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Paul A. Louis, RIP

Posted on May 30, 2008
So folks, that was fun, how was the rest of your week?On a sad note, I am sure many of us are in mourning over the passing of criminal defense attorney Paul A. Lewis. No doubt Rumpy will have more on this. I found this bit inspiring:Even when his clients couldn't pay their legal bill, Paul A...

?I Cook With Wine, Sometimes I Even Add It To The Food.?

Posted on May 28, 2008
That old W.C. Fields line is ringing in my head, as the wind kicks up and rip tides batter the coast.I have to be honest, with the emerging conditions, I've moved two client meetings and a few conference calls. Why? I'm heading out to the Key for some windsurfing, and maybe put together a nice dinner with someone special...

3d DCA Watch -- A Community College Is Not A University

Posted on May 28, 2008
Hi kids, let's dive straight into 3d DCA world:Del Pino vs. FIU:This one is a headscratcher, an appeal over a whistleblower suit in which the main issue is whether or not the underlying suit by the plaintiff, a former FIU employee, was untimely or not...

Joe Klock Goes to Bat for Katherine Harris (Again)

Posted on May 27, 2008
I had to laugh at this one.WSJ's Law Blog is reporting that lovable Justice-name-mangler Joe Klock rushes to the defense of Katherine Harris in the new HBO biopic "Recount":According to Joseph Klock, the Epstein Becker lawyer who represented Harris, then the Florida Secretary of State, before the U...

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Jorge Perez Praises Stephen Darmody

Posted on May 27, 2008
Welcome back, everyone. Hope you had a great Memorial Day.It's nice to see, isn't it, legal adversaries who -- like Heckle and Jeckle and the Pink Panther, agree to put aside their differences at the end of the day, and can even praise the acumen of the opposition...

Richard Epstein to Howard Dean: Welcome to My Nightmare!

Posted on May 23, 2008
I took a look at the latest lawsuit filed yesterday against the DNC to seat the Florida delegation. You can read the complaint here.The case was assigned to Judge Marra. Oops.Although local lawyers Richard Epstein and Ben Kuehne did a nice job framing a due process and equal protection argument, I can't see Judge Marra granting them any substantive relief...

3d DCA Watch -- Preservation Acts 1 & 2

Posted on May 22, 2008
Dear readers let's dive into our weekly feature and visit with the friendly villagers of 3d DCA land:Fischer Island v. Cohen:Sheesh, how much litigation comes out of that place? This one is an appeal by Fischer Island of a jury verdict for delay in construction and alternative living arrangement damages flowing from not constructing a home for the plaintiffs within the time set forth by contract...

More New Math

Posted on May 21, 2008
The intrepid Julie Kay, working her beat:In another sign of the hard times facing the legal industry, particularly in real-estate heavy South Florida, two local law firms ? Holland & Knight and Shutts & Bowen ? have laid off non-lawyer staffers...

The Bank of New York Mellon Doesn't Like Michael Hanzman

Posted on May 20, 2008
Get a load of this hilariously-worded press release, obviously written in Russian and poorly translated by somebody for whom English is a second or third language. The release is about expert testimony submitted in a case brought against the Bank of New York in a Russian court by the Russian Federal Customs Service, which is represented by Podhurst lawyer Steven Marks...

The Secret Lives of Married Men

Posted on May 20, 2008
Ok dedicated readers, this one's for you:The challenge for me was to explore the dichotomy, of which Spitzer, with his hot wife and public moralizing and complicated secret life as Client 9, was the most flagrant recent example. Then there was his successor, David Paterson, and his affair, or two affairs, or?we lost count...

Alan Becker Knows Math.

Posted on May 20, 2008
Or does he:?It?s simple math: If X dollars come in, you can?t pay more than X dollars out,? Becker said. ?If you want to be conservative and cut costs, there?s not a whole lot of places you can do it ? where 70 percent of your expenses is people ? except people...

Lawyers in Love

Posted on May 19, 2008
We've had some discussion already on the proposed Akerman/Wolf Block marriage. Here's a report from New York Lawyer on where things may be at: According to several sources who recently spoke to The Legal, talks between the two firms are continuing and a potential merger "sounds like it's close...

Burnin' Love

Posted on May 19, 2008
So folks, how was your weekend? Like many of you, mine was smoky and hot. Don't you just love it when the Everglades burns, the hot smoke blows east, and there is not a drop of rain?Walking to Starbucks this morning I bumped into a few lawyers I know, heading to the circuit courthouse, fully dressed in their suits and gas masks...

True Love?

Posted on May 16, 2008
"You say my kisses are not like his/This time I'm not gonna tell you why that is."It's nice when two firms decide to end their courtship and tie the knot. So it is with baited breath we wait to see whether Akerman will navigate through choppy waters and find love on the other side, in the warm arms of Philly-based Wolf Block:Merger talks between the firms have been under way for weeks...

What is Bruce Baldwin's Game Plan?

Posted on May 16, 2008
I read the paper this morning about Judge Bailey's ruling in the secret lotto case: A Miami-Dade judge on Thursday said the wife of a lottery winner cannot go forward with a lawsuit against her husband until she can provide a legal argument to support her claim for half of his jackpot...

Rock Me Zachariah!

Posted on May 15, 2008
'We believe the charges are completely unfounded,'' said Marty Steinberg, a Miami lawyer who represents Zachariah. ``He has an unblemished record for ethics in both his professional and personal life.''That's big Marty going to bat for GOP bigwig, IVAX director, and prominent Broward doctor Zachariah Zachariah...

