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.
Woody Pollack is the Treasurer of the Business Law Section. He is a partner in the Tampa office of Shutts & Bowen, where he is Co-Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group. Woody is Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law by The Florida Bar. He focuses his practice on litigating complex patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret disputes. He also counsels clients extensively in developing patent and trademark portfolios. Woody is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator.
A Martindale-Hubbell AV® rated attorney, Woody has been recognized by Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers in America®, Florida Super Lawyers, and Florida Trend’s Legal Elite. Woody has served extensively on the Executive Council of the Florida Bar Business Law Section. He has chaired a number of its committees, including its Intellectual Property Committee and Legislation Committee. He is also a former chair of the Florida Bar’s Intellectual Property Board Certification Committee. Woody has also been an adjunct professor at Stetson College of Law, teaching Trademark Law since 2019.
Dineen Pashoukos Wasylik is the 2025-26 Secretary of the Section. Her Tampa-based boutique law firm, DPW Legal, concentrates on copyright and trademark counseling and litigation, and appellate representation before all state and Federal appellate courts. She is board certified in both Intellectual Property Law and Appellate Practice, making her the only lawyer in Florida to hold those two certifications simultaneously. Dineen is a frequent writer and lecturer on intellectual property, appellate, and technology topics throughout the state. Dineen has held numerous leadership positions in the Business Law Section, including being the f chair of the Health & Wellness Task Force and founding chair of the Amicus Committee.
Stephanie Lieb is the Immediate Past 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.
Role of the Executive Council
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.
