Julie Kay

September 15, 2011 | Daily Business Review

A team of attorneys successfully represented Megan Sands, a 21-year-old Bahamas resident and full-time student at Georgia Southern University, who was injured as a passenger on a Kawasaki Jet Ski.

By Julie Kay

3 minute read

September 05, 2006 | Law.com

Hunton & Williams, the Richmond, Va.-based firm that entered the Miami market with a splash seven years ago, may be facing an upheaval in its 20-lawyer corporate/international group. Two top Hunton lawyers left the firm Aug. 1 for Greenberg Traurig -- and three partners are expected to announce their departure for Holland & Knight this week, according to sources who did not want to be named. The managing partner of Hunton's Miami office denies that the corporate/international department is having problems.

By Julie Kay

4 minute read

August 05, 2008 | Law.com

In the wake of three murders and the recent attack on a federal prosecutor in a New York courtroom, the National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys is calling for stepped-up security, self-defense training and the right to carry firearms. Additionally, the group wants secure parking for prosecutors, particularly those who handle dangerous criminal cases. "Prosecutors are on the front lines like federal agents; they are the face of federal law enforcement," says former federal prosecutor Peter Prieto.

By Julie Kay

5 minute read

August 19, 2005 | Law.com

In the latest string of lawyers to leave Miami's Steel Hector & Davis, prominent equity partner Raul Valdes-Fauli and his team of three international lawyers and four staffers are moving to a small office of admiralty firm Fowler Rodriguez & Chalos. More departures are expected as Steel Hector finalizes merger talks with Cleveland-based Squire, Sanders & Dempsey.

By Julie Kay

3 minute read

April 24, 2007 | Law.com

Criminal defense attorneys and a journalism advocacy group are criticizing a decision by South Florida federal courts to remove plea agreements from online court records. According to sources, the removal occurred due to concerns among federal judges nationwide about an Internet site, WhosaRat.com, that publishes the plea agreements and names of informants and undercover agents. The Web site claims that by combing through state and federal court files, it has identified over 4,000 informants and agents.

By Julie Kay

6 minute read

June 24, 2005 | National Law Journal

The U.S. Supreme Court handed a victory Thursday to 11,000 small gas station owners in a longstanding class action against ExxonMobil Corp. Rejecting the oil giant's request for a new trial, the high court ruled 5-4 that station owners in Florida and 34 other states were properly included in a single class action in U.S. District Court in Miami. As a result, Texas-based ExxonMobil will have to pay out more than $1.3 billion in damages.

By Julie Kay

5 minute read

November 15, 2005 | Law.com

Last month, the 11th Circuit chastised judges of the Southern District of Florida for hiding cases from public view by placing the cases on a secret court docket. Defense attorneys, civil liberties groups and the news media celebrated the panel's decision. Now, Judge Patricia Seitz, one of the judges who agreed to hide a case, admits she made a mistake and said she would be "surprised" if any more cases are still being supersealed in the district. However, other observers say it may still be happening.

By Julie Kay

17 minute read

April 04, 2006 | Law.com

When the U.S. Supreme Court issued its landmark sentencing rulings, defense attorneys in South Florida rejoiced. But 15 months later, prosecutors are the ones smiling, as judges in the area have opted to stay mostly within the guidelines. Some cite pressure from the Republican-controlled Congress and the Justice Department as a reason to be nervous about using more discretion in sentencing. "No one wants to be the judge that sticks his head out to be chopped off," said one.

By Julie Kay

16 minute read

June 26, 2003 | Law.com

Louis Robles, a nationally prominent class action lawyer who was disbarred following allegations that he misappropriated from client trust funds, is in a battle over the fate of millions in settlements that his ex-clients are expected to receive. The line-up against Robles includes several thousand of his abandoned clients, numerous creditors, and his ex-wife's divorce attorney.

By Julie Kay

22 minute read