June 28, 2012

Akerman Senterfitt announced today that Julie Williamson, a shareholder in the firm’s Miami office, was honored with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent’s Choice Award for her exemplary commitment to education, the Miami-Dade County Public Schools and its initiative, The Parent Academy. The award was presented at the annual Miami-Dade County Public Schools Community Partners Recognition and Awards Luncheon held May 21st at Jungle Island.

Williamson has worked to benefit the Miami-Dade school system and The Parent Academy through her role as founder and chair of the St. Martha Concert Committee and the St. Martha-Yamaha Concert Series. The series provides in-school concerts by its world class, award-winning musicians, presents art exhibits by student artists, and provides free tickets to students and parents who participate in The Parent Academy. Akerman has sponsored the series for the past eight years. Williamson is also a board member of The Foundation for New Education Initiatives, Inc.

Williamson works in Akerman’s Real Estate Practice and has received recognition as a real property transactional attorney, including extensive experience in leasing, lending, acquisitions, and real property title. Her clients range from individual entrepreneurs to national institutions. She has been elected to the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, appointed to the Advisory Board of Georgetown University School of Law's Advanced Commercial Leasing Institute, and is a past chair of the Real Property Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar.

The Akerman Real Estate Practice Group represents clients in complex real estate transactions, development and redevelopment projects, public-private initiatives, loan recovery, and litigation matters. Ranked among the top 50 real estate law firms in the industry by Law360, the group offers substantial industry experience and prominent local presence, advising corporations, developers, investors and governmental entities, often in high profile matters.

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 (2012) 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.