The Draves Law Firm
120 E. Concord St.
Orlando, FL 32801
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April 4, 2011
Davey Spicciati, attorney for The Draves Law Firm, helps raise $3000 in Orlando’s first “Critter Crawl”
Davey Spicciati, Chris Jay of Rusted Can Records, and Jillian Schumm of jilliansays!, organized, promoted and presented “Critter Crawl,” an Orlando muscial event/benefit that featured over 15 bands in three venues on April 3, 2011. The event brought in over $3000 for the local, non-profit, Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge. Critter Crawl went from idea to inception in less than three weeks in order to raise awareness of the wildlife refuge’s dire financial situation and prevent its closing due to lack of funding.
March 27, 2011
Davey Spicciati, attorney for The Draves Law Firm, speaks at UF Music Law Conference 2011
Davey Spicciati was invited back for a second year to speak to UF law students, entertainment attorneys, and music industry professionals at the University of Florida Levin College of Law 9th annual Music Law Conference held on March 26, 2011. Davey spoke about the pitfalls of record deals and addressed key points in the negotiation process. Other panelists included entertainment law attorneys from across the country and industry professionals from independent and major record labels, and music publishers.
http://www.law.ufl.edu/musiclawconf/
February 28, 2011
Donna Draves, attorney at The Draves Law Firm, was honored with the 2011 Gold Heart Award by Variety Florida, The Children’s Charity
Donna Draves received the 2011 Gold Heart Award for all her years of service for “special needs children” through her work with Variety Florida, the Children’s Charity. She was presented with a beautiful plaque at the Oscar Night America party on February 27, 2011. Variety Florida, the Children’s Charity sponsors the only official Academy Awards party for Orlando every year. Donna and Connie Ginakes founded the Orlando chapter of the Variety Club in 1989.
www.varietyflorida.org/about.html
March 5, 2011
“Orlando is cheapest place to open business, report says.”
A recent article in the Orlando Sentinel states that Orlando ranks as one of the cheapest places to start a business, according to a report by BizCosts.com, a New Jersey-based company. Florida appeared five times in the rankings. Besides Orlando with the highest-ranking for the survey, Jacksonville, Tampa, Broward County and Palm Beach County also ranked in the top 20.