Florida Banking November 2021

KUDOS

Retirement Congratulations and Thanks to Russell B. Hale, Esq., of the Akerman Law Firm T he Florida Bankers Association would like to congratulate Russell Hale

Attorney Hale is a member of both the Florida Bar and Oregon Bar and is board certified in tax law by The Florida Bar. Hale has been annually listed by The Best Lawyers in America for a decade. He holds an LLM in tax from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and received his Juris Doctorate from Willamette University College of Law. We wish Hale the very best in his retirement and want to publicly recognize him for his long time and prestigious representation of the Florida Bankers Association.

of the Akerman law firm on his retirement. For over 20 years, Hale has served as legal counsel to the FBA in the areas of banking, trust banking, bank regulatory matters, estate planning and state tax. Over Hale’s many years of service as our counsel, he has been a valuable voice for FBA’s government relations team to forward many legislatively significant proposals through the Florida Legislature.

Thank you for your many valuable contributions to our industry, Russ!

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