ANNOUNCEMENTS December 2015 Challenge Accepted! December 2015 Congratulations to CFAWL! Winner of the Outstanding Civic and Service Group Award From the National Philanthropy Day Awards Calling all Kudos! Send announcements of awards, honors, bar leadership, lectures, degrees, publications, new employment, and other news to before the end of each month to be included in next edition of CFAWL Kudos! December 2015 Congratulations to the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida for winning the top website honors from the National Association for Court Management December 2015 Elesa Rectanus has joined the firm of Sloane and Johnson, PLLC, a boutique law firm focusing on corporate, real estate, tax and international law. December 2015 Brittany G. Melendez was sworn into practice by the Honorable Greg Tynan. She accepted an associate position with Walton Lantaff Schroeder & Carson, LLP, which is the oldest statewide law firm and serves clients throughout nine offices. December 2015 Aimee M. Adams has joined McDonald Toole Wiggins as an associate focusing on civil litigation, with an emphasis on complex product liability, commercial, and catastrophic injury matters. December 2015 Save the Date! CFAWL Holiday Party Tuesday, December 8, :30pm to 7:30pm Womens Club of Winter Park Holidays All Year Long Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Details to come Follow us on #CFAWL Instagram: CFAWLOrlando #CFAWL LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/central- florida-association-for-women-lawyers #CFAWL CFAWL is a professional organization devoted to: 1. Actively promoting the advancement and recognition of members in the legal profession; 2.Expanding leadership and involvement of its members in the community at large; 3.Furthering the common interests of, and encouraging camaraderie and learning among, its members; 4.Facilitating women's opportunities and rights; and 5.Upholding the highest standards of integrity, honor, and courtesy in the legal profession.