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Samantha Joseph is a litigation editor in ALM's global newsroom. Grad school: Newhouse Syracuse. Contact: sjoseph@alm.com. On Twitter: @SjosephWriter
August 17, 2018
Here's what the judge and his challenger have to say about their qualifications for the bench, heading into the August primary election.
Daily Business Review |Profile
August 10, 2018
“We’ve never gotten around to developing the trial court,” said Stan Wolfe, administrative director of the Seminole Tribal Court.
Daily Business Review |Profile
July 27, 2018
"I always wanted to go into law in the United States," said Judge Phoebee Francois. "I knew what lawlessness could lead to.”
July 11, 2018
The judge reports five pieces of real estate, a small art collection and assorted investments funds in addition to her state salary.
July 09, 2018
Judge John Patrick Contini's July 6 letter, copied to the JQC and Broward's chief judge, noted his intention to leave office at 5 p.m. that same day.
July 05, 2018
Law student Capt. Julius Hobbs got the green light from a federal judge to proceed with a suit against the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, which handles bar admissions.
July 03, 2018
"I don’t think a judge who sits in an ivory tower is always the right person to identify with somebody who can't pay their rent," judicial candidate Elena Ortega-Tauler said.
June 27, 2018
Broward Judges Paul Backman and Arlene Simon Backman are set to leave office months apart.
June 27, 2018
A Fort Lauderdale bankruptcy judge's ruling is followed by an immediate promise of a fresh appeal.
June 22, 2018
Two plaintiffs attorneys are fighting each other after their plan to work together on smoker cases disintegrated. Tobacco litigation is expensive to bring because cigarette makers put on aggressive defenses.
June 21, 2018
Dezer Intracoastal Mall LLC is feuding with ASA College Inc. over the parking arrangements for neighboring commercial parcels in North Miami Beach.
June 20, 2018
The attorney owned a title company handling condo-hotel unit closings.
June 18, 2018
The case required the court to examine the intersection of the principles of free speech and probable cause for arrest.
June 15, 2018
The JQC alleges the judge wrote a character reference in January for a defendant awaiting sentencing in federal court.
June 15, 2018
Former client-turned-lender Douglas Von Allmen will argue at a June 19 hearing that the firm won't be able to repay him and still remain in business.
June 14, 2018
"I had never seen a case as simple as a bounced-check case go as weirdly and badly as this one," said attorney George Gaskell, who helped a client win a malpractice suit against a Coral Springs lawyer.
June 13, 2018
"My dog gives me balance," said attorney Matthew Dietz. "It makes me into a better lawyer, it makes me into a better person."
June 12, 2018
Former Panamanian President Ricardo Alberto Martinelli Berrocal is set to stand trial in his country on embezzlement and wiretapping charges.
June 11, 2018
A voice-mail message recorded after the callers thought they'd hung up.
June 08, 2018
The Florida Supreme Court Friday rejects stipulated agreements by Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Stephen Millan and Miami-Dade County Court Judge Maria D. Ortiz.
June 08, 2018
Jones Day attorneys in Atlanta and New York won a stay of execution for R.J. Reynolds.
June 07, 2018
Judge Ariana Fajardo Orshan, a former state prosecutor specializing in narcotics and organized crime, would be the first woman to run the Southern District of Florida’s busy U.S. attorney’s office, if she is confirmed.
June 07, 2018
Broward Circuit Judge Michael Gates is 69. He leaves office this year under a provision in the Florida Constitution that requires state court judges to retire at 70.
June 06, 2018
A 54-year-old paralegal from Boynton Beach faces federal child pornography charges after a multiagency law enforcement sting.
June 06, 2018
Florida's Third District Court of Appeal Wednesday rejected a bid by Cole Scott & Kissane, Florida’s largest insurance defense firm, to remove a state court judge from dozens of cases.
June 04, 2018
Gary Paige, of Gordon & Doner, and Hardee Bass, of Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, secured $14 million in punitive damages and another $7 million in compensatory damages for client Faye Theis.
June 01, 2018
The suit stems from a 2008 agreement with Googles, a children's programming company.
May 31, 2018
Broward Circuit Court, Broward County and Fort Lauderdale are collaborating to create neighborhood justice centers that focus on rehabilitation and recovery rather than punishment.
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May 31, 2018
"All the kids in school will run in fear and hide," Nikolas Jacob Cruz says in a video. "From the wrath of my power they will know who I am."
May 29, 2018
The high court suspended eight lawyers, publicly reprimanded four and granted two others disciplinary revocation with leave to seek readmission after five years.
May 29, 2018
The complaint alleges Orlando Delgado sold his ex-wife's property through a short sale to a shell company he owned.
May 29, 2018
The putative class action lawsuit seeks more than $5 million, plus attorney fees and court costs.
