Adolfo Pesquera

April 13, 2012 | Daily Business Review

A Florida Supreme Court opinion not only imposed eight-year limits on chief judges, but it also prohibits judicial conferences from advocating their members' views to lawmakers and gives the Supreme Court new powers to remove chief judges without input from the judges they govern.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

July 31, 2013 | Daily Business Review

Ivan Reich of GrayRobinson represented a diamond broker from New York involved in a dispute over a personal collection of loose diamonds named after his late wife.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

March 16, 2012 | Daily Business Review

A result of a 7 percent cut in clerks of court budgets, delays in time-sensitive functions such as processing payment of traffic tickets are likely. That could lead to unnecessary driver's license suspensions.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

January 18, 2011 | Law.com

A Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission hearing panel opened its trial into alleged misconduct by Broward Circuit Judge Dale Cohen. Cohen is accused of abusing his office by holding an evidentiary hearing on a motion to recuse him from a criminal case rather than automatically disqualifying himself.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

February 27, 2012 | Law.com

The Razorback investment group has agreed to settle with TD Bank for an undisclosed amount in ex-law firm chairman Scott Rothstein's fraud.

By Adolfo Pesquera and John Pacenti

4 minute read

July 17, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle is the leading fundraiser among candidates in political races in the South Florida courts and justice system. Fernandez Rundle is embroiled in a court fight over whether her race's primary should be an open or closed one.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

March 30, 2012 | Daily Business Review

Trial dates were set for late 2013 on lawsuits involving auto magnate Ed Morse and his family over their alleged roles in Scott Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read

May 11, 2012 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Supreme Court is examining whether there are consequences for filing fraudulent documents in the robo-signing scandal.

By Adolfo Pesquera

5 minute read

July 12, 2013 | Daily Business Review

The Third District Court of Appeal affirmed a trial court judgment favoring a Hollywood law firm accused of malpractice over a failed $3.8 million condo loan.

By Adolfo Pesquera

4 minute read

July 06, 2012 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Supreme Court said a 2008 law banning public insurance adjusters from contacting customers within 48 hours of a disaster is a violation of protected speech.

By Adolfo Pesquera

3 minute read