MIAMI – The Caribbean Bar Association held its 19th Annual Scholarship and Awards Banquet on Saturday, October 17, 2015 at the Miami Marriott Biscayne Bay.
The theme of the Banquet was “Celebrating Unity: Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers.” The Keynote speaker, Eugene Pettis, Esq., the first Black President of the Florida Bar, called upon the legal community to work together to address the lack of diversity in leadership in law firms and on the bench.
The Caribbean Bar Association (CBA ) installed its new executive board, recognized three law student scholarship recipients, and honored Babacar M’Bow, Director, Museum of Contemporary Art; Lisa Narcisse, Vice President, Branch Manager of PNC Bank; Embrace Music Foundation; and the Haitian Lawyers Association, for their contributions to the community.
Judges, lawyers and community leaders from across the state attended the event which featured music by steel pan artist Steel Away, Saxophonist Randy Corinthian, and a display of carnival costumes designed by Dru Chuck of Designs by Dru.
Caribbean Bar Association 19th Annual Scholarship Recipients
The newly installed Caribbean Bar Association executive board members
Michelle T. Bell, President, American Express General Counsel’s Organization, Cardmember and Merchant Litigation in Miami, FL.
Devona A. Reynolds Perez, President-Elect, Franchise Law & Complex Commercial Litigation Attorney at Murray Law, P.A. in Miami, FL.
Niyala A. Harrison, Vice-President, Public and Corporate Finance Attorney at Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP in Miami, FL.
Sharaine A. Sibblies, Treasurer, In House Counsel at JM Family Enterprises, Inc. in Deerfield Beach, FL.
Nikeisha Pryor, Secretary, Commercial Litigation Attorney at Broad and Cassel in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Kimare S. Dyer, Board Member, Complex Commercial Litigation Attorney at Lydecker Diaz in Miami, FL.
Serena Witter, Board Member, Complex Commercial Litigation Attorney at Petros & Elegant in Miami, FL.
Annika Ashton, Immediate Past President, Assistant County Attorney in the Broward County Attorney’s Office, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
