BATTLE OF THE BANDS GALLERY

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!

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!

The 540s features Eleventh Judicial 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!

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!

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 University of Miami School of 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, University of Miami School of 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.