Background
Korchin, Judith Miriam was born on April 28, 1949 in Kew Gardens, New York, United States. Daughter of Arthur Walter and Mena Goldstein.
Korchin, Judith Miriam was born on April 28, 1949 in Kew Gardens, New York, United States. Daughter of Arthur Walter and Mena Goldstein.
1 son, Brian Edward. Bachelor with high honors, U. Florida, 1971. Juris Doctor with honors, 1974. Law clerk to judge The United States of America District Court, 1974-1976.
Associate, Steel, Hector &Davis, Miami, Florida, 1976-1981.
Partner, 1981-1987; partner Holland and Knight, Miami, 1987. Board of directors Florida Film & Recording Institute, 1982-1984.
Author, executive editor: U. Florida Law Review, 1973-1974. member U. Florida Law Center Council, 1980-1983. President alumni board U. Florida Law Review, 1983.
Worked at Holland & Knight Limited Liability Partnership (Miami, Florida) specializing in General Practice including Administrative Law, Admiralty, Agribusiness, Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Civil and White Collar Criminal Litigation, Computer Law, Construction Law, Environmental and Land Use, Energy, Financial Institutions, General Corporate, Health Care, Immigration, Intellectual Property, International Business, Labor/Employment/Employee Retirement Income Security Act, Legislation, Media Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Public Finance, Real Property, Securities and Corporate Finance, Taxation (State, Federal and International) and Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1974, Florida. Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa.
Phi Kappa Phi.
Phi Delta Phi. Who"s Who in America, Who"s Who in American Law. Executive Editor, University of Florida Law Review, 1973-1974.
Clerk to United States District Court Judge, C. Clyde Atkins, 1974-1976. President, University of Florida Law Review Alumni Board, 1982-1984.
Member, University of Florida Law Center Council, 1980-1982.
Dade County Chamber of Commerce Graduate, Leadership Miami 1984 Conference. Director, City Club of Miami, 1988-1993. Member, Saint Thomas University Law School Inn of Court, 1988-1993.
Member, Legal Assistance for the Poor Committee, The Florida Bar Foundation, 1988-1990.
Member, District XI Health and Human Services Board, State of Florida, 1993-1995 (Vice Chairman, 1993-1994). Member: Dade County (President, 1987-1988) and American Bar Associations.
The Florida Bar (Member, Judicial Nominating Commission Committee. Member, Civil Procedure Rules Committee, 1984-1989 and 1993-1995).
Fellow, American Bar Foundation.
American Arbitration Association (Complex Litigation Panel-Southeast, 1993). Code of Professional Responsibility Institute for Dispute Resolution (Panel-South, 1994). Holland & Knight is the largest law firm in Florida, with offices throughout Florida (Boca Raton, Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Lakeland, Miami, Orlando, Saint St. Petersburg, Tallahassee, Tampa and West Palm Beach), in Atlanta, Georgia and in Washington, District of Columbia The firm traces its origins to two separate firms, one which dates from the 1880"s and the other from the early 1900"son
Spessard L. Holland, former Florida Governor and United States Senator, founded one of the firms.
Peter O. Knight, one of the organizers of Tampa Electric Company and The Exchange National Bank of Tampa (the predecessor of NationsBank of Florida), founded the other. The two firms merged to form Holland & Knight in July 1968.
The firm comprises approximately 500 lawyers, including Chesterfield Smith, a former president of the American Bar Association, a former president of the State Bar of Georgia, two past presidents of The Florida Bar and many other lawyers who have distinguished themselves in public and professional service on local, state, national and international levels.
Member University Florida Law Center Council, 1980-1983. President alumni board University Florida Law Review, 1983. Board directors Florida Film & Recording Institute, 1982-1984.
President American Jewish Committee, since 2007, Miami-Dade, Broward, Florida, 2009, 10. Fellow: Florida Bar Foundation (subcommittee legal assistance for poor 1988-1990), American Bar Foundation. Member: American Bar Association (section alternative dispute resolution, vice chairman 1994-1995, co-chairman federal court mediation committee 1995, section labor and employment law, section litigation, house of deals 2009-2010), Florida Bar Association (vice chairman judicial nominating procedures committee 1982, civil procedure rules committee 1984-1989, 1993-1995), National Association Bank Women (television panelist greater Miami chapter 1987), National Association Women Business Owners (advisory council 1987-1988), Dade County Bar Association (board directors 1981-1982, treasurer 1982, secretary 1983, 3d vice president 1984, Second vice president 1985, 1st vice president 1986, president 1987), CPR Institute Dispute Resolution (national panelist since 1994, executive committee since 2003), American Arbitration Association (employment law panel, s.e. complex litigation panel since 1993, commercial law panel since 1993), Greater Miami Chamber of C. (committee professional development 1988-1990), Rabbinical Association Greater Miami (television panelist Still Small Voice 1987), City Club (board directors 1988-1993), Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa, Order of Coif.
Married Paul Maury Korchin, June 10, 1972. 1 son, Brian Edward.