Becker & Poliakoff Attorney Rosa de la Camara Appointed to Florida Community Association Living Study Council

Newly Formed State Group Will Receive Public Input on Community Association Living and Make Legislative Recommendations


FT. LAUDERDALE, FL--(Marketwire - September 25, 2008) - Becker & Poliakoff, P.A., a diversified commercial law firm with more than 125 attorneys in 13 offices throughout Florida, in New York City, and affiliated offices in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, today announced that attorney and shareholder Rosa de la Camara has been named a member of the newly created state Community Association Living Study Council. Ms. de la Camara was appointed to the Council, established by the Florida Legislature in 2008, by the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Marco Rubio.

The Council's role is to receive public input regarding issues of concern with respect to community association living and to make recommendations to the Legislature for changes in the law related to community associations.

Ms. de la Camara joined Becker & Poliakoff in 1987 and concentrates her practice exclusively on representing Boards of Condominiums and Homeowner Associations in Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.

"Rosa de la Camara has immersed herself in the many complex issues facing condo and homeowners association boards of directors, unit owners, managers and state and local policymakers," said Marco Rubio. "Her knowledge, experience and dedication will help to ensure that the Community Association Living Study Council achieves its goals of addressing the legislative needs of Florida's homeowner association population."

Ms. de la Camara previously served as a member of the Florida Advisory Council on Condominiums, the body charged as liaison between the public and the Division of Florida Land Sales and Condominiums. She has also served on the Board of Directors of the Community Associations Institute, Greater Miami Chapter and on the Editorial Advisory Board of Condominium Management Magazine. She serves as co-counsel for the Miami Beach Council of Condominiums.

Ms. de la Camara has over 20 years of experience participating as speaker in instructional and educational seminars concerning the Community Association Legal practice. She has been a featured panelist at symposiums on Community Association Law and a speaker at various workshops throughout South Florida concerning Community Association Law in both English and Spanish languages. Ms. de la Camara is a member of the Florida and Federal Bars, Dade County Bar Association and Cuban-American Bar Association. She served as a mentor in the S.T.A.R.S./H.O.P.E. Education opportunity program for high school minority students and served as a committee member for the Village of Key Biscayne.

About Becker & Poliakoff P.A.

Becker & Poliakoff is a diversified commercial law firm based in Ft. Lauderdale with more than 125 attorneys in 13 Florida offices, New York City and affiliated global offices in Czech Republic, China, France and Israel. The firm's core areas of practice include Real Estate, Condominium and Homeowners Association Law, Construction, International Business & Trade, Government Law & Lobbying, Civil and Commercial Litigation, and Corporate, Securities & Tax Law. For more information, visit: www.becker-poliakoff.com.

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