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The West Orange Chamber of Commerce announced that the law firm of Fishback, Dominick, Bennett, Stepter, Ardaman, Ahlers, Bolton and Langley, LLP, has officially become the newest member of the Chamber's Community Trustee program after moving up from the Supporting Trustee level.

Fishback, Dominick was established in 1935 and represents private and public clients throughout Central Florida, the state and beyond. The firm has a broad practice and holds an AV rating, which denotes the highest competency and ethical rating by Martindale-Hubbell, and is registered on the Bar Register of Pre-eminent Lawyers.

Kurt Ardaman has been on the Chamber board for the last nine years, served as 2004 chairman of the Chamber Board of Directors and was the 2006 recipient of the Chamber's Sam Hovsepian Award. Ardaman is also a member of the West Orange Political Alliance, The Committee of 101 and the attorney for the city of Winter Garden.

The firm joins BankFIRST; Bright Future Electric; Castle and Cooke; DeWitt Excavating; Embarq; First Commercial Bank of Florida; Gray Robinson, PA; Health Central; Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor and Reed, PA; Manheim Orlando; McCree Designed and Built Right; Miller, South and Milhausen, PA; Progress Energy; Regions Bank; PrismOne Group, LLC; SunTrust Bank; The Middlesex Companies; Walt Disney World Co.; and West Oaks Mall. All of the Chamber's Community Trustees enjoy the highest level of exposure and benefits while providing the Chamber with added financial stability.

"As the chairman elect and the chairman of the Chamber's Trustee committee, I am pleased to have Fishback, et al. move up from their Supporting Trustee role to the prestigious Community Trustee Program," said Dr. Diane Trees, assistant vice president of community relations at the University of Central Florida. "We appreciate them for their commitment to the West Orange Chamber."

The Community Trustee program was established to provide a solid foundation for the Chamber to operate each year and to ensure the continued participation of each trustee member. For a full listing of Chamber Trustees, visit www.wochamber.com.