May 31, 2012

Rose La Femina, shareholder in Akerman Senterfitt’s Fort Lauderdale office, recently was named one of the 100 Outstanding Women of Broward County by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County for accomplishments in her career, personal life and volunteer efforts. The award was conferred at a ceremony at The Signature Grand in Davie, Florida, the evening of May 16.

Among La Femina's many volunteer efforts, she is a mentor and a scholarship committee member for Women of Tomorrow, a mentoring and scholarship program for at risk teenage girls. She is a member of the board of directors and the executive and development committees of Children's Home Society of Florida. She is also the ball committee corporate liaison and past president of Children's Home Society of Florida, East Broward Auxiliary, and a member of the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of Greater Fort Lauderdale/The Pride Center.

“Rose’s unstinting commitment to serve the underprivileged and vulnerable and bring about a positive change in their lives is commendable,” said David Ristaino, office managing shareholder for Akerman’s Fort Lauderdale office. “She is very deserving of this award, and is an example of the meaningful impact each of us can make in the communities where we live and work.”

La Femina is a Florida Bar board certified wills, trusts and estates attorney who focuses her practice in the areas of estate planning, trust and estates administration, probate and trust litigation, and tax. She represents business owners, corporate executives, wealthy individuals and professionals and their families with a wide-range of estate planning issues. She also works with non-traditional couples and families regarding the issues that gay and lesbian couples, as well as other individuals in nontraditional relationships, face including the legal complications associated with living together, adoption and separation.

About Akerman Senterfitt
Akerman is a leading transactions and trial law firm known for its core strengths in middle market M&A, within the financial services and real estate industries, and for a diverse Latin America practice. With more than 500 lawyers and government affairs professionals and a network of 19 offices, it is ranked among the top 100 law firms in the U.S. by The National Law Journal NLJ 250 (2012). Akerman also is ranked among the top 100 law firms for diversity by MultiCultural Law magazine (2011) and recognized as the law firm of the year for diversity – South by Benchmark Litigation (2012). More information can be found at akerman.com or twitter.com/akerman_law.