Roberto Villasante, an attorney in the State of Florida for more than twenty years, has focused the majority of his practice in the trial of complex civil disputes including aviation, telecommunications, international business matters, civil fraud and products liability. Mr. Villasante is adjunct professor at Florida International University 's College of Advanced Professional Studies ' Legal Studies Institute. A frequent speaker and lecturer  at state and national conferences for lawyers and other professionals, he has chaired Mealey's Lexis Publications conferences and spoken on topics that include, Emerging Drugs and Devices, Medical Monitoring, Class Action and Vaccine Litigation.

Claire Bryant Ford was born and raised in New York . She received an A.B. in Political Science, graduating near the top of her class from Manhattanville College . She then obtained her J.D. from Fordham Law School at New York 's Lincoln Centre. While at Fordham, she held a fellowship in Appellate Advocacy, chaired the Law Forum and was also a member of the legal staff of New York Mayor John V. Lindsay. After graduation from law school, she joined a New York City personal injury defense firm. In 1969, she became the first female attorney directly commissioned into the Navy's Judge Advocate General's Corps.