Lanette Kirby

Mrs. Kirby is the Founder and President of Solutions for Life’s Events started in 2021 to help people get their life organized, and affairs in order.  Lanette was a client service specialist for ProVise Management Group, LLC for over 15 years. She is a Premier Program Investment Advisor, specializing in managing financial portfolios of premier clients.

Mrs. Kirby has been an HEP Board Member for more than a decade, and she serves as President of the Board at Everybody’s Tabernacle.

She received credentials as a Chartered Life Underwriter and a certificate of Paraplanner Development from the American College. Mrs. Kirby also earned credentials as a Registered Paraplanner from the College for Financial Planning in 2014.

Dedicated to serving her community, Mrs. Kirby began her time at HEP by volunteering with all fundraising events from the annual Otis Green & Bruce Fyfe Memorial Golf Tournament, the Renewing Hope on the Runway Fashion Show, and everything else in between. Mrs. Kirby received her Bachelor of Business Administration, majoring in International Business and Finance, from Ohio University. Born and raised in Ohio, Mrs. Kirby now resides in Oldsmar, Florida.

David McAbee

Reverend David McAbee, Senior Pastor of Everybody’s Tabernacle since 2005, has been involved with the church for over 52 years. Previously, Rev. McAbee served as the assistant pastor. Not only does he serve the church but he is also the President and Founder, along with his wife Patricia, of David McAbee’s Ministries created in 1989. David McAbee’s Ministries has served over 83 nursing homes throughout the years with words of encouragement and song.

Rev. McAbee is a founding member of HEP and his wife Patricia was is a longtime volunteer.

Reverend McAbee and his wife Patricia have one son, Ashryn.

F. Wallace Pope, Jr.

A founding member of the firm in 1974, Wally has over 47 years of experience as a business civil trial lawyer. His associates voted him to be the most effective litigation trainer. The judges of the Pinellas County Circuit Court voted him the most professional civil trial lawyer in the circuit for the year 1999.
DISTINCTIONS & MEMBERSHIPS
Admitted to The Florida Bar in 1970
Admitted to U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida – 1970
Admitted to U.S. Supreme Court – 1975
Admitted to U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit – 1981
Admitted to U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
– 1987
Admitted to U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida – 1987
Admitted to U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, Civil Mediator – 2007
Clearwater Bar Association, President, 1980-1981
Hillsborough County Bar Association Member
St. Petersburg Bar Association Member
American Bar Association Member
The Best Lawyers in America© since 1991, in the fields of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation – Labor and Employment, Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation and Controversy-Tax
Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year”, 2013 Litigation Controversy-Tax,Tampa area
American Bar Association Member.  Former member of the Council of Litigation, and former Editor-in-Chief of Litigation, the journal of the Section of Litigation.
Member, Board of Governors of The Florida Bar, 1982-86

EDUCATION
University of Florida B.A. – 1962
Boston University A.M. – 1965
University of Florida J.D., with honors – 1969

WHEN HE’S NOT WORKING HARD FOR CLIENTS
Wally likes to get away to Colorado for some hiking, biking and music festivals.