ACCOUNTANT
John E. Russi, CPA
John E. Russi, Certified Public Accountant, P.A.
7575 Dr. Phillips Blvd., Suite 320, Orlando • 407-345-1191
russicpa@aol.com
In 1991, John E. Russi, certified public accountant, formed John E. Russi, Certified Public Accountant, P.A., in the Dr. Phillips area of Southwest Orlando. He provides services to a wide array of businesses and individuals, including but not limited to accounting and bookkeeping; payroll preparation and returns; tax-return preparation and tax planning; and financial, retirement and succession planning.
Russi graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Conn., and is a member of the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He is a founder and former president of the Rotary Club of Southwest Orlando. He also served as a board member for Dr. Phillips Little League Inc. and Dr. P. Phillips YMCA Family Center.
ATTORNEYS
Lorena R. Cardama, Esq.
Korshak & Associates, P.A.
8680 Commodity Circle, Suite 200B, Orlando • 407-855-3333
www.korshaklaw.com
Lorena R. Cardama received her bachelor’s in sociology from Stetson University in 2003 and went on to receive her juris doctor degree from Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law in 2007. Before her admittance to the Florida Bar, she worked as a law clerk for Korshak & Associates, P.A. for more than five years and has handled issues in all aspects of the firm. Her practice includes landlord/tenant disputes, business closings, probate, real property transactions, adoption and immigration.
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Barbara Coenson, partner
KM Jackson Law Firm, P.A.
5728 Major Blvd., Suite 600, Orlando • 407-363-9020
www.kmjlawfirm.com
Barbara Coenson is a partner at KM Jackson Law Firm, P.A. Her passion to help others led her to the practice of law in the areas of estate planning, elder law, business law, real estate, family law and immigration law. She graduated cum laude with a juris doctor degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, and summa cum laude with a master’s in management from the Florida Institute of Technology.
Coenson has extensive experience in the corporate world, where she served as vice president of a global online computer corporation and vice president of a national marketing organization. She is a member of The Florida Bar, American Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, and National and Florida Academies of Elder Law Attorneys.
Coenson served as chair of the Orange County Bar Elder Law Committee in 2007-08, and she has published numerous articles and spoken at corporate, organization, conference and charity events.
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Lee Karina Dani, Esq.
Korshak & Associates, P.A.
8680 Commodity Circle, Suite 200B, Orlando • 407-855-3333
www.korshaklaw.com
Lee Karina Dani received her bachelor’s degree from Florida State University in 2000 and is a 2003 graduate of the University of Florida Levin College of Law. She has been a member of The Florida Bar since 2004.
Prior to working with Korshak & Associates, P.A., Dani interned at the Orange/Osceola Public Defender’s Office.
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Mary Ann Etzler, Esq.
deBeaubien, Knight, Simmons, Mantzaris & Neal, LLP
332 N. Magnolia Ave., Orlando• 407-422-2454
www.dbksmn.com
Mary Ann Etzler received an associate degree in 1977, bachelor’s from the University of South Florida in 1990 and juris doctor degree from Samford University Cumberland School of Law in 1995. She practices criminal defense, commercial and general civil litigation, and environmental and domestic relations.
From 1978 to 1992, Etzler worked for the St. Petersburg Police Department as a patrol sergeant and police academy instructor. From 1992 to 1995, she attended Cumberland, where she served on one of the school’s two law reviews, directed the senior trial team, and placed second in the 1994 national Negotiation Competition. Etzler served as an assistant state attorney for the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida from 1995 to 2000. Her duties included prosecuting post-conviction appeals, and she conducted about 100 felony, misdemeanor and juvenile trials.
Etzler, a mother of two boys, serves as a guardian ad litem, citizen’s dispute mediator, member of Leadership Orlando, and adjunct professor at the University of Phoenix. She also serves on the Christian Service Center of Central Florida Inc.’s board of directors and is president-elect of the Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers for 2009-10.
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Paula Ferreira
KM Jackson Law Firm, P.A.
5728 Major Blvd., Suite 600, Orlando • 407-363-9020
www.kmjlawfirm.com
Paula Ferreira graduated magna cum laude from Rollins College with a bachelor’s degree in international affairs. She is the firm’s immigration administrator and manages the immigration law practice. Ferreira brings 3.5 years of comprehensive immigration experience, along with a multinational perspective on world cultures, politics, economics and business. She also speaks four languages — English, Portuguese, Spanish and French.
Ferreira is responsible for the preparation and research of a number of specialized cases, including investor, temporary worker, employment, and family and marriage visas; green cards; asylum; naturalization; and others. Additionally, Ferreira is familiar with government institutions that regulate such affairs through the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice.
She is currently preparing for law school and will continue to strengthen her skills and knowledge in becoming a practicing lawyer.
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Kristen M. Jackson, partner
KM Jackson Law Firm, P.A.
5728 Major Blvd., Suite 600, Orlando • 407-363-9020
www.kmjlawfirm.com
Kristen M. Jackson is the founding partner of KM Jackson Law Firm, P.A. She graduated from Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg and was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1984. She has a master’s in taxation and is a Florida-certified public accountant.
