How did a male Shook, Hardy & Bacon attorney in Miami unwittingly catapult himself into the heart of a debate about a proposed Florida parental leave rule on continuances for pregnant lead counsel? His actions rallied female attorneys — just as a proposed rule on granting three-month continuances to pregnant lead counsel reaches the Florida Bar Board of Governors for a vote this Friday. His firm suspended him Wednesday until further review.
Shook Hardy Suspends Attorney Caught up in Row Over Continuance for Pregnant Lawyer Shook, Hardy & Bacon Wednesday suspended partner Paul T. Reid until further review, following a wave of criticism from female attorneys over his objection to a continuance in a case involving a pregnant attorney.
