Living Legends

RONALD WEAVER

RETIRED SENIOR COUNSEL, STEARNS WEAVER MILLER WEISSLER ALHADEFF & SITTERSON, TAMPA

Weaver retired from the practice of law at the end of 2023, although he remains active in the community, especially at Tampa networking events, where he’s nicknamed “The Weave.” At the University of South Florida’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, he’s teaching courses on Vladimir Putin, Robert Oppenheimer and Samuel Adams. As a prominent land use attorney, Weaver was involved in the development and acquisition of more than $6 billion worth of property over 50 years. He has long been an advocate for affordable housing and better transportation options in the Tampa Bay area. Stearns Weaver Miller has more than 150 attorneys and offices in Miami, Coral Gables, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Tallahassee.

Sheldon Anderson

Grove Bank & Trust

Brian Ballard

Ballard Partners

Caroline Beasley

Beasley Broadcast Group

Rick Castillo

Castillo Engineering

Tracy Duda Chapman

A. Duda & Sons

ED CHILES

CHILES GROUP

ROBERT COKER

U.S. Sugar

John Crossman

Crossman & Co.

Maryann Ferenc

Mise en Place Hospitality Group

Richard Goldman

XCEED PREPARATORY ACADEMY

George Hanbury

Nova Southeastern University

Todd Jones

Publix Super Markets

Anne Kerr

Florida Southern College

INEZ LONG

BLACK BUSINESS INVESTMENT FUND FLORIDA

Joe Lopano

Tampa International Airport

Ken McGurn

McGurn Management

Linda McGurn

McGurn Management

Patrick K. Neal

Neal Communities

David Odahowski

Edyth Bush Charitable Foundation

Janet E. Petro

NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center

John Peyton

GATE Petroleum Company

Phil Purcell

Marine Industries Association

Paul Reilly

Raymond James Financial

Larry Richey

Cushman & Wakefield

John Rivers

4R Restaurant Group and 4Roots

Stephen Ross

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Greg Ruthven

The Ruthvens

Nancy Watkins

Robert Watkins & Co.

Ronald Weaver

STEARNS WEAVER MILLER