BOCA RATON — Merryl Silverman Haber, an attorney at Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith, PLLC, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Adolph & Rose Levis Jewish Community Center. The appointment was made during the JCC’s annual meeting.
In addition to her involvement in the JCC, Haber has also been active in community service with outreach support of the missions of Homeless Advocacy, Giving Tree, Walk for a Cure, Walk for Autism and Student Advisory Council. She also oversees the law firm’s Boca Raton office.
“Merryl is not only an outstanding and skilled attorney who we are proud to have in our firm and on our team, but she also shares the same commitment and belief in the firm’s mission of service to the community,” said LLL&S Managing Partner Gary Lesser. “Merryl is the perfect fit to help guide, lead, and support the Levis JCC, an organization that plays a crucial role by offering opportunities for educational, cultural and social enrichment and promoting the welfare of the Jewish community.”
Haber joined Lesser, Lesser, Landy & Smith in January 2010 and brings more than 18 years of legal and trial experience to direct and manage the firm’s Boca office. She is a member of the U.S. District Court, Southern District, Middle District, and Northern District of Florida, making Haber able to handle cases throughout the state of Florida.
She earned her Juris Doctorate in 1992 from Whittier Law School in Los Angeles and was admitted to the California Bar in 1992. She received her Bachelor of Arts in 1989 from George Washington University in Washington, D.C. where she majored in Economics and minored in Psychology and studied at Middlesex University in London, England during her junior year.
Haber was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1995 and then moved to Boca Raton, where she has been an active member of the Boca Raton community, including leadership at Omni Middle School and Addison Mizner Elementary, and continuing the LLL&S’s strong support for the Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce, the Levis Jewish Community Center, and the Anti-Defamation League. Born in Queens, New York, she grew up on the South Shore of Long Island, is married, has two sons and lives in Boca Raton.