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Lisa Willis

Lisa Willis

Emmy award winning news anchor, reporter, weathercaster, writer, news director, marketing specialist having served in Miami, NYC, Baltimore, Seattle, Charleston, Myrtle Beach.

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January 29, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Former Big Law Partner Gets 10 Years in Prison for Money Laundering

Former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said the Florida lawyer, "who was an equity partner at a well-known international law firm, exploited his expertise as a seasoned corporate attorney to create sham investment funds."

By Lisa Willis

5 minute read

January 29, 2024 | Daily Business Review

10 Days in Jail for Contempt of Court in Miami: 'Virtually Never Happens'

"For a civil judge to ultimately find somebody in criminal contempt and to sentence them to prison is incredibly extraordinary and something that virtually never happens," Jorge L. Piedra of Miami's Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton.

By Lisa Willis

4 minute read

January 26, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Conservative Law Firm Wins for Hialeah Mayor in Dispute With Attorney

The client is a Republican mayor. The opponent, who is also an attorney with Podhurst Orseck, is listed as nonpartisan.

By Lisa Willis

4 minute read

January 24, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Morgan & Morgan Turns $200k Into $2.6 Million for Broward Woman

"Insurance companies underestimate my firm's readiness for trial," said Jennifer Rosinski, attorney with Morgan & Morgan.

By Lisa Willis

3 minute read

January 19, 2024 | Daily Business Review

1 Case, 10 Years, $6.7 Million in Legal Fees for Holland & Knight

"The most difficult thing that we had to deal with is representing a sovereign," said Ed Ramos, partner at Holland & Knight.

By Lisa Willis

5 minute read

January 18, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Mass Arbitration: Miami Lawyer Leads Charge for 33 Clients Alleging Fraud

"This is not a small company. This is not an insignificant company. It is one of the major players ... in the e-commerce industry," plaintiffs counsel Nima Tahmassebi said.

By Lisa Willis

4 minute read

January 17, 2024 | Daily Business Review

$60M in Overpaid Tax Meets Last Hurdle as Judge Rules 'Tie Goes to the Taxpayer'

Suppose you parked in the City of Miami during the past seven years. At $200 a month that means you paid $360 a year in a 15% parking tax that appears not…

By Lisa Willis

6 minute read

January 16, 2024 | Daily Business Review

'My Opinion Is You're