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More Layoffs at Ruden -- Happy Hannukah!

Posted on December 02, 2010
I can't think of a better time than the holidays to lay off long term, dedicated workers.And neither can what's left of Ruden McClosky, according to the intrepid one:In an interview last week, Krul said the firm is poised to grow and is looking to hire associates...

Judge Brown Gets Results!

Posted on December 02, 2010
Amazingly, somehow, the Podhurst and Motley Rice firms have agreed on a location for their upcoming mediation:Pursuant to the Court?s November 24th, 2010, order, the Parties have met and conferred regarding mandatory mediation and pending discovery requests...

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Posted on November 25, 2010
This is a sincere shout-out to all this Thanksgiving morning.Thanks for reading, commenting, tips, support, cranky emails, snarky remarks and all the other blessings we are fortunate to receive on this special day.

Luke Campbell Loses Motion to Dismiss!

Posted on November 24, 2010
Luke Campbell Order Well it appears Judge Cooke has ruled and given Luke Campbell an early Thanksgiving gift -- a big fat goose egg:Plaintiffs argue that Campbell is liable for the negligence of the Luke Corporations under Florida?s business judgment rule, Florida Statute § 607...

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3d DCA Special Thanksgiving Turkey Day Watch!

Posted on November 24, 2010
It's turkey day inside the bunker, a special day of rest and relaxation, when the coffee is only politely stirred and the ritual carving of the roast beast precedes the stabbing thereof with their steely knives and we all give thanks that we just couldn't kill the beast, or something like that:Milan Investment v...

Ralph Behr Has a Phone App!

Posted on November 23, 2010
Why do lawyers always want to have phone apps?Here's one from "top US criminal attorney" Ralph Behr:Top US criminal attorney Ralph Behr is pleased to announce the release and immediate availability of his iPhone/iPad book Say No to Police. Using 21st century e-book functionalities the app puts at fingertips hundreds of one paragraph criminal law concepts...

This Profound Courtroom Drama Changed My Life!

Posted on November 23, 2010
Many lawyers point to Gregory Peck's performance as Atticus Finch as a touchstone and inspiration that led them into a life of law.For me it was a little different....I hope you enjoy this insight into what inspired me -- indeed, what still inspires me -- to become the best possible lawyer I know in my heart I can be.

$400 an Hour for Foreclosure Defense? (and Glenn Garvin).

Posted on November 22, 2010
Remember when Glenn Garvin laughably contended that the only people in foreclosure trouble were those who deserved it?This was his particularly ill-informed contention:For all their frothing fulmination, neither the lawyers nor politicians nor journalists have been able to come up with any credible stories of people losing their homes despite faithfully paying their mortgages...

Gunster -- Like a Rock!

Posted on November 22, 2010
That's according to Mershon Sawyer (I kid!) Gunster managing partner Bill Perry, in a nice interview with the PBP.I agree with Bill about this:What you tell young people about your business: "One: You work very hard. Nobody is a success as a lawyer unless they're willing to work hard...

Peter Tictkin Discovers Meaning of Irony.

Posted on November 19, 2010
Peter Ticktin, who recently came under fire for placing mortgages on his clients' homes as payment for saving those very homes from foreclosure, is himself facing foreclosure of his own home:Deutsche Bank National began foreclosure proceedings on Ticktin's Boca Raton home in 2007 after the lawyer and his wife fell behind on their loan...

Gene Stearns: It Wasn't Me!

Posted on November 19, 2010
Well I guess the big headline this morning is Gene Stearn's rare loss in a rare securities fraud case tried to a jury before Judge Ungaro.In a case marked by particularly vituperative, some would say overheated rhetoric, Gene now seems to be suggesting it's all Judge Ungaro's fault:Eugene Stearns, an attorney for BankAtlantic, said the company would appeal on a variety of issues, including U...

SFL Friday -- Jeremy Alters Cleans House.

Posted on November 19, 2010
Well kids, it's beginning to feel like the holidays -- I just set a depo in March(!), so apparently no one plans to work for at least the next six weeks minimum.What else?Paul Brinkmann, writing behind the SFBJ firewall, has a great piece on all the departures, defections, lawsuits, and other rumors swirling around recent changes at Jeremy Alters' firm...

The NYT Throws A TwIqbal Party!

Posted on November 18, 2010
I'm always amused by judges who caution lawyers not to be verbose in filings, and to adhere strictly to the page limits in briefing. This is usually accompanied by a whine about "all the paper" the Court has to deal with and that brevity is a virtue and you should be able to convey your legal position succinctly and clearly...

Bob Josefsberg Rises To Jim Morrison's Defense Once Again!

Posted on November 18, 2010
It's nice to see Governor Crist do the right thing and possibly pardon Jim Morrison, whose arrest was more a product of the 60s culture wars than anything especially criminal.The NYT takes another look this morning, and Morrison's old attorney Big Bob Josefsberg is right there continuing to defend his client to the bitter end:?Not that I?m saying dropping your pants in public is acceptable,? Mr...

3d DCA Watch -- Good Luck With the Florida Legislature!

Posted on November 17, 2010
I don't know what I'm more happy about -- that the Beatles are finally on iTunes, or that the turning-children-into-compliant-consumers processing machine otherwise known as Wannado City is finally gone.I already own all the Beatles records, so I'm going with Wannado City...

More Good Karma From Scott Salomon.

