Martin new partner with Aloia, Roland, Lubell & Morgan, PLCC

Jonathan A. Martin has joined Aloia, Roland, Lubell & Morgan, PLCC as a new partner, specializing in personal injury and wrongful death cases.

An advocate of constitutional law, Martin’s journey now includes a bid for elected office. Endorsed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, Martin is seeking the Florida Senate seat for District 27 currently occupied by Sen. Ray Rodrigues. Martin, a Republican, has only a write-in opponent facing him in the general election on Tuesday, Nov. 8. If elected, he would be sworn in as the next Senator, representing most of Lee County, in late November.

A graduate of the Liberty University School of Law, Martin passed the Florida Bar and immediately went to work as Assistant State Attorney for Florida’s Twentieth Judicial Circuit from 2009-14. He was responsible for prosecuting all state crimes in Glades County for three years and was felony prosecutor for Lee County from 2012-14. In all, he handled over 6,000 cases and 89 trials.

Martin, 40, also spent time in the Fort Myers City Attorney’s Office and as a legal instructor for the Southwest Florida Public Service Academy. He comes to Aloia Roland from Parvey & Cavenago, P.A.

Aloia, Roland, Lubell & Morgan, PLLC is a full-service law firm with practice areas in business and real estate law, commercial litigation, personal injury and wrongful death, civil litigation, family law, estate planning and probate. Established in 2004 and led by senior partners, Frank Aloia, Jr., Ty Roland, Evan Lubell, Jack Morgan III, and partners Danielle Levy Seitz and Scott Hertz, the firm has deep roots in Southwest Florida, proudly serving its community. Aloia Roland is headquartered at 2222 Second Street in downtown Fort Myers. Learn more at www.LawDefined.com or call 239-791-7950.

Federal Reserve to give economic outlook at Above Board Chamber luncheon in October

The Above Board Chamber of Florida is bringing top experts to town to give valuable insight on how the Federal Reserve is navigating the current economic storm. Hear their views on interest rates, labor, employment, supply chain, prices and more during the special event Fort Myers.

The Lee County event will be held from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Crowne Plaza Bell Tower, 13051 Bell Tower Dr.

e Miami Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, will be the guest speaker. She is responsible for Miami’s board of directors and Advisory Council on Travel and Tourism. She previously worked with the New York Federal Reserve.

Amelia Biehl, Ph.D., from the Lutgert College of Business, Florida Gulf Coast University will also share her expertise. She is the chair of the Department of Economics & Finance at FGCU and was previously an economics professor at the University of Michigan-Flint. The empirical micro economist has research that has been published in several high-level academic journals.

Register for either event at AboveBoardChamber.com or call Above Board Chamber CEO Jeanne Sweeney at 239-910-7426. The cost of the event, including lunch, is $55 for members and $75 for non-members. Please RSVP by Monday, Oct. 10.

Air Pros USA launches Veterans Day giveaway

As we approach Veterans Day, Air Pros USA will honor local men and women who served or are currently serving in the U.S. military. Air Pros USA has launched the company’s 3rd annual Veterans Day Giveaway in Fort Myers to award one veteran or active-duty service member a free air conditioning unit with installation.

Throughout the entire month of September, anyone can nominate a deserving veteran for Air Pros USA Veterans Day Giveaway by filling out a short application at https://airprosusa.com/Veterans. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, Sept. 30. The contest is open to active military, retired service members and veterans who were discharged under general or honorable conditions. All nominees in need to own their home in the Fort Myers area.

Air Pros USA is dedicated to the veterans’ community, instituting this tradition leading up to Veterans Day, by helping those in need. This year, the company will host the giveaway in multiple U.S. cities across Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Texas and Colorado.

For more information and a complete list of official rules for the Veterans Day Giveaway, visit https://airprosusa.com/Veterans.

Air Pros USA currently employs more than 700 experienced professionals in more than a dozen metro Service locations including Miami, Orlando, Dallas, Atlanta, Colorado Springs, Mobile and Spokane. For more information, visit www.airprosusa.com.

Priority Marketing’s Golden earns APR credential

Emily Golden, senior public relations manager at Priority Marketing, has received the universal Accreditation in Public Relations credential through the Universal Accreditation Board, a consortium of nine professional communication organizations.

The APR credential reflects a mastery of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to succeed in public relations, as well as a commitment to the profession and its code of ethics.

Only 4,300 active public relations professionals worldwide, including 43 in Southwest Florida, have earned the APR credential, which requires candidates to pass an oral presentation before a panel of accredited professionals and a rigorous computer-based examination that addresses competence in 60 areas of knowledge, skills and abilities associated with the public relations profession.

At Priority Marketing, Golden is responsible for helping clients increase their awareness through public relations strategies, which include drafting and distributing news releases, contributed articles, guest opinions, blogs, media pitches and awards submissions. Golden also provides media training and counseling, media event planning and communications strategies for a diverse client base that includes nonprofit organizations, small start-up businesses and large companies.

Golden, a Fort Myers native, earned a bachelor of arts degree in communication, with a concentration in public relations, from Florida Gulf Coast University.

Founded in 1992 by Teri Hansen, APR, Priority Marketing is a Southwest Florida full-service marketing, advertising, public relations, website development and digital marketing agency celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2022. For more information, please call 239-267-2638 or visit PriorityMarketing.com.