COBB COLE NEWS


May 2012
Cobb Cole Attorneys Thomas Leek and Kelly Parsons Kwiatek Present In-House Seminars on Social Media and the Workplace

Attorney Kelly Parsons Kwiatek is Speaker at 2012 Professionalism Symposium

Cobb Cole Attorneys and Staff to Donate to Journey's End

Cobb Cole Supports The DeLand Breakfast Rotary's Wild Game Feast

Cobb Cole Attorney Rhoda Goodson Has Editorial Published in News Journal

Cobb Cole Attorney Thomas Leek Quote in News Journal Article Regarding Representation of City of Ormond Beach

Cobb Cole Attorney Rhoda Bess Goodson Writes Editorial About Importance of Legal Aid to the Community and the Dire Need for Funding

Ormond Beach Chamber Recognizes Cobb Cole for Thirty Plus Years of Membership


April 2012
Cobb Cole Attorneys and Staff to Donate to Project Care as April's Casual for a Cause

Cobb Cole Attorneys and Staff to Donate to Project Care for Casual for a Cause


March 2012
Cobb Cole attorney Michael Sznapstajler presented a workshop on state and federal Brownfield programs to the City of DeLand.

Cobb Cole Attorneys John Ferguson, Heather Vargas, and Andrea Kurak organized and presented an Intellectual Property Symposium at the UCF Business Incubator


February 2012
Cobb Cole Named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the Top Ranked Law Firms in Florida

Cobb Cole Attorneys and Staff to Donate to Sophie's Circle Pet Food Pantry as March's Casual for a Cause

Cobb Cole Attorneys and staff donate to the Florida Blood Bank and American Red Cross Mid Florida Region as February's Casual for a Cause.

Cobb Cole Attorney Thomas J. Leek's term as Chairman of the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce culminated with the Chamber's 92nd Annual Dinner

Cobb Cole Attorney Katherine Hurst Miller Co-Chair of Statewide Young Lawyers Conference


January 2012
Cobb Cole Attorney Michael Woods installed as Deland Area Chamber of Commerce's President-Elect

Cobb Cole Attorney Thomas Leek Honors Recipient of Award for Outstanding Community Service

Cobb Cole Attorneys Heather Bond Vargas, Kathy Weston, and Katherine Hurst Miller Participate in APCO International's Run for 9-1-1

Cobb Cole Attorney John Ferguson receives Chairman's Above & Beyond Award from the Team Volusia Economic Development Corporation


December 2011
Cobb Cole Attorneys and Staff to Donate to January's Casual for a Cause is the Conklin Center for the Blind

Cobb Cole Attorney Katherine Hurst Miller nominated to serve on the Seventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Committee

Cobb Cole Wins Landmark Decision For The Community

Cobb Cole Attorney Tom Leek Selected to Serve on the Checkered Flag's Executive Committee


November 2011
Cobb Cole Attorney John Ferguson receives Louis Fifer Friend of Industry Award

Cobb Cole Attorneys and Staff to Donate to November's Casual for a Cause is the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation


October 2011
Cobb Cole Attorney Tom Leek presented with Brown & Brown's Coveted Peacemaker Award

Cobb Cole Attorney C. Allen Watts Inducted into Stetson Hall of Fame

Cobb Cole Attorneys and Staff Donate to Second Harvest Food Bank

Cobb Cole Attorney Melissa Murphy to Moderate General Counsel Panel Discussion


September 2011
Cobb Cole Attorney Kathy Weston to present Guardian Advocate Seminar

Cobb Cole Attorneys and Staff Donate to Volusia Honor Air


August 2011
Cobb Cole Attorney Kelly Parsons Kwiatek appointed to serve on Cultural Council for Volusia County

Cobb Cole Attorney Heather Vargas to present Intellectual Property Symposium for Ormond Beach Chamber of Commerce

Cobb Cole Attorney Tom Leek elected Chairman of local chapter of Junior Achievement


July 2011
Cobb Cole Attorney Katherine Hurst Miller appointed as first Community Service Chair for Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division


June 2011
Cobb Cole Attorney Joshua Pope recognized as Legal Elite by Florida Trend Magazine

Cobb Cole Attorneys Mark A. Watts and James A. Stowers Named 2011 Young Business Leaders

Two Cobb Cole Partners Recognized in Florida Super Lawyers Publication

Cobb Cole Attorneys Heather Vargas and Kathy Weston recognized as Top Women Lawyers

Cobb Cole Attorney Melissa B. Murphy Elected President of the Volusia Flagler Association for Women Lawyers


May 2011
Cobb Cole Attorney Michael Woods Appointed to Serve as Vice President of DeLand Area Chamber of Commerce


April 2011
Cobb Cole Integral in Easter Seals Walk With Me Event

Cobb Cole Attorney Heather Bond Vargas Appeared on the Tax Matters! Radio Show

Cobb Cole Attorney Kathryn D. Weston selected as the 2011 Woman of the Year by the Volusia Flagler Association for Women Lawyers

