https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-journal/the-continuing-story-of-certiorari/
Certiorari. Even the word’s pronunciation confounds many attorneys, with no fewer than a half-dozen lingual variations in use.1 Elocution is relatively inconsequential, however, when compared with the complexities surrounding the writ’s application. The writ of certiorari is a critical part of Florida’s highly developed appellate system. This article focuses on common law certiorari, to be...
https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/on-the-move-8-15-09/
On the Move Michael A. Hanzman is now of counsel to Ackerman Link & Sartory and has launched the firm’s new office in Miami. Hanzman practices in the areas of securities arbitration, complex commercial litigation, and select class actions. Reginald (Tony) Moss, Jr., has opened the Broward County branch of the Law Office of Tony...
You love that your secretary Betty plows through lunch to get your letters done and out to the client, taking bites of her turkey on rye in between keystrokes. You empathize with summer associate Joe, working until midnight, zealously getting your research done, and think back to your own days of late nights and flash...
Admiralty Law The Admiralty Law Committee had a busy year keeping up with many evolving issues in admiralty and maritime law. Since the practice of maritime law requires expertise in legal doctrines and procedures that are distinct from land-based law, the committee emphasizes continuous education. In addition to programs and materials provided by the committee...
https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-journal/books-23/
Waking the Sleeping Demon: 26 Hours of Terror in Atlanta The True Story of the Atlanta Courthouse Shootings Shoran Reid March 11, 2005, began like any other trial Friday at the Fulton County Courthouse. Assistant District Attorney Ash Joshi showed up a little late that morning, nonetheless ready to wrap up the rape retrial of...
https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/news-and-notes-302/
News and Notes E. John Wagner II led a panel discussion on “Planning Strategies for Loss Recognition and in Debtor-Creditor Transactions” at the ABA Taxation Section Midyear Meeting in New Orleans. Barry A. Nelson, of Nelson & Nelson in North Miami Beach, presented estate planning and special needs topics at the 43rd Annual Heckerling Institute...
Not surprisingly, most taxpayers prefer to pay as little tax as possible. In the context of the international sales of goods, prior to the creation of the Transfer Pricing and Subpart F rules, a taxpayer could create a subsidiary corporation in a foreign low-tax jurisdiction and then sell goods to that foreign subsidiary at a...
https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/on-the-move-71/
On the Move Chris Henderson, Meg Ryan, and Nick Morcom have joined S mith Hulsey & Busey in Jacksonville. Henderson joined the firm’s business department while Ryan and Morcom joined the litigation department. Al Villoch III has joined KnopicVarnerMoore as an associate attorney. John Wien has joined Fowler White Burnett in Miami and will practice...
Rules of Civil Procedure amendments for the management of complex cases The Task Force on the Management of Cases Involving Complex Litigation (Task Force) has submitted to the Florida Supreme Court a petition to amend the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure to provide procedures to improve the management of complex civil cases. The Court invites...
https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/complex-litigation-report/
Supreme Court of Florida’s Task Force on the Management of Cases Involving Complex Litigation Report and Recommendations April 30, 2008 The Supreme Court of Florida 500 South Duval Street Tallahassee, Florida Task Force on the Management of Cases Involving Complex Litigation Final Report Page 6 Task Force Members CHAIR: The Honorable Thomas H. Bateman III...
