Brian Newman, far right, was recently named the S. Curtis Kiser Administrative Lawyer of the Year by the Bar’s Administrative Law Section. Also pictured from the left are past recipient Judge Elizabeth MacArthur; past recipient Judge Robert S. Cohen; Kiser; past recipient F. Scott Boyd; past recipient Judge Cathy M. Sellers; past recipient Lawrence E. Sellers, Jr., and past recipient Judge Gary Early.

The Administrative Law Section recently awarded its S. Curtis Kiser Administrative Lawyer of the Year Award to Brian Newman, who has enjoyed a distinguished 31-year career as an administrative lawyer in Florida.

Newman is the chief legal officer and general counsel for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Before joining Citizens, Newman served as director and chief judge for the Division of Administrative Hearings, and prior to joining DOAH, Newman practiced with the Pennington Law Firm in Tallahassee, where he served as the firm’s chair of its administrative law practice group, and was widely recognized as one of the preeminent public procurement lawyers in Florida.