3d DCA Watch -- Not a Good Day to Be John Ruiz

Posted on May 14, 2008
I like John, and have had some good dealings with him, as I am sure many of you have had as well.That's why today's opinion from the 3d DCA is causing us here at SFL some cognitive dissonance. The case involves a slip and fall at an apartment building that John and a partner allegedly owned through a company called Carmel:While a single badge of fraud may amount only to a suspicious circumstance, a combination of badges will justify a finding of fraud...

Wes Parsons and the Logic of Trying Canker Cases

Posted on May 14, 2008
The DBR has a sympathetic article on Bobby Gilbert's ongoing efforts to hold the State accountable for destroying all of our citrus trees. In it, Bobby says these cases have been one of the greatest learning experiences of his career, and that it has mostly taken over his practice for the last year:Over the past year, Gilbert said the case has taken over almost his entire practice and his free time...

I've Said It Before and I'll Say It Again: Put Down Your Blackberries!

Posted on May 13, 2008
Back in March we had a spirited discussion over a recent study that found that fiddling with your Blackberry or laptop in bed may lead to diminished sexual relations with your spouse or significant other.Here's the other side of the coin, according to this blockbuster study:The survey, "Sex and the American Mom," revealed that 34% of these married moms is in the midst of, or has already had, an affair...

"If He Dies, He Dies."

Posted on May 13, 2008
Hi folks. Let's talk some South Florida wins and losses this Tuesday.First, Bilzen gladiator William K. Hill scored an impressive victory the other day, obtaining an order of dismissal in a case over the recalled Graco "Simplicity" cribs. I can't for the life of me follow the reasoning of the district judge but hey, maybe he was channeling my man, Death from Above, The Siberian Bull...

A Mitzvah From Marks Hicks and His Firm

Posted on May 12, 2008
This outrageous story is more suited for Rumpy (and I'd be interested in his opinion on it), but it does involve our good friends over at Mark Hicks' shop. It's about a horror story that resulted from a police sting on "illegal taxis" that happened to snare a guy who gave an undercover office a ride home...

How to Commit Career Suicide

Posted on May 09, 2008
NY Lawyer has some interesting tips for you young big-firmers out there, regarding how not to behave in your first few months on the job. First, try to cover up your mistakes. Then abuse the staff. Finally, badmouth firm administration and clients. Oh, drink lots of booze and send angry emails...

Worst Downtown Parking Garage?

Posted on May 09, 2008
Oh, there are so many choices.For my money I would have to nominate the Mellon Financial garage on Brickell -- dark, claustrophobic, the spaces are too small, the lanes too narrow, and there is no place to turn around. Other than that it's perfect!Typical Miami -- build an inviting, opulent Class A building, then append to it a horror show of a garage that only adds to the anxiety and stress of fighting your way through traffic to get to it...

3d DCA Watch -- Judge Salter Is One Busy Guy

Posted on May 08, 2008
Putting aside all the pesky opinions that have the word "State" in them, let's take a look at what's left:American Home Assurance v. Junger:A case interpreting an old insurance policy that covered Eastern Airlines pilots who were commissioned by the US Government to fly missions to Vietnam...

John McCain Thinks Federal Judges Are Power-Mad Dictators

Posted on May 07, 2008
I like to leave politics to other blogs, but I did note these strong words about the federal judiciary spoken yesterday from our favorite cranky old guy:?With a presumption that would have amazed the framers of our Constitution, and legal reasoning that would have mystified them, federal judges today issue rulings and opinions on policy questions that should be decided democratically...

Paul Singerman: My Client Feels Your Pain

Posted on May 07, 2008
The cratering housing market and the collateral effects of our deepening recession are always fun topics, aren't they?Here's a feel-good story that is sure to be a smile on your face, starring uber-bankruptcy guru Paul Singerman on one side, and fearsome Bob Charbonneau on the other:Vincent Santanelli was delighted when his elderly father-in-law told him he planned to purchase a home at Cascades at Groveland, a Florida retirement community west of Orlando...

Citrus Canker Update

Posted on May 07, 2008
"The state clearly won this case, and I wasn't going to leave that room until I was sure that was reflected.''That's juror Kevin Edwards, commenting on the remarkable defense verdict in the Broward citrus canker case. Remember, this was a trial where liability was presumed, and the jurors were only deciding damages...

Still Deliberating? Oh-Oh.

Posted on May 06, 2008
That's the Broward jury in the citrus canker action brought by Bobby Gilbert:Unable to reach a verdict in its first day, the 12-member panel returns Tuesday to continue deliberations in a case that could put extra money in the pockets of tens of thousands of homeowners whose trees the state destroyed in a failed program to eradicate citrus canker...

Am Law 100 -- South Florida Focus

Posted on May 05, 2008
So big-firmers, how did your team do?Let's take a look.In terms of South Florida, Baker & McKenzie rules the roost. Coming in at number one locally, third nationwide, this demure little shop raked in $1.83 billion in gross revenue.Darn, Bob Kolhman, I just can't quit you!Home-grown GT came in second, and eighth nationwide, pulling in $1...

Live Ex-Steel On Steel Action!

Posted on May 05, 2008
I hesitate to say "hot,"but here are two former Steel Hector lawyers, Lance Harke and Robert Vaughan, looking at an interesting legal issue from plaintiff and defense perspectives:?This is an emerging area of the law, but this is not the first time the law has dealt with an emerging technology,? Harke said...

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