Posted on November 17, 2010
Hey I don't like this headline:South Florida Lawyer Misrepresentation Causes Jacksonville Family to Lose HomeWho could allegedly be responsible for this?Of course:"We lost our home, our business; we lost everything," she said. Dasilva and her husband bought a house in Coral Springs, Fla...

Willie Ferrer -- The Democratic Rubio?

Posted on November 16, 2010
I find the premise of this otherwise flattering Sunshine State News article on U.S. Attorney Willie Ferrer to be fundamentally flawed:Through his parents' odd jobs and his solid class work at Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School, Ferrer went on to college (University of Miami) and law school (University of Pennsylvania)...

11th Circuit Upholds Judge Zloch Sanctions Order Against Loring Spolter!

Posted on November 16, 2010
Remember that time in band camp when Judge Zloch hammered -- and I mean hammered -- Fort Lauderdale attorney Loring Spolter?Well the digital ink is barely dry on the 11th's unpublished affirmance of the sanctions order:A review of the record, including the 68-page district court order, shows Spolter has been intensely persistent in seeking the recusal of Judge Zloch because of a perceived bias he believes the judge has against him...

Judge Shenberg's Tip Line!

Posted on November 15, 2010
Are you going to the slammer? Interested in how best to make that transition?Then call convicted Operation Court Broom defendant, ex-judge Harvey Shenberg, who is prepared to disprove the old F. Scott Fitzgerald adage about "second lives," all for a fee:Shenberg's firm addresses defendant and inmate questions: the surrender; safety concerns; what to tell the kids; how a commissary works...

Bob Josefsberg and the Lizard King!

Posted on November 15, 2010
The NYT gives the legendary Hairy One (I'm talking Josefsberg, not Morrison) the love in this look back at those crazy times in Miami when possibly brandishing a schlong onstage could get you arrested and drop you front and center into the heated culture wars of the 60s (you know, the ones Glenn Garvin continues to fight)...

Judge Dresnick Recuses From Case Involving Judge Dresnick!

Posted on November 12, 2010
Dresnick Order You don't see this all that often.

Peter Ticktin Says Client Mortgages OK!

Posted on November 12, 2010
You know that foreclosure defense attorney who is taking out mortgages on his clients' homes?Turns out he was twice sanctioned by the Bar and they're taking a look at this issue as we speak:Peter Ticktin, whose license has been suspended by the Bar twice since 2009, told the Times that the second mortgage would take effect only if he succeeded in having the foreclosure dismissed and the homeowner?s loan reduced...

More Allegedly Forged Court Orders.

Posted on November 12, 2010
I can't imagine the place you have to be in your life as an attorney to forge court orders to present to a client. When you think about the hard work you've put in to become a professional, from college to law school to passing the bar to establishing a practice, and yet here you are, at the word processor, faking a judge's signature -- to me it's astounding but allegedly all the rage here in South Florida:A Coral Springs lawyer forged the signatures of two Miami-Dade judges while lying to a client about a bogus lawsuit settlement, authorities said Wednesday...

SFL Friday -- Let's End This.

Posted on November 12, 2010
I'm trying to get my hands on the complaint, but haven't succeeded yet:Amy-Erin Blakely filed the lawsuit in an Orange County court on Wednesday and said the harassment at The Devereux Foundation went on for about five years.Blakely managed 900 employees at the nonprofit behavioral health organization that also provides foster and adoptive assistance...

Justice Alito Is Very Fair and Balanced.

Posted on November 11, 2010
Let me see if I can get this straight -- Justice Alito doesn't plan on attending any more Obama State of the Union addresses, but he thinks it's perfectly fine to attend extreme partisan fundraisers where Michele Bachman is the keynote speaker:Last night, the American Spectator ? a right-wing magazine known for its role in the ?Arkansas Project,? a well-funded effort to invent stories with the goal of eventually impeaching President Clinton ? held its annual gala fundraising event...

3d DCA Watch -- Nothing But Blue Skies From Now On.

Posted on November 10, 2010
Hi kids, a team of highly skilled bunker managers -- Operations Group A -- has pried open the heavily reinforced steel dome several millimeters, just wide enough to allow all the tenderly seasoned written utterances to be released into the South Florida legal community, which as we speak are wafting due north and filling the blue skies with axiomatic odes to peace, love, happiness, and strictly construed statutes of limitation...

Alvin Davis To Officially Adopt English Accent!

Posted on November 10, 2010
I understand he's going for a more acerbic Hugh Grant: After more than two months of talks, London-based Hammonds agreed to merge with Squire effective Jan. 1, 2011. The new firm will have 1,275 lawyers in 37 offices in 17 countries and become a significant player in the international arena...

"Because the Lawyer Said It Was."

Posted on November 09, 2010
Hey, if Jay Bybee says it's legal, who am I to judge: Former President George W. Bush was asked during an interview last night why he believes waterboarding is legal. "Because the lawyer said it was," Bush said. "He said it did not fall within the Anti-Torture Act...

Another Teachable Moment.

Posted on November 09, 2010
Remember that case where Judge Seitz struck a motion for class cert because it was filed three months after the deadline?Well these hapless plaintiffs can't seem to get anything right.First they filed an amended complaint, adding some new class reps and a new defendant...

Jill Clayburgh RIP

Posted on November 09, 2010
Though most remembrances of Oscar-nominated actress Jill Clayburgh focused on her zeitgeist-defining moment as a late 70s divorcee in Paul Mazursky's An Unmarried Woman, I remember her fondly for her tough, smart, attractive yet vulnerable roles in films such as Semi-Tough or Silver Streak, or her turn as the first woman Supreme Court Justice in First Monday in October...

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