The Miami Downtown Development Authority (Miami DDA) has announced a milestone for its Small Business Permit Clinic in Downtown Miami. Following the launch of the program in February, more than 150 small businesses have now received assistance to move their operation forward. In addition, of those businesses assisted, 20 have been issued a formal Certificate...Read More

What is a bubbe-meise? It’s a myth, a fairy tale, an urban legend. Translated from Yiddish, it is literally “a grandmother’s fable.” Yes, I may have misappropriated this term by nuance: Mediation evangelism surely exists. However, the use of the term is a reflection of a mentality that ignores the essential role of the law, lawyers...Read More

How mentoring can help retain women and other minorities in their respective professions Recent years have brought about many changes for women and other minorities in the workplace. However, they still face many challenges when it comes to moving up ranks in the offices and firms that employ them. Why is that? While there are...Read More

Holiday season is officially upon us, which means the return of end of the year happy hours, social club mixers, late family dinners, and frankly just more alcohol. For our collective safety, let’s all be mindful, drink responsibly, and stay off the roads as much as possible. For lawyers, restaurant and bar owners, and those...Read More

Supplementary proceedings, which are found in Florida Statutes Section 56.29, are designed to be a vehicle for judgment creditors to satisfy their judgments against debtors by allowing creditors to seek interests or funds of the judgment debtor that may be held by others. While the statute provides for an efficient process by which creditors can...Read More

In the dynamic realm of law and technology, a pivotal question prevails: How can Miami swiftly, efficiently, and affordably address legal challenges? This article, inquired to by Anthony Barreto, Esq., delves into AI ethics, quantum insights, legal economics, and more, illuminating the quest for accessible justice and transformative legal evolution. Unveiling AI Ethics and the...Read More

Genuine Issue or Genuine Dispute – What’s the Difference? In 2021, the Supreme Court of Florida amended the text of Rule 1.510 of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure to bring it in line with Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and to thereby provide Florida litigants and judges with “the full...Read More

It is not surprising to say that most personal injury cases, legal disputes when one person suffers an injury as a result of the negligence or carelessness of another person or entity, are resolved through informal early settlement, prior to the claim being filed with the Court. Yet, when a case comes across my desk,...Read More

The appellate courts continue to explore the bounds of Florida’s “new” summary judgment standard. On August 9, 2023, in State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. v. Advanced X-Ray Analysis, Inc., No. 3D22-739 (Fla. 3d DCA August 9, 2023), Third District held that the continuance of a summary judgment hearing does not reset the time in...Read More