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December 21, 1999 |

Besieged by Suits

South Florida businesses big and small are under siege from a handful of litigious advocates for the disabled who are using a bold, sue-'em-all strategy to enforce social change and collect piles of legal fees. Plaintiffs, including a half-dozen non-profit corporations and associated individuals, have filed more than 600 federal suits in Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. They are using the ADA to demand better access to public accommodations for the handicapped.
8 minute read
January 07, 2008 |

Small Miami firms look beyond downtown area

Downtown Miami has long been the legal and financial hub of the Sunshine State. But a growing number of Florida law firms are eschewing downtown Miami and opening offices in nearby, more user-friendly areas. Jeremy Alters, having grown tired of the parking nightmare downtown, recently moved his firm Alters Boldt Brown Rash Culmoto to the hip new Miami Design District.
4 minute read
March 14, 2007 |

Prominent Law Firms Report a Pro Bono Pullback

The pro bono contributions of Akerman Senterfitt, Greenberg Traurig and Holland & Knight decreased sharply last year, while contributions at Carlton Fields increased slightly. Akerman and Greenberg attributed at least some of the reported decline to inaccurate record keeping. A Holland leader attributed his firm's pro bono drop to a significant reduction in the number of lawyers at the firm. Yet Greenberg's Matthew Gorson says he sees lawyers doing more charitable work than anybody else.
8 minute read
October 15, 1999 |

Public Impact, Private Lawyers

When another politically charged lawsuit hit Florida's Miami-Dade Circuit Court, some familiar attorney names appeared on the bottom of the complaint: Kendall Coffey and Benedict Kuehne are leading a legal challenge to derail a city of Miami charter vote next month that is aimed at creating a "strong mayor." The two lawyers are among a contingent of private lawyers who take time out from their practices to become involved in the public's business.
5 minute read
February 17, 2006 |

Outsourced employees triggering more suits

By Tresa BaldasCorporate America's growing use of outsourcing to cut labor costs-without adequate background checks-has put it at substantially greater risk of litigation, employment lawyers are warning. Employees with troubled or criminal pasts are sneaking into the labor force, upping the liability stakes for companies.
6 minute read
February 22, 2006 |

Outsourced Employees Triggering More Suits

Corporate America's growing use of outsourcing to cut labor costs -- without adequate background checks -- has put it at substantially greater risk of litigation, employment lawyers are warning. Employees with troubled or criminal pasts are sneaking into the labor force, upping the liability stakes for companies. At issue is a critical question that has already surfaced in courts: Who is responsible for the background check -- the employer or the staffing agency?
8 minute read
May 06, 1999 |

Florida Lawyers Anxious to Iron Out Receivership Wrinkles

Following the model of the California Receivers Forum, More than 20 members of South Florida's legal community have formed an organization that they hope will provide support, uniformity and a certification process for court-appointed receivers statewide."There is an absence of guidance for judiciary as well as for government agencies concerning receivership," said Florida organizer and receiver Lewis B. Freeman.
2 minute read
January 26, 2009 |

Vacancy rates fill attorneys' time

The recession is fueling a surge in vacancy rates in buildings nationwide, with real estate attorneys scrambling to breathe some life back into distressed properties. Retail stores, offices, hotels, condominiums and scores of failing businesses are closing their doors, leaving landlords, investors and lenders in the lurch.
3 minute read
June 18, 2012 |

Learning lessons from Dewey

In the quest for growth, smaller firms look at bigger firms to steal increasingly frugal clients. But all law firms are focusing on cost controls after seeing the implosion of bankrupt Dewey & LeBoeuf.
10 minute read
May 01, 2009 |

Attorney says law firm fired him for being gay

A Florida attorney has filed a discrimination suit alleging his former employer, Astigarraga Davis, fired him because he is gay. Scott Allan Burr alleges that law firm leaders refused to promote him to equity partner after promising he would be considered within a year of joining the firm, gave him poor reviews and refused a request for time off when it was honoring requests from straight attorneys. But the firm said in a court filing that it knew Burr's sexual orientation before hiring him, and that he quit.
4 minute read

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