Category Archives: Community Commitment

Hurricane Ian: Helping Our Pets

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Due to Hurricane Ian, Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz has extended the Golden Ticket campaign free adoption event to May 2023. Gulf Coast Humane Society after Hurricane Ian Before the storm, which for several days before landfall was expected to impact Tampa or the Panhandle, Gulf Coast Humane Society (GCHS) took in animals from […]

Community Commitment: Supporting Others

Luke Carney knew from working at the firm of our community commitment to supporting area nonprofits. Luke worked as a legal secretary before recently leaving the firm to pursue a law degree at Ave Maria University. While he worked at the firm, he also volunteered at a support group for teenagers at Valerie’s House. After […]

Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, P.A. Collects Toys for Tots Donations

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For the fourteenth year, Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, P.A. offices are collecting toys to be distributed by the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation. Toys for Tots donations will be collected until Dec. 15, when they will be picked up and distributed by Toys for Tots to approved local social welfare agencies, […]

2020 Gulf Coast Humane Society Donation to Support Pets

Left: a collage of three bulldogs. Right: a man and a woman sit on a bench, surrounded by several blue grocery bags

For nearly 60 years, the staff at Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz has supported our communities. Our most recent support has been our 2020 Gulf Coast Humane Society donation of pet food. We don’t mind that Gulf Coast Humane Society (GCHS) Community Relations Coordinator Brian Wierima brings his four-legged assistant to our office. Lemmy, […]

The Real Deal – Charitable Giving in 2020

The Real Deal – Charitable Giving in 2020

Legal assistant Emily Miller at Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz is the real deal. She has again used her couponing skills to purchase more than a dozen grocery bags of food to donate to Harry Chapin Food Bank of Southwest Florida, Inc. Getting needed items for pennies on the dollar has helped her also […]

Fort Myers attorney J. Jeffrey Rice retires as NFL referee

Left: The text "CELEBRATING THE NFL CAREER OF ATTORNEY JEFFREY RICE"; Right: Rice on a football field in black-and-white referee gear, holding a yellow flag

Fort Myers attorney J. Jeffrey Rice retires as NFL referee this year. He has been moonlighting as an NFL referee for 25 years, but hung up his whistle for the final time after Sunday’s Pro Bowl. Rice, a former managing partner of Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz retired as a game umpire after calling […]

Proud to Support Rev It Up Bike Night

Proud to Support Rev It Up Bike Night

The team of Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz was proud to support Rev it Up Bike Night at the Shell Factory on Jan. 16. Food specials and Happy Hour benefited Shell Factory’s nature park foundation, and our team was on hand to answer questions about motorcycle law and safety. As experienced trial lawyers, Goldstein, […]

Supporting Toys for Tots and Much More

Legal firm collects toys for Toys for Tots

‘Tis the season for charitable giving, supporting Toys for Tots and much more. Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz‘s collection of toys for the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation wrapped up this month. The drive, supporting Toys for Tots and much more, yielded more than 150 toys collected to be distributed to approved […]

Supporting Our Veterans

This Vietnam uniform is a reminder of the importance of supporting our veterans.

Supporting Our Veterans For the sixth year in honor of Veterans Day, Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz’s employees have collected clothing and household items to donate to the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA). Donated used clothes, shoes, appliances or other household items, are used to generate funds to help take care of soldiers and […]

Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz Collects Toys for Toys for Tots

Legal firm collects toys for Toys for Tots

Law Firm Collects Toys for Toys for Tots For the 13th year, the Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz office collects toys for Toys for Tots to be distributed by the U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Foundation. Toys will be collected until Dec. 15 when they will be picked up and distributed by Toys […]