Jackson has been practicing law in Orlando for 24 years and earned an AV-rating from Martindale Hubbell, signifying the highest level of professional excellence and integrity.
Jackson’s primary areas of practice include estate planning; and elder, business, real estate, family and immigration law. She is a member of The Florida Bar, Orange County Bar Association, Central Florida Estate Planning Council, Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Central Florida Real Estate Council, and American Immigration Lawyers Association. She is a past president of the Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers and past member of the Executive Council of Orange County Bar Association.
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Cary L. Moss, Esq.
Sawyer & Sawyer, P.A., Attorneys at Law
8913 Conroy-Windermere Road, Orlando • 407-909-1900
10369 Orangewood Blvd., Orlando • 407-354-0888
cmoss@sawyerandsawyerpa.com
www.lawyers.com/sawyersawyerlaw
Cary L. Moss, Esq., was admitted to the bar in 1998. She practices Medicaid planning, estate planning, guardianships, trust administration, special-needs trusts and probate. She received her bachelor’s in liberal arts from the University of Florida and juris doctor degree from Stetson University College of Law. She is a member of the Florida Bar, Orange County Bar Association, and National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
Sawyer & Sawyer, P.A., maintains a diversified practice that includes elder law, estate planning, asset preservation and protection, guardianships, social security disability, probate and trust administration, Medicaid planning, and business planning.
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Thomas P. Moss, Esq.
Sawyer & Sawyer, P.A., Attorneys at Law
8913 Conroy-Windermere Road, Orlando • 407-909-1900
10369 Orangewood Blvd., Orlando • 407-354-0888
cmoss@sawyerandsawyerpa.com
www.lawyers.com/sawyersawyerlaw
Thomas P. Moss, Esq., was admitted to the bar in 1998. He practices business and corporate planning, estate planning, guardianships, trust administration and probate. He received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from Bowling Green State University, master’s from Stetson University, and juris doctor degree from Stetson University College of Law. He is a member of The Florida Bar, Orange County Bar Association, and National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
Sawyer & Sawyer, P.A., maintains a diversified practice that includes elder law, estate planning, asset preservation and protection, guardianships, social security disability, probate and trust administration, Medicaid planning, and business planning.
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Jeffrey B. Sexton
Jeffrey B. Sexton, P.A.
32 N. Kirkman Road, Orlando • 407-293-1144
www.sextonlaw.com
Jeffrey B. Sexton is originally from Augusta, Ga. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in sociology from Valdosta State College (now Valdosta State University) and attended law school at Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis), graduating with a juris doctor degree in 1992. He served as a law clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge James H. Allen for one year before to moving to Orlando. Prior to attending law school, Sexton worked as a hospital risk manager and medical malpractice insurance adjuster.
He has exclusively practiced personal injury law in Orlando since 1993, opening his own law practice in 1996, where every client receives personal attention from Sexton and his paralegal. Sexton’s cases include automobile accidents, medical malpractice, dog bite or animal attack injuries, slip and fall injuries, motorcycle accidents, and drowning and wrongful death cases.
FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS
Michael Fraher, MBA, ChFC, LUTCF, CRPC, Senior Financial Advisor
Ameriprise Financial
719 Peachtree Road, Suite 100, Orlando • 407-206-7487
michael.a.fraher@ampf.com
Michael Fraher, MBA, ChFC, LUTCF, CRPC, and his wife of 20 years, Kathy, are Bay Hill residents. His areas of focus include personal financial planning for retirement, retirement-plan distributions, income- and wealth-preservation strategies, investments, and tax- and estate-planning strategies. Fraher helps his clients understand what is important to them and their families and keeps them on track as their situations evolve and market conditions change. This provides effective, personalized solutions over time, and he values the long-term relationships with his clients developed through this process.
Fraher, an Ameriprise Platinum Financial Services adviser, has qualified for the company’s Circle of Success, and is a member of the Million Dollar Roundtable, Society of Financial Services Professionals, and Central Florida Estate Planning Council. He received his Master of Business Administration from Suffolk University in Boston and has earned the Chartered Financial Consultant, Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow, and Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor designations.
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Frédéric Guitton, Central Florida area sales manager, senior loan officer
National City Mortgage, a division of National City Bank
901 N. Lake Destiny Drive, Suite 322, Maitland • 407-389-3903
fred.guitton@ncmc.com
www.ncmc.com/fred
Frédéric Guitton has been with National City Mortgage for nine years and currently serves as an area sales manager. Before his current position, Guitton served as a sales manager and loan officer.
His focus is to provide financial solutions based on each client’s financial situation, goals and expectations. Guitton does not believe in the one-product-fits-all mentality and understands the importance of being an adviser first.
Guitton graduated from a university in France and spent a year studying in Nottingham, England. He studied chemical engineering, and his analytical skills have been a primary component in his ability to assist his clients.
He has been a top producer in Florida since the beginning of his career and was recognized by the National City Platinum Circle. In 2006, he was also named Retail Loan Originator of the Year by the Mortgage Bankers Association of Central Florida. Guitton, who supports the Children’s Home Society of Florida, lives in Orlando with his wife and son.
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