• Joseph L. Najmy
  Firm Principal
  
• Stephen W. Thompson
  Firm Principal
  
• Richard A. Weller
  Firm Principal
  
• Louis J. Najmy
  Firm Principal
  
• Mark F. Dahle, Jr.
  Associate
  
• Michael J. Smith
  Associate
  
• Elizabeth C. Pennewill
  Associate
  
• David C. Meyer
  Associate
  
• Randolph L. Smith
  Associate
  
• Harry W. Haskins
  Of Counsel

Elizabeth "Betsy" C. Pennewill

Areas of Practice:

Bar Admissions:

Education:

Stetson University College of Law, 1998, J.D., Magna Cum Laude, Law Review, named Outstanding Senior Member, Fall 1997

Internship with The Honorable Alexander M. Paskay, United States Chief Bankruptcy Judge, Middle District of Florida, Spring 1997
Miami University, B.S., Finance, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships:

The Florida Bar Elder Law Section

The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section

Manatee County Bar Association

Junior League of Manatee County (President 2006-2007), sustaining member

PACE Center for Girls Volunteer (Function Host 2008, 2009)

Saint Stephen's Episcopal School Volunteer (Co-Chair Falcon 5K Run, 2009, 2010)

South Florida Museum Volunteer (Snooty Gala Committee, 2008, 2009)

Publications:

Contacting Chambers, American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, June 2001 (Vol. 5, No. 9)

Consenting to the Magistrate Judge, American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, January 2003 (Vol. 7, No. 4)

Birth Information:

Born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana

Personal:

Betsy is an associate and practices in the firm's Estate Planning Group. Her practice involves Estate and Trust Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, and Elder Law issues. Betsy served as a Law Clerk for The Honorable Mark. A. Pizzo, United States Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Florida from 2000-2003. She also practiced for a large law firm in Tampa with a focus on real estate transactions and corporate lending matters. Prior to going to law school, she spent five years working for Bank of America in Tampa, primarily as a commercial lender. Born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana, she moved to Florida in 1990, and has lived in Bradenton since 2003.