Florida Association of Women Lawyers Luncheon at Mottai
At the Coral Gables hotspot, SocialMiami hosted a luncheon celebrating the newly installed leadership at FAWL, which began with words of inspiration from three prominent judges.
SocialMiami editor Brett Graff hosted at Mottai Miami – the newest culinary hotspot to hit Coral Gables offering a bold reimagining of Japanese dishes – a luncheon celebrating the Florida Association of Women Lawyers. Allison J. Leonard, partner at Damian | Valori | Culmo was installed as President and Melissa Roca Shaw, Assistant United States Attorney, is now President-Elect.
To begin the luncheon, the newly installed officers as well as guests from the city’s most prominent law firms heard words of inspiration from Appellate Court Judge Bronwyn Miller, Circuit Court Judge Vivianne del Rio and Circuit Court Judge Migna Sanchez-Llorens.
They all enjoyed the restaurants signature dishes including Rock Shrimp with spicy aioli and chili threat, Hamachi with white soy ponzu, jalapeno and citrus oroshi, Black Cod with yuzu soy and den miso, Black Garlic Chicken with carrot puree and charred scallion and a Yaki Udon hotpot with wild mushrooms and baby bok choy.
Brett Graff is SocialMiami’s managing editor and has been a journalist covering money, people and power for over 20 years. Graff contributes to national media outlets including Reuters, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, Maxim, and the PBS show, Nightly Business Report. A former U.S. government economist, her nationally syndicated column The Home Economist was first published in The Miami Herald and then on the Tribune Content Agency, available to over 400 publications nationwide. She is broadcast weekly on two iHeartRadio news shows and is the author of “Not Buying It: Stop Overspending & Start Raising Happier, Healthier, More Successful Kids.”
