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The highlight of Black History Month, however, came with Guerra King’s sponsorship of the Black History Month Reception hosted by the George Edgecomb Bar Association and the Fred G. Minnis, Sr. Bar Association on February 28. The Reception was awe-inspiring as Doretha Edgecomb discussed the life and legacy of her late husband, Judge George Edgecomb, who became the first black judge in Hillsborough County in 1973 at just 31 years old. Judge Edgecomb died tragically just a few years later at the age of 33, but his short life created a legacy that transcends time.

Shareholder Larry Dougherty is scheduled to participate in a virtual panel discussion on Advanced LLCs: Disputes in Operating Agreement Provisions and in Practice produced by the National Business Institute on June 21, 2023.

Chemere Ellis mentored students at the Stetson Black Law Student Association’s largest program of the year, Survival of the Fittest, on Saturday, February 25.

On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed a rule banning non-competition clauses in employment agreements. Approximately one in every five American workers, or 30 million people, are subject to a non-compete agreement.

Max McKinley attended the Mediation and Arbitration Luncheon CLE hosted by the Hillsborough County Bar Association on February 8, 2023. The event featured a discussion panel that included Guerra King P.A. Shareholder Peter King.

On February 6^th and 7^th members of the Florida Securities Dealers Association Board of Governors, including Guerra King attorneys George Guerra and Rob Jamieson, visited Tallahassee as part of an annual legislative meet and greet session.

Chemere Ellis served as a panelist at the Southern Region National Black Law Student Association’s (SRBLSA) 52nd Regional Convention on February 2, 2023. The theme of the convention was, “The Future Is Now,” and it consisted of panel discussions and career development programming for law students.

On February 3-4, 2023, shareholder Ailen Cruz attended the Florida Bar YLD AOC Conference in Daytona Beach. Lawyers from all over the State of Florida attended and participated in grant presentations, meetings, CLEs and social activities.

Chemere Ellis, who serves as Chair of the George Edgecomb Bar Association’s (GEBA) Law School Committee, attended Stetson Law’s Community Connection Reception on February 1, 2023.

We officially began celebrating Black History Month in the United States in 1986, when Congress passed Public Law 99-244 designating February 1986 as National Black History Month. It is as important now, as it was then, to highlight the history and contributions of African Americans because African American history is American history.