Stephanie Lieb is the 2025-2026 Chair of the Business Law Section. She is a Shareholder at Trenam Law in Tampa where she serves as leader of its Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights Practice Group. Stephanie has served in numerous positions with the Section over her 18 years of service, being recently honored as Member of the Year for her contributions.
In her statewide practice Stephanie represents a diverse array of clients, including purchasers, fiduciaries, landlords, and lenders, in bankruptcy court, as well as pre-bankruptcy workouts and restructurings, judgment enforcement proceedings, commercial foreclosures, and other commercial real estate matters. She is Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification, a distinction held by fewer than 50 lawyers in Florida and has also been named as a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy. In addition to her practice as an advocate, Stephanie is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil Mediator, mediating bankruptcy contested matters and adversary proceedings, commercial foreclosures and replevin actions, commercial landlord-tenant disputes, as well as general real estate litigation issues.
Peter F. Valori is the 2025-2026 Chair Elect and Managing Partner of Damian | Valori | Culmo, where he concentrates his practice on complex business litigation, including corporate, contract, real estate, employment, professional negligence, and trademark matters. He is admitted to practice in all Florida federal district courts, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Mr. Valori has held numerous leadership roles within The Florida Bar and the American Bar Association, including Chair positions in key committees focused on Business Litigation, Communications, and E-discovery. He is also a recognized speaker and author on topics such as business torts, financial fraud, non-compete agreements, injunctions, and electronic discovery.
Mr. Valori has received numerous professional accolades, including being named a Super Lawyer every year from 2006 to 2025, a Legal Elite lawyer by Florida Trend magazine, and a Top Lawyer by South Florida Legal Guide. He holds an AV Preeminent® Rating from Martindale-Hubbell®, reflecting the highest level of professional excellence. In addition to his legal work, Mr. Valori is dedicated to community service—he has in the past chaired the Strategic Planning Committee and served on the Board of Directors of Educate Tomorrow, and has advocated for abused and neglected children through Lawyers for Children America. He earned his B.S. from Pennsylvania State University and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law, where he was a member of the University of Miami Law Review.
Manuel (“Manny”) Farach is 2024-2025 Immediate Past Chair of the Business Law Section. Manuel Farach is a shareholder of Mrachek, Fitzgerald, Rose, Konopka, Thomas & Weiss, P.A. where he represents businesses and individuals in complex real estate, business, and appellate issues, including complex commercial litigation, real estate
litigation and transactions, creditor’s rights, and bankruptcy. Manny has served in numerous positions with the Section, including as Chair-Elect, Secretary, Treasurer, and as Chair of the Section’s Legislation, Sponsorship, Business Litigation, and Computer Law Committees. Manny is an elected member of the Florida Bar Board of
Governors, the Board of Governors of the American College of Real Estate Lawyers, and of the American Law Institute. He is past Chair of the Florida Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions for Contract Cases, the Judicial Nominating Commissions for the Fourth District Court of Appeal and the 19th Circuit Court, and the American Bar Association’s Real Property Litigation Group. Manny has served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association since 1990 and as a Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil Mediator since 2009. He is past President of several voluntary bar organizations, and sits on the Executive Councils of the Business Law, Real Property, and ADR Sections of the Florida Bar. Manny has been recognized by his peers by several awards, including Board Certified Lawyer of the Year by The Florida Bar, Member of the Year by the Business Law Section, the Judge Edward Rodgers Diversity Award and Sidney Stubbs Professionalism Awards by the Palm Beach County Bar Association, and the Legal Aid Society Pro Bono Award.
The Executive Council is the governing body of the Section and is made up of the Section’s officers, chairs and vice-chairs of the substantive and standing committees, and all members of the Long Range Planning committee.
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Exhibit 1 – Minutes from June 26 2025 Executive Council Annual Meeting
BLS 2024-2025 Financial Roll Up
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