Lawyers Rock for Legal Aid

The Urge, featuring lawyers from Bilzin, Clyde & Co US LLP, and Meland Budwick, won first place in the 9th annual Battle of the Legal Bands on March 9. “It’s always an honor and a pleasure to help support Dade Legal Aid and to participate in the annual Battle of the Legal Bands,” said Fred Fein, Esquire, Managing Partner of Clyde & Co US LLP’s Miami Office. “There is always so much great talent and the competition is fierce yet friendly. We are honored to have won this year and send our congratulations to all the bands for a fun night of great performances. A special thanks to Karen Ladis, Executive Director, Steve Paulson and their team who always put on a first class event enjoyed by all. We play a lot of charitable gigs, but the Dade Legal Aid battle is our favorite and we appreciate the opportunity to help give back to the community by helping Dade Legal Aid provide a variety of legal services to those who can’t afford it.  Can’t wait to do it again next year,” said Fein. 
 
We are grateful to all of our Rock Star Bands- Chillable Hours, Crazy Talk, LLP, the 540s and The Urge, our Master of Ceremonies, Mark Stein, Esquire, the sponsors and groupies who came out to support Legal Aid at this rocking event that no doubt recruited countless new pro bono volunteers and fans!
 
Pictured here are the bands jamming for equal access to justice!

The Urge is a multi-genre cover band playing throughout South Florida and has performed in this event every year since its inception! The band has played together in various incarnations since 1996.  With hundreds of songs in their repertoire, The Urge covers a variety of genres over the past several decades based in Blues, Country and Rock and will keep you up, dancing, foot tapping and head banging all night long. The band features Fred Fein, Esquire, Managing Partner, Clyde & Co US LLP, a graduate of UM Law ’89, Lead Vocals & Guitar; Mark Meland, Esquire, Partner, Meland Budwick, P.A., University of Florida Law School ‘88, Lead Vocal & Bass; Joe Hernandez, Esquire, Partner, Bilzin Sumberg, UM Law ‘96, Lead Guitar & Vocals; and Frank Del Campillo, Drums.  The Urge hopes to reclaim the First Place Trophy and bragging rights! For more information about The Urge visit https://www.theurgeband.com.

The 540s features Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Carlos H. Gamez, Lead Vocals and Saxophone; Miami-Dade County Court Judge Christopher A. Green, Lead/Rhythm Guitar; Michael A. Mesa, President at Mesa & Mesa Accounting & Tax Services, Bass and Background Vocals; Richard Santos, Product Manager at LEGAL RADIUS Deposition Management Systems, Lead/Rhythm Guitar and Background Vocals; Alejandro Herrera, Exclusive Real Estate Advisor, Avanti Way Realty, Drums; and Adam Weirich, Managing Director/Principal at Equitable Advisors, Keyboards. They are hoping for a repeat performance of last year’s event when they took home the First Place Trophy and bragging rights!

Chillable Hours is comprised of 100% lawyers, 100% University of Miami Law School graduates. The band features Jeff Kucera, Esquire a Partner with K&L Gates on Guitar; Joe Wasserkrug, Esquire a Partner with McDermott Will & Emery on Bass; Jordan Shaw, Esquire a Partner with Zebersky Payne Shaw Lewenz on Drums; Daniel Silver, Esquire, a Partner with PraDa Law on Keyboard; and Freddi Mack, Esquire, a Senior Assistant City Attorney with the City of Miami Beach on Vocals. Stop worrying about your billable hours and let loose with Chillable Hours!

LLP has been playing together for seven years and features: John Meagher Esquire, Litigator & Managing Partner at Shutts & Bowen’s Miami office on Guitar, Trombone & Vocals. A graduate of Georgetown University School of Law, he is joined by his wife, Joanne Meagher, Vocal and Percussion, Jake Monk, Esquire, a Litigation Partner with Shutts and graduate of UM Law on Saxophone & Bass Guitar, and Damien Reynolds, Esquire, a Litigator with Maynard Nexsen and graduate of UM Law on Bass Guitar and Vocals. Rounding out the band are Jose Godur, a Berklee College of Music graduate on Drums, a music executive who works with major companies such as Warner Music and Sony Latin, and Dimitri Godur on Guitar, Bass and Vocals, a graduate from Columbia University who is now in University of Miami Medical School. LLP performs at charitable events all over South Florida and is extremely excited to be back on stage jamming for justice for Dade Legal Aid!

Crazy Talk is a high energy Rock and Country band.  They’ve been performing all over South Florida for over 20 years. They play a mix of rock and roll from the 60’s to now as well as a mix of modern country and southern rock favorites. Band members are Steven Paulson, Esquire, a Senior Supervising Attorney at Dade Legal Aid, a graduate of St. Thomas University School of Law, on Drums and Vocals, Fernando Fuentes on Guitar and Vocals, Manny Sardina on Guitar and Vocals, and Mark Ochoa on Bass Guitar. Check out  crazytalkband.com for videos and more information and let’s Go Crazy for Crazy Talk!

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