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Article: Raising Orchids A Popular Hobby for South Florida Professionals.

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June 28, 2004
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By Sharon Harvey Rosenberg, The Miami Herald Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Jun. 28--Real estate attorney Brian Sherr is a man of many titles. In addition to his position as co-managing partner of the Fort Lauderdale office of Greenberg Traurig, Sherr is also the chairman and founder of First Southern Bank, a $300 million institution headquartered in Boca Raton. But even with a full agenda of legal and banking commitments, Sherr makes room in his day for about 90 orchids, which bloom around his home in Boca Raton.

His passion for orchids began about five years ago and was sparked by the death of an older friend and role model. Sherr, a father ...

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