May 25, 2018
Attorneys Barry Balmuth and Jack Seiler represented Shaw Farms & Land Co. in a landmark inverse condemnation case.
May 25, 2018
Chief Circuit Judge Jack Tuter issued an administrative order allowing a Broward County Bar Association committee to appoint professional and civility magistrates.
May 23, 2018
It also called for an inquiry into the judge's rulings.
May 21, 2018
The judge also discussed six pending cases with a defense attorney, who would later report him.
May 21, 2018
The Florida Supreme Court Monday issued a sua sponte suspension, disregarding the court-appointed referee's recommendation not to sanction Alters.
May 21, 2018
Ralf R. Rodriguez represented four plaintiffs seeking full payment of promissory notes signed by Steven Mariano, former head of Patriot National Inc. and Guarantee Insurance Co.
May 18, 2018
Zabel is set to step down from the bench on May 31.
May 18, 2018
The suit comes in the wake of two Florida mass shootings that drew international attention and sparked debates about gun-control and Second Amendment ownership rights.
May 17, 2018
In the running are Jose Arrojo, Kathryn Estevez, Cynthia Everett, Matthew Hodes, Judith Kreeger, Barnaby Min and Michael Murawski.
Daily Business Review |Profile
May 17, 2018
Jeremy Alters' Florida operations dwindled from 57 people in 2010 to about 18 one year later. Now, in 2018, he is down to five colleagues, including two other attorneys.
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May 15, 2018
Lerner-Wren doesn't choose between jurist or advocate, because she is both.
May 14, 2018
Fort Lauderdale attorney Michael Petruccelli wins $1.12 million for a health care risk manager, who sued her former employer over what she said was a retaliatory firing.
May 11, 2018
The internal investigation stems from an account by Greenspoon Marder partner Deborah Baker-Egozi, who said she saw an angry officer kick a compliant motorist during a traffic stop.
May 10, 2018
Justice C. Alan Lawson asked in what "conceivable universe" would trust account violations go unpunished.
May 09, 2018
Deborah Baker-Egozi said she was on her way from court Wednesday when she saw a law enforcement officer assault a young man.
May 09, 2018
Broward County Court Administrative Judge Robert W. Lee has drawn competition from traffic ticket attorney Stephen Lustig for the Aug. 28 primary.
May 08, 2018
Palm Beach Circuit Judge Lisa S. Small issued a rebuttable instruction, telling the jury that "Bank of America's records are not reliable."
May 07, 2018
A Miami jury deliberated for about 18 minutes before returning a verdict for Louisville Ladder Inc. in the case of a plumber who was seriously injured in a 9-foot fall.
May 07, 2018
The JQC recommended a public reprimand and a $5,000 fine for Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Maria D. Ortiz.
May 04, 2018
Most incumbents ran unopposed.
May 03, 2018
The Florida Board of Bar Examiners recommended that the Florida Supreme Court grant the request, but a divided high court Thursday denied it.
May 02, 2018
Plaintiffs are asking the court to find gross negligence and breach of contract over FPL's monthly "storm surcharge."
May 01, 2018
The federal agency alleges the attorney and her husband manipulated share prices to inflate the public market value of stock they controlled.
April 30, 2018
He was one of two attorneys disbarred. The high court also suspended two other lawyers, according to its latest roundup of disciplinary proceedings.
April 30, 2018
Domnick Cunningham & Whalen attorneys won $2.7 million for a woman who needed multiple surgeries after injuring her ankle at Palm Beach State College.
April 30, 2018
The court suspended Philip M. Gerson and Steven K. Hunter for their work tied to class action litigation against tobacco companies.
April 26, 2018
His client claimed Cosby drugged then assaulted her in 2008 at a party at Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion.
April 26, 2018
Chloe Goins claims Cosby drugged then assaulted her in 2008 at a party at Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion.
April 26, 2018
The South Florida nominees are attorney Roy Altman and Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judges Rodney Smith and Rodolfo “Rudy” Ruiz II.
April 26, 2018
"By backdating the electronic filing stamp, the clerk changes the rendition date, possibly to the prejudice of an appellant," the Fourth DCA panel wrote.
April 26, 2018
Attorneys Jordan Dresnick, Jeffrey Rynor and Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes will serve on the board that governs the 106,000-member bar.
April 24, 2018
Twelve law firms and legal aid groups weigh in with friend-of-the-court briefs in a case where a homeowner beat back a foreclosure lawsuit.
April 23, 2018
“The short story is this was a human experiment that went terribly wrong,” plaintiff lawyer Joe Johnson said.
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April 23, 2018
"That was not just a little off," Broward Public Defender Howard Finkelstein said. "That was mean, it was abusive, it was cruel, and it was gratuitous.”
