with the Super Lawyer selection every year since the annual listing began in 2006, the release notes. Board-certified in civil trial law, her practice involves cases of personal injury, wrongful death, insurance claims, premises liability, real property disputes, general litigation and appeals, it adds. She is admitted to practice in state courts in Alabama (special member- ship) and Florida, the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Cason's practice focuses on all aspects of real estate law, both transactional and those involving litigation, the release notes. Her transactional practice ranges from business, commercial and residential contracts, leases and closings to foreclosure prevention (short sales, deeds in lieu of foreclosure and loan modifications), title insurance, commercial and private lending, general business law/cor- porate formation and land-use law. She is also a member of the firm's litigation department, practicing in the areas of general real estate litigation, foreclosure defense, general com- mercial litigation, landlord/tenant law, estate/ probate/trust litigation and appellate advo- cacy, the release continues. She is admitted to practice in the State of Florida and before the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. She serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Sarasota County Bar Association and volunteers with the 12th Judicial Circuit as a pro bono foreclosure defense attorney, the release adds. For more information about Super Lawyers, visit superlawyers.com. To learn more about Syprett Meshad, visit smrl.com or call 365-7171. Nancy Cason/Contributed photo Attorney F. Scott Westheimer, a manag- ing partner of the Sarasota-based law firm Syprett Meshad, has been named to Florida Trend magazine's prestigious Legal Elite list for the third consecutive year, the firm has announced. ATTORNEY SCOTT WESTHEIMER NAMED TO FLORIDA'S LEGAL ELITE Those recognized on the list have been selected by their peers, who have been invited to name those attorneys for whom they have the highest regard or whom they would rec- ommend to others, a news release says. Only 1,165 lawyers in Florida were named to the Sarasota News Leader August 8 & 15, 2014 Page 79