Gelfand & Arpe, P. A.


MARY C. ARPE
Regions Financial Tower
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.
   Suite 1220
West Palm Beach, Florida 33401
(561) 655-6224


BAR MEMBER: The Florida Bar

 

EMPLOYMENT:
1991-Present Attorney/Shareholder. Gelfand & Arpe, P.A., a civil practice law firm; emphasizing condominium and homeowner association representation.
1987-1990 IBM United Kingdom Laboratory Liaison with IBM Boca Raton, Florida Laboratory. Coordinated contract negotiations between IBM's United Kingdom Laboratory and independent software companies located in the United States.
1982-1987 IBM Software Contracts, (entry through senior staff levels) high level negotiations with major software companies for acquisition of marketable software for IBM Computers (primarily the IBM "Personal Computer" line); drafting and administering significant software contracts; establishment of standard IBM software contracts
1981 (Summer) Trial Prosecutor Intern; Duval County State Attorney's Office; Jacksonville, Florida.
1978-1979 Assistant Director, Student Financial Aid Office; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida.
1975-1978 Counselor, Student Financial Aid Office; Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida.
1974-1975 Assistant Director, Student Financial Aid Office; Palm Beach Atlantic College, West Palm Beach, Florida.

 

EDUCATION: University of Florida, College of Law, Gainesville, Florida. Degree: Juris Doctor, 1981.

Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York. Degree: Bachelor of Arts, 1974.

 

CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS: President, Friends of the Boca Raton Library, 1990-1993.
Vice-Chairperson, City of Boca Raton Library Advisory Board, 1990.
Palm Beach County Board of Directors/Palm Beach County Literacy Coalition, and Chairperson, ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Committee, 1993 to present; Co-Chair, 1996 Palm Beach County Faith and Literacy Weekend (present).
Board of Directors, Kidzette Newspaper, 1997
Board of Directors, Nelle Smith Residence for Girls, Inc. (1997).
ProBono Counsel, Children's Home Society (Palm Beach County). Palm Beach County Bar Association, Member 1996-1997.
Palm Beach County United Way Allocation Panel, 1995-1997.
Palm Beach County United Way Agency Relations Committee, 1996-1997.
AWARDS: 1996 Children's Advocacy Award (given by the Legal Society of Palm Beach County, Inc. and the Palm Beach County Bar Association).

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Gelfand & Arpe, P. A.
1555 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd.
           Suite 1220
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Telephone: (561) 655-6224
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