Cobb Cole Attorney Maja S. Sander has been selected to receive the Distinguished Service to the Community Award from the Volusia Flagler Association For Women Lawyers

Cobb Cole Attorney Michael Woods nominated as a United Way 2010 Outstanding Volunteer of the Year

Cobb Cole Attorney Michael Woods to speak at 2011 Medallions of Excellence Award Winners

Cobb Cole to host in-person meeting of the Florida Brownfields Association


March 2011
Corporate INTL Magazine Selects Cobb Cole as Administrative and Corporate Law Firm of the Year

Cobb Cole Attorney Melissa Murphy to Chair the Stewart-Marchman Act Foundation Project WARM Committee

Cobb Cole Attorney Michael Woods moderated panel for Leadership Daytona Class

Cobb Cole Attorney Thomas Leek Speaks on the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

Cobb Cole Attorney Kathryn Weston speaks at Leadership Daytona Class

Cobb Cole Attorneys Maja Sander, Michael Woods and Michael Sznapstajler Elected to New Posts with Young Professionals Group

Cobb Cole Attorney Kelly Parsons Kwiatek featured in Executive Hobbies article in Volusia/Flagler Business Report

Cobb Cole Attorney Tom Leek appears on WNDB AM 1150 regarding impact of Speed Weeks on Volusia charities

Cobb Cole Attorneys Attend Young Professional Group Power Lunch with Brown & Brown Chairman Hyatt Brown

Cobb Cole featured in Volusia/Flagler Business Report article on local law firms


February 2011
Cobb Cole Attorney Heather Vargas Appears on "Tax Matters" Radio Program on WNDB AM 1150

Cobb Cole Attorney Scott Cichon elected to new posts with Bethune-Cookman University and Volusia Civil Trial Attorneys Association

Cobb Cole selected as Florida law firm of the year for Administrative Law and Corporate Law

Cobb Cole Attorneys Lester Kaney and Tom Leek to present at Volusia County Bar Seminar on Trial Tips and Techniques

Cobb Cole Attorney Tom Leek Interviewed by Volusia/Flagler Business Report as 2011 Chairman of the Board of the Daytona Regional Chamber of Commerce


January 2011
Cobb Cole Attorneys Kelly Parsons-Kwiatek and Michael Woods named newest partners


December 2010
Cobb Cole Attorney Appointed to Stetson Lawyers Association Advisory Council

Cobb Cole Attorney J. Lester Kaney Invited to Join Litigation Counsel of America

Cobb Cole Attorney James Stowers Wins Election for City Commission Seat in Ormond Beach

Cobb Cole Names Kelly Parsons-Kwiatek and Michael Woods as Newest Partners


October 2010
Cobb Cole Attorneys Michael Woods and Maja Sander named Young Business Leaders for 2010 by the Volusia/Flagler Business Report


September 2010
Cobb Cole Attorney Writes Article on Importance of Pro Bono Legal Service


August 2010
Kathryn D. Weston elected 81st President of the Volusia County Bar Association


July 2010
Four Cobb Cole Attorneys Recognized in Florida Super Lawyers Publication


October 2009
Cobb Cole Attorney Recognized as a Trendsetter in Pro-Bono Work

Cobb Cole Attorney Receives Intellectual Property Certification

Veterans Project for Low Income Veterans


September 2009
Medical Clinic for the Homeless Named for Cobb Cole Attorney


July 2009
Cobb Cole Awarded Quality of Life Award



COBB COLE ARTICLES


September 2010
Cobb Cole Attorney Writes Article on Importance of Pro Bono Legal Service


January 2009
Volusia County Bar Association Newsletter


November 2008
Intellectual Property: What is it and Why Do I Care? Part III


October 2008
Intellectual Property: What is it and Why Do I Care? Part II


September 2008
Intellectual Property: What is it and Why Do I Care? Part I



CORPORATE INTL MAGAZINE SELECTS COBB COLE AS ADMINISTRATIVE AND CORPORATE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR



Cobb Cole was named "Administrative Law Firm of the Year in Florida" and Corporate Law Firm of the Year in Florida" by the international trade journal Corporate INTL Magazine. The journal selects law firms in several states and countries to be recommended to international business leaders, advisers, and financiers. Cobb Cole is delighted to be the recommended law firm in Florida in these two important practice areas.

Cobb Cole represents clients on a wide range of administrative law issues, including land use, environmental permitting and enforcement, business regulation and compliance, state land purchase and sales, employment and discrimination complaints, professional licensing and others. Likewise, Cobb Cole also assists clients with a variety of corporate legal issues, including regulatory compliance, business organizations and maintenance, mergers, acquisitions, disposition of stock and assets, contract review and negotiation, securities law, qualified and non-qualified benefit plans, taxation, and litigation.