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Delurker Amnesty Day!

Posted on November 13, 2008
Hi folks! Well I figured today would be a good day for all you dedicated readers who are also lurkers to come on out and say hi! Don't be bashful, we know you're out there -- trial judges, court staff, law clerks, fancy-schmancy reporters, big firmers, ham-and-schleppers, even a few robed coffee-swillers...

Republican Governors To Party Like It's 1955!

Posted on November 12, 2008
So all those cute, sexy Republican Governors are in town for their convention, and they're meeting at the Hotel Intercontinental downtown.Wait, do they know the sordid history behind that building, the decades of bankruptcy, related litigation and all that misplaced, mislaid marble? Quick, call Judge Salter stat!Anyways, let's look in at their schedule:Post Welcome Reception LATE NIGHT PARTY (All Conference Attendees)Hosted by: BGR Holding & Dutko WorldwideLocation: The Havana Club at the Miami City Club200 S...

Andrew Smulian -- Knee Deep in the Hoopla

Posted on November 12, 2008
I don't know, tell me what you think of this interview conducted by SFL fave and intrepid reporter Julie Kay of Akerman chairman Andrew Smulian.Check out these two responses:NLJ: How has the economy affected your law firm? Several sources said that three lawyers and five support staff were let go in your Miami office on Friday, including the co-chair of your distressed properties division, Tony Casareale, as well as of counsel Stu Cowitt...

3d DCA Watch -- Wait Wait Don't Tell Me -- What's the Right Standard of Review Again?

Posted on November 12, 2008
Alrighty it's a fine, fit Wednesday and those fun-filled judges down by the con-creete highway have been busy busy busy, so let's jump right in and see what our favorite rogue bunch of robed coffee-swillers have been up to, yes it's that time of the week when mandates issue, reversals ensue, and PCAs sprout like Bic lighters at a Journey concert, oh hail baby it's time for 3d DCA Watch:RKR Motors v...

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Judge Hulk Smashes Joe Cool Verdict; Herald Approves

Posted on November 11, 2008
I almost never read Miami Herald editorials. They are usually banal, boring, and "measured" to the point of squeezing out anything remotely controversial or even interesting -- leaving only inoffensive and obvious truisms, poorly presented.But today I have to agree with the Herald, which strongly endorsed Judge Hulk's smashing of the Joe Cool verdict:Better late than never...

Armistice Day

Posted on November 11, 2008
What Rump said.I would only add that the holiday originated as a celebration of peace and a remembrance of the dead, the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month when the nations of the world all laid down their arms, to never again engage in another war...

This Seems Like a Good Cause.

Posted on November 10, 2008
I'm sure Mr. Markus will be all over this, but hey it's good to get the word out, don'tcha think?BTW I will be there, and will confirm my identity to those who ask politely, serve me a dry Gin Gibson (straight up), and commit to make a donation to our Movember facial hair growth charity fundraiser...

Obama and Judicial Appointments

Posted on November 10, 2008
Well that was a restorative weekend, right? Great weather, the Dolphins won, Ted Ginn didn't suck, so already things seem to be getting a little better. And yes, the windsurfing was sublime.Here's an interesting article on the number of judicial appointments at the district and appellate level that Obama will likely be making in the near-term...

SFL Friday -- I'm Out of Here!

Posted on November 07, 2008
Well kiddies, it's been an eventful week and I'm plum exhausted. In between all this electioneering stuff I had to throw a little law in there too, and you know how annoying that can be.So to recap --I harmonized with Ira Kurzban, and the good guy won...

For Alvin Davis Diehards Only

Posted on November 07, 2008
I think the picture pretty much sums it up, I really have nothing more to add.

Oh No -- Here Come The Commies!

Posted on November 06, 2008
I knew with well-known Indonesian Muslim/Palestinian/60s radical Obama in charge, we could expect a full-scale commie takeover of the Justice Department.And now it begins:David Ogden, who during the Clinton administration led DOJ's civil division and also served as chief of staff to Janet Reno, is leading the transition team for the department, reports the Washington Post...

Yes Virginia, They Still Write Letters.

Posted on November 06, 2008
Yawn....I started to read the letter Roberto Martinez felt compelled to share with Herald readers, but then I got a bit sleepy.....Tuesday, democracy in America won. It is now time to come together and to give our full support to Barack Obama, a person of extraordinary qualities and skills...

3d DCA Watch -- Heads I Win, Tails You Lose Edition

Posted on November 05, 2008
Oh yes it's our first post-election 3d DCA Watch, so let's dispense with all the usual niceties and get right to it -- there is a hunger across this nation, a desire for change, a demand that we live up to the ideals of this great country, yes we can 3d DCA yes we can!! (sorry got a little lost there)Ahem...

This One's For You, Ira!

Posted on November 05, 2008
Ok ok, I have gotten a few fervent requests for this, so here you go.Frankly, Ira hitting that high part was what made our version so special:

"Black Man Given Nation's Worst Job"

Posted on November 05, 2008
That's the headline this morning from The Onion, which goes on to report:As part of his duties, the black man will have to spend four to eight years cleaning up the messes other people left behind. The job comes with such intense scrutiny and so certain a guarantee of failure that only one other person even bothered applying for it...

Keep Your Fingers Crossed, People!

