Law

Gregory C. Yadley

Partner, Shumaker, Tampa

Shumaker was founded in 1925, and Yadley joined the firm 30 years ago. The firm provides legal counsel to individuals, small businesses, health care providers, nonprofits, Fortune 500 companies, and international corporations. As past Chair of The Florida Bar Business Law Section and longtime chair of its Long-Range Planning Committee, Yadley has led an effort to enhance professionalism by promoting active involvement in continuing legal education, pro bono efforts, access to justice and civility in the practice of law.

EDUCATION: Dartmouth College (BA), George Washington University Law School (JD)

MENTOR: Justin Klein was my branch chief at the Securities and Exchange Commission. He taught me how to be an effective lawyer, to build a file, to best present myself at a meeting, even what suit to wear. He said that my reputation would be my most valuable attribute, that integrity was non-negotiable.

INSPIRING FLORIDIAN: My father, who came to Tampa as a soldier during World War II. He became a successful businessman, was president of his Rotary Club and his synagogue, and was on the development board of St. Joseph’s Hospital. He never criticized others, was unfailingly polite, and generous.

MOTIVATIONAL MANTRA: Define what success means. It’s not a home run or a minimum requirement; it’s an aggressive, but realistic, goal. Next, stay focused and don’t get discouraged. Savor the achievement and move on. There is another opportunity for success tomorrow.

BRYAN AYLSTOCK

Aylstock Witkin Kreis & Overholtz

Dean Cannon

GrayRobinson

CHARLES S. CAULKINS

FISHER PHILLIPS

Jamie Alan Cole

Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman

Lisa Colon

Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr

DEAN COLSON

Colson, Hicks, Eidson

Jaret L. Davis

Greenberg Traurig

Leticia Diaz

Barry University School of Law

ALBERT E. DOTSON JR.

BILZIN SUMBERG

Barbara Fernandez

Hinshaw & Culbertson

Michelle Gervais

Blank Rome

Robert J. Grammig

Holland & Knight

Donald J. Hayden

Mark Migdal & Hayden

YOLANDA CASH JACKSON

Becker & Poliakoff

Fred Karlinsky

Greenberg Traurig

LORI KILLINGER

LEWIS, LONGMAN & WALKER

BRAD KIMBRO

Holland & Knight

ALAN KLUGER

KLUGER, KAPLAN, SILVERMAN, KATZEN & LEVINE

Gary Lesser

Lesser Lesser Landy & Smith

Laird Lile

Laird A. Lile

Sigrid McCawley

Boies Schiller Flexner

Patricia Mendez-Cambo

Softbank Group International

Michael Minton

Dean Mead

Harvey E. Oyer III

Shutts & Bowen

MIKE PAPANTONIO

Levin Papantonio Rafferty

Wayne Pathman

Pathman Schermer Tandy

Bill Perry

Gunster

Eugene Pettis

Haliczer Pettis & Schwamm

Sean Pittman

Pittman Law Group

Edward Pozzuoli

Tripp Scott

Peter Prieto

Podhurst Orseck

Rocky Rodriguez

BUCHANAN, INGERSOLL & ROONEY

Gary L. Sasso

Carlton Fields

JILL S. SCHWARTZ

JILL S. SCHWARTZ AND ASSOCIATES

Adele Stone

Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney

EVERETT WILSON

Polsinelli

Jéan E. Wilson

Greenberg Traurig

Gregory C. Yadley

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick