TBBJ Top Corporate Counsel Honoree – Dipa Shah, Senior Vice President, General Counsel

Top Corporate Counsel honors outstanding in-house counsel, attorneys, and general counsel who are leaders and play a key role in their company or organization’s success. Criteria for nominees were:

Be an in-house counsel at a private sector business or public company, nonprofit organization, or government entity

Have at least one year of service at his/her current workplace for each category, or 20 years of service to be considered for the Lifetime Achievement Award

Work and reside in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Manatee, Sarasota, Polk or Hernando counties

This year’s honorees are listed here in alphabetical order:

• Phillip Bayt, W.S. Badcock Corp.
• Isorys Dilone, Valet Living
• Shannon Eichberg, Jabil Inc.
• David Glogoff, Catalina
• Robert Haley, Lutheran Services Florida Inc.
• Allison Hicks, Bloomin’ Brands
• Jonn Hoppe, Lakeland Regional Health
• Yolanda Jameson, BluePearl Specialty Emergency Pet Hospital
• Sheila Kalteux, Lincare
• Andrea Kiehl, Sykes Enterprises Inc.
• Lauren Kiley, AgAmerica Lending
• Maja Lacevic, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer and Research Institute
• Melanie Nealis, Helios Technologies Inc.
• Mark Osborne, Grow Financial Federal Credit Union
• Jeffrey Reese, Ultimate Medical Academy
• Dipa Shah, Coast Dental
• Rania Shehata, Tech Data Corp.
• John Wilson, Quality Distribution Inc.

Additionally, three honorees have been named in individual categories:

• Rising star: Sandra Cuello, Bloomin’ Brands
• Community champion: Valeria Obi, Midland Credit Management Inc.
• Lifetime achievement: Leslie Stein, Leslie Reicin Stein PL