Posted on November 03, 2008
So I understand a few of you lawyer-types will be out and about tomorrow. Let's hope you all did as Carlos Concepcion urged and have agreed to help out, either as poll workers or poll watchers.I hope to check in, and urge you all to do likewise right here, but either way we have an interesting day ahead of us tomorrow...

Jeff Kaplan in the News......In Singapore!

Posted on November 03, 2008
I kid Jeff Kaplan, really I kid.I mean, press is press no matter how far-flung or obscure the cite:In the US, investors are starting to come 'out of the woodwork' after learning in quarterly statements that their Lehman investments are almost wiped out, said Mr Jeffrey Kaplan, a Miami lawyer who specialises in securities-arbitration claims...

Happy Halloween Friday

Posted on October 31, 2008
Remember when law offices used to throw big Halloween parties? The staff would all dress up, there would be eyeball punch served by provocatively-clad witches and/or other assorted vixen, and everyone would get to see how goofy everyone else looks?Boy those days are gone...

SFL Friday -- Responding to Annoying Letters Edition

Posted on October 31, 2008
Sheesh I'm all over the map today, how about you?It's been one hail of a week, I'm looking to blow off some steam, and I'm gonna try to get myself grounded, rested, and relaxed over the next few days.But first I have to respond to a nasty letter some whippersnapper at Hunton & Williams wrote me, you know how they can be sometimes! I may have to put on my Chris Carver game face for a few minutes, but usually I try to tone it all down by the time the missive leaves the desk...

For Hank Adorno Diehards Only

Posted on October 30, 2008
Ok ok, by popular demand and in honor of our Movember charity fundraiser I offer all you Adorno/Ron McGill diehards your red meat.Enjoy!

Hank Adorno Not One of The "Lucky Seven."

Posted on October 30, 2008
So let's see what's in the news today.How about that -- I read in the Herald that the CANF endorsed Barack Obama!Strike that, apparently the CANF's endorsement is not newsworthy enough for Herald readers, who prefer to read dopey letters about Obama's love for Yassar Arafat and other prominent Indonesians...

Jack Thompson: It's Official

Posted on October 29, 2008

3d DCA Watch -- Clash of the Titans Edition

Posted on October 29, 2008
Well kiddies it's that time again, that exulted moment of the week when our Judicial Gods deliver mammon to the supplicants, where dreams are made, hopes are dashed, and PCAs sprout like wild quinoa, yes it's straight from that cute little Courtroom By the Highway, a special Judicial Smackdown edition featuring two of our bestest and most spectacularly robed coffee-swillers, oh hail let's get right to it, it's 3d DCA Watch:Cooper Tire v...

Early Vote, You Plebes!

Posted on October 28, 2008
Since most of you will be out "pollwatching" on election day anyways:In Miami-Dade, which has 764 polls, Democratic observers number about 450. They will focus on what key members call ''voter protection'' in minority, elderly and traditionally strong Democratic precincts...

In Honor of Judge Farina

Posted on October 28, 2008
I offer this heartfelt tribute:

Chief Judge Farina "Simply Tired Of All This Crap."

Posted on October 28, 2008
I kid, Judge, I kid. Young gun Billy Shields breaks the real story:Chief Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Joseph P. Farina will not seek re-election when his term ends next year, court spokeswoman Eunice Sigler confirmed today.Farina will not be a candidate in January for the post he has held for more than a decade...

Inexplicably, They Still Write Letters.....

Posted on October 27, 2008
You all know my opinion of the Herald's letters page. Yet sensible lawyers continue to write in, hoping against hope that something halfway intelligent gets printed amid the dreck and noise of that usually inane page.Our latest victim -- dashing Ervin Gonzalez, who heroically tilts at windmills, perhaps seeking to educate South Florida voters one small mind at a time:Voters should be careful when voting for constitutional amendments...

Antonio Ginatta Is One Smart Attorney.

Posted on October 27, 2008
Good morning dear readers, and how was your weekend?Well it's a glorious Monday, the weather is cool and breezy, and -- waddya know -- Ted Ginn is a Miami Dolphin.Did any of you humpers get out there for the Herald Hunt? If you did, you got beat by Miami attorney Antonio Ginatta, who had to solve a ridiculously absurd final clue but who won nonetheless:This year's winner: a team of five Miami Central High School alumni in their mid-30s, some of whom flew in to town just for the Hunt...

SFL Friday -- Stayin' Alive

Posted on October 24, 2008
It's Friday again, huh? I hope you all -- like myself -- have fabulous plans for the weekend.Speaking of fabulous plans, did any of you catch this BBC report on the salutary effects of Bee Gees music on cardiovascular health:US medics have found the Bee Gees' 1977 hit Stayin' Alive is an ideal beat to follow to perform chest compressions on a victim of a cardiac arrest...

They (Continue to) Write Letters, Part MDCLXVI

Posted on October 24, 2008
Uber-consumer lawyer for Justice, Truth and the American Way David Deehl thinks insurance companies are not always upright corporate citizens. He also apparently thinks intelligent people read all the crazy letters that are published in the Herald:Consumer-justice attorneys, including myself, know that insurers routinely make low-ball offers and use frivolous defenses to delay consumer lawsuits headed for a jury...

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