April 23, 2018
“I have no way to control where Ms. Espinosa runs for judge," Cole Scott & Kissane managing partner Richard Cole said. "That’s her decision.”
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April 23, 2018
Ehrlich appears exasperated throughout her interaction with Sandra Twiggs. The 59-year-old woman requested a breathing treatment during a brief video hearing and died days later.
April 20, 2018
The move prompted claims Florida law firm used its deep pockets to strategically throw a sitting judge from its litigation.
April 19, 2018
Several attorneys and longtime friends spoke out on behalf of Jason Dalley, who was sentenced to prison for fraud.
April 18, 2018
Less than 24 hours after a Dallas-bound Southwest Airlines jet made an emergency landing in Philadelphia Tuesday, attorney Ladd Sanger had already fielded two calls from passengers.
April 18, 2018
Eighty-five percent of FIU's first-time test takers sitting the bar exam in February passed.
April 18, 2018
The plaintiff alleges personal injury attorney Thomas Schmitt left a trail of law firm victims from South Florida to Orlando.
April 17, 2018
He must also pay nearly $1.84 million in restitution.
April 16, 2018
University of Florida landed in last place for the off-peak exam.
April 13, 2018
The Broward Sheriff's Office releases incident reports outlining the response by deputies to the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Daily Business Review |Profile
April 13, 2018
To get to the flagpole, David Bianchi had to climb a ladder, slide open a trapdoor and make his way to the roof.
April 13, 2018
Retired attorney Ronald Dubner filed trust, probate and tort actions in Palm Beach and Broward counties.
April 12, 2018
Dennis Zarudny operates Denzar Inc., which did business as “Elite Escort Service” in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and Palm Beach.
April 12, 2018
Miami attorney Arvin Peltz sought about $94,000 in legal fees, and also had a nearly $53,000 fee judgment against him.
April 11, 2018
Prosecutors declined to bring criminal charges against the judge, but the allegations spurred a JQC inquiry.
April 10, 2018
A South Florida litigator's suit yielded $213,400 for Legal Services of Greater Miami, $141,800 for Legal Aid of Broward County and $53,500 for its Palm Beach County counterpart.
April 10, 2018
Plaintiffs seek to recoup billions in payments under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act.
April 09, 2018
Joseph J. Slama and Brent Reitman had to overcome a common-law defense protecting property owners from liability for attacks by wild animals.
April 09, 2018
The case involves a demand for reimbursement for a condo association's collection efforts targeting U.S. Bank.
April 06, 2018
National Flood Insurance Program policyholders typically file thousands of claims after a major hurricane.
April 05, 2018
The judge spent 20 years as a prosecutor and 10 on the bench.
April 05, 2018
The case turned on which party "substantially prevailed" in a foreclosure, after a short sale that generated about $1 million for the bank and nothing for the borrower.
April 03, 2018
Attorney Michael L. Meyer, who holds law licenses in Kentucky and Indiana, is accused of running the scheme for 19 years.
April 03, 2018
Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer rules survivor Anthony Borges lacks legal standing to disqualify attorneys handling the criminal case against confessed shooter Nikolas Jacob Cruz.
April 02, 2018
Attorneys Gregory S. Weiss and Alan B. Rose, of Mrachek Fitzgerald Rose Konopka Thomas & Weiss, also defeated a counterclaim by New York-based investment group, Reliance Agency Network LLC.
Daily Business Review |Profile
March 30, 2018
As a teenager, Gelfand fixed plumbing and did masonry, roofing, painting and general handyman work in apartments until his early college years.
March 29, 2018
Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Dava Tunis, who is serving as the court-appointed referee, recommended disbarment for Bernardo Roman III and Jose Maria “Pepe” Herrera for their work on lawsuits against Lewis Tein and attorneys at the firm.
March 28, 2018
"It’s even more outrageous because he is a lawyer and he fled,” plaintiffs counsel David Bianchi said of Marcos Gonzalez-Balboa, a Miami Lakes attorney charged in a fatal hit-and-run.
March 28, 2018
Marcos Antonio Gonzalez-Balboa heads a Miami Lakes law practice, Marcos A. Gonzalez P.A.
March 27, 2018
The complaint alleges personal injury attorney Marcos Antonio Gonzalez-Balboa hit pedestrian Tatum Holloway on Dec. 7, 2017.
March 27, 2018
Marcos Antonio Gonzalez-Balboa faces manslaughter and other charges for the December death of Tatum Holloway.
March 27, 2018
The Miami-Dade group is the largest voluntary bar association in Florida.
March 26, 2018
Miami songwriter Mimi Korman claims Julio Iglesias never paid any royalties for the lyrics of his hit song, "Me Olvide de Vivir."
March 23, 2018
But the firm's leadership said it paid a steep price, as its malpractice insurance premium rose about 50 percent.
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