John Pacenti

February 06, 2014 | Daily Business Review

Disbarred law firm chairman Scott Rothstein testifies against a former colleague accused of helping him prolong his $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme.

By John Pacenti

4 minute read

February 05, 2014 | Daily Business Review

Miami attorneys Ronald Weil and Mary Olszewska land a $12.5 million award for a Tavares man who was molested by a minister hired by the Florida Baptist Convention.

By John Pacenti

4 minute read

February 05, 2014 | Daily Business Review

Disbarred law firm chairman Scott Rothstein testified about his connections to then-Gov. Charlie Crist, bragging that he influenced Crist to name judges Rothstein wanted in place.

By John Pacenti

6 minute read

February 04, 2014 | Daily Business Review

Debra Villegas, former chief operating officer for Scott Rothstein's firm, testified in the trial of attorney Christina Kitterman, who is accused of pretending to be a Florida Bar official to aid Rothstein's Ponzi scheme.

By John Pacenti

4 minute read

February 03, 2014 | Daily Business Review

Christina Kitterman, a former attorney at Scott Rothstein's Fort Lauderdale firm, is accused of deceiving investors trying to get their money back from Rothstein's $1.2 billion Ponzi Scheme.

By John Pacenti

4 minute read

February 03, 2014 | Daily Business Review

A confirmation hearing on U.S. District Judge Robin Rosenbaum's nomination to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit should occur in mid-February, a Senate judiciary committee spokeswoman said.

By John Pacenti

2 minute read

January 31, 2014 | Daily Business Review

Katherine Murphy, principal at the Aventura City of Excellence School, was accused by City Manager Eric Soroka of taking bribes to allow students to skip the waiting list and get into the popular city-owned K-8 charter school. Publicly calling her a thief, Soroka fired Murphy in 2006 and her life went into a tailspin.

By John Pacenti

6 minute read

January 30, 2014 | Daily Business Review

Robin Rosenberg is in line for a Fort Pierce seat after U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio blocked the nomination of Miami-Dade Circuit Judge William Thomas, who was in line to become the first openly gay, African-American federal judge.

By John Pacenti

2 minute read

January 29, 2014 | Daily Business Review

The trial of Boca Raton attorney Christina Kitterman, who is charged with wire fraud conspiracy, is expected to include testimony from former law partners Scott Rothstein and Stuart Rosenfeldt.

By John Pacenti

2 minute read

January 29, 2014 | Daily Business Review

A Miami attorney's lawsuit blames Costa Rican attorneys and their clients for interfering with financing for his pharmaceutical business in Latin America.

By John Pacenti

2 minute read