Shutts & Bowen Partner Harold E. “Ed” Patricoff honored by Ronald McDonald House

MIAMI - April 3, 2013 - PRLog -- MIAMI – Shutts & Bowen Partner Harold E. "Ed" Patricoff, Jr., has been honored by Ronald McDonald House of South Florida with the 12 Good Men award.

Mr. Patricoff, Chairman of Shutts & Bowen’s International Dispute Resolution Practice Group in Miami, was chosen by his peers for his dedication to the community, civic service and support of local charities. The Ronald McDonald Houses in Miami and Fort Lauderdale provide a  “home away from home” for families with kids who are ill and receiving treatment at a South Florida medical facility.

Mr. Patricoff is on the Board of Directors for the Miami-Dade County Chapter of the YMCA and on the Board of the Miami Symphony Orchestra, American Nicaraguan Foundation (including Audit Committee), and Ted Smallwood Store.  He is the past Chairman of the American Heart Association's Metro Miami Board of Directors, served on the Board's Executive Committee, and also served on the Board for the American Red Cross.  He also served on the Board of Directors for The Jay Malina International Trade Consortium.

Mr. Patricoff was among the honorees recently at the 20th Annual 12 Good Men Luncheon at Jungle Island, a fund-raiser for the Miami and Fort Lauderdale Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Launched in 1974, Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) (http://www.rmhc.org) is a 501c3 organization dedicated to finding and supporting programs that directly improve children’s health and well-being. It operates 322 Ronald McDonald Houses in 52 countries. Learn more at www.rmhc.org. Ronald McDonald House opened in Miami in 1982, and in Fort Lauderdale in 2004. Learn more at www.rmhcsouthflorida.org.

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