Adele I. Stone

SHAREHOLDER/REAL ESTATE PRACTICE GROUP CHAIR, BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY, Fort Lauderdale

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney is a full-service law firm with almost 450 professionals and offices nationwide. Stone is an AV-rated attorney who has practiced business and real estate law since 1978. She is a commercial arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association, a member of the South Florida Chapter of NAIOP and sits on the state Board of Directors of NAIOP.

EDUCATION: University of Florida (BA), University of Miami (JD)

IF I WERE GOVERNOR: I would have as my mantra — ‘Policy over Politics.’ I’d probably be a one-term governor!

INSPIRING FLORIDIAN: The late Gov. Leroy Collins, hands down. He was governor during the Civil Rights movement and while some of his earlier expressed beliefs would be objectionable today, he rose above the culture of his day and took positions on justice, equality and civil rights which were an anathema to many of his constituents.

WHAT I’VE LEARNED: “To listen, listen, listen. You will not only learn, but you will give someone else a chance to explain another point of view.”