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infrastructure. He joined the recovery facilities, housing and other local Firm in April 1986 and was previously associated with the firm of Livermore, Klein and Lott, P.A., Jacksonville, Florida. As a member of the Firm, Mr. Mustian continues to limit his practice to municipal finance. WILLIAM D. ( DANNY) TYLER William D. ( Danny) Tyler was a shareholder in Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal and Banker, P. A., Tampa, Florida before joining the Firm in June 1993. Mr. Tyler has practiced municipal bond, federal tax and securities law for over thirty -two years. For five years, he served as Legislative Assistant to Congressman Wilbur D. Mills, the then -Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the United States House of Representatives. For nine years, Mr. Tyler was a partner in the Washington, D. C. law firm of Riddell, Fox, Holroyd & Jackson, P. C., emphasizing municipal finance, federal tax law and structured financings. Mr. Tyler has significant experience in federal arbitrage law and has served as special tax counsel in numerous refunding transactions. Mr. Tyler has served as bond counsel and underwriters' counsel in structured financings, including financing solid waste disposal facilities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and, most recently, the financing of The Florida Aquarium and the Ice Palace, home of the NHL franchise of the Tampa Bay Lightning. As a Vice President for Public Finance for Central Bank of the South, Mobile, Alabama for two years, Mr. Tyler served as financial advisor to local governments as well as performing investment banking services, predominantly in the development and structuring of refunding transactions. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alabama in 1968 and his Juris Doctor degree with_honors from the University of Arkansas in 1976. Mr. Tyler is a member of the Arkansas ( 1977), District of Columbia ( 1978), Alabama 1985) and Florida ( 1988) bars and is admitted to practice before the United States Tax Court. 118-  STEVEN E. MILLER Mr. Miller graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1989, with honors. Mr. Miller joined the Firm in March 1992 and focuses entirely on the practice of governmental finance. From March 1990 through February 1992, Mr. Miller was associated with the law firm of Trenam, Simmons, Kemker, Scharf, Barkin, Frye & O'Neill, P.A., Tampa, Florida. As a shareholder in the Firm, Mr. Miller has served as bond counsel, underwriters' counsel, disclosure counsel and trustee's counsel in a variety of tax -exempt financings involving cities, counties, school districts, special districts and authorities and private borrowers. Transactions in which Mr. Miller has been involved include financings of general governmental infrastructure, water, sewer and solid waste facilities, educational facilities, health care facilities, manufacturing facilities and transportation facilities. Mr. Miller received his Bachelor of Science degree in finance, with high honors, from the University of Florida in 1985. CHRISTOPHER M. TRABER Mr. Traber graduated with high honors from Ohio University ( B. B. A. 1992) with a degree in accounting. He received his law degree with honors from the University of Miami School of Law ( J. D. 1995), where he was an associate editor of the Inter -American Law Review. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Traber served as a senior tax consultant for two years with the accounting firm of Ernst & Young LLP and was associated with the Tampa law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick LLP, where he practiced tax and corporate law. He joined the Firm's Public Finance Practice in January 1999, and is a member of the Florida Bar and National Association of Bond Lawyers. Mr. Traber has served as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, underwriters' counsel and special counsel for a variety of transactions with primary emphasis --on. financing health care facilities, water and wastewater facilities, manufacturing facilities, educational facilities, transportation facilities and projects involving development and implementation of special revenues for local governments, such as special assessments. JUNIOUS D. BROWN III Mr. Brown served as director of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation' s affordable housing mortgage guarantee and asset management programs for three years prior to joining the Firm. In his capacity as director, Mr. Brown oversaw Florida Housing' s provision of credit enhancement in connection with various tax -exempt bond and low -income housing tax credit transactions, managed housing inventory and mortgage guarantee exposure in excess of $1 billion, and established and maintained relationships with nationally- recognized rating agencies and bond insurers. Prior to his tenure with Florida Housing, Mr. Brown was associated with the Tallahassee firm of Katz, Kutter, Haigler, Alderman, Bryant & Yon, P. A. for three years, where he practiced transactional, corporate and insurance regulatory law. Mr. Brown earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics from Florida A &M University in 1993 and Juris Doctor and Master of Business Administration ( Real Estate and Urban Land Economics) degrees in 1998 from the University of Wisconsin -Madison. As a member of the Firm, Mr. Brown' s practice focuses on municipal finance. 119-  CRYSTALYN R. CAREY Ms. Carey is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of South Florida with a bachelor' s degree in political science and a magna cum laude graduate of the Florida State University College of Law ( J. D. 2000) where she was an Associate Editor of the Law Review and Executive Editor of the Journal of Transnational Law and Policy. Ms. Carey joined the firm in 2000 and concentrates her practice in the areas of public finance, real estate and governmental law. Ms. Carey has extensive experience in public finance transactions as bond counsel, issuer' s counsel and underwriter' s /disclosure counsel representing various counties, cities, and housing finance authorities throughout the State. Ms. Carey also has participated as real estate counsel in numerous real estate transactions and is an authorized member agent of Old Republic Title Insurance Ms. Carey' s governmental law experience includes various impact fee and special assessment projects throughout the State. Ms. Carey is a member of The Florida Bar. ERNEST E. D' ANGELO, JR. Mr. D'Angelo graduated summa cum laude from Rutgers College ( B.A. 2001) with a degree in Political Science. In Rutgers University — 2004, he received his law degree from Harvard University (J.D.). Mr. D'Angelo joined the firm in October 2007, and will concentrate his practice in the area of municipal finance, representing counties and municipalities in connection with the financing of public utility systems, roads and various other public facilities. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. D'Angelo was associated with the New Jersey law firm of Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith Davis LLP, where he practiced general corporate law. R.ITESH .S. PATEL Ritesh S. Patel graduated cum laude with honors from the In 2002, Mr. Florida State University ( B. S. 1998) with a degree in Political Science. Patel received his law degree from the University of Florida College of Law ( J. D., with honors). Mr. Patel joined NG &N in October 2002 and practices with the Firm's Public Finance Group. During his tenure with NG &N, Mr. Patel has worked on numerous tax - exempt financings in the capacity of bond counsel, disclosure counsel and underwriter's counsel representing various Florida school districts, municipalities, counties and special districts. In the area of education facilities financing, Mr. Patel has experience in transactions general obligation bonds, TANS, RANS, certificates of utilizing participation, sales tax revenues bonds and qualified zone academy bonds. Additionally, Mr. Patel has general municipal finance experience representing counties and municipalities in connection with the financing of public utility systems, roads and other transportation facilities /systems, the acquisition of environmentally sensitive lands and various other public facilities. TERESA L. PRINCE Ms. Prince graduated with honors from the University of Florida, where she was the President of Phi Delta Phi, Legal Honor Fraternity. Ms. Prince joined NG &N in August 2007 and is a member of the Florida Bar. Ms. Prince practices with the firm's Public Finance Group and has been involved in transactions facilities, governmental infrastructure, community financing retirement general 120- redevelopment areas and community development districts. Ms. Prince was appointed to the Hillsborough County Educational Facilities Authority, which makes recommendations to the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners regarding the issuance of revenue bonds for nonprofit higher educational facilities. GOVERNMENTAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW PRACTICE The following constitute attorneys in the Firm actively involved in its governmental and administrative law practice: ROBERT L. NABORS Mr. Nabors represented County the Board of Commissioners of Brevard County, Florida and various Brevard County constitutional offices and agencies as County Attorney from 1969 through 1982. Mr. Nabors is a past president of the Florida Association of County Attorneys and served as Chairman of the Local Government Law Section of The Florida Bar during 1979 -80 ( now known as the City, County and Local Government Law Section). Mr. Nabors served as General Counsel to Governor Graham from March through August 1981 and as Special Counsel to Governor Graham for Legislative Affairs from December 1981 through May 1982. As Special Counsel, Mr. Nabors was responsible for coordinating the legislative efforts on the approval of an additional one cent sales tax in 1982, which included the Local Government Half Cent Sales Tax. He was appointed by Governor Graham to the Governor's Tax Reform Commission in 1979. Mr. Nabors was appointed by Governor Askew as Chairman of the Florida Solar Energy Task Force and served from 1975 through 1978. Mr. Nabors has also served on other state commissions and study groups, including the Public Service Commission Nominating Council, the Governor's Public Facility Financing Commission, the Governor's Task Force on Medical Malpractice, and the Governor's Task Force on Community Mental Health. Mr. Nabors has served as a member of the Florida Supreme Court Nominating Commission, as a member of the Fourth District Court of Appeal Nominating Commission, as a member and chairman of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Nominating Commission, and as a member of the Federal Judicial Nominating Commission for the Northern District of Florida. Mr. Nabors was appointed by the late Governor Chiles as a member of the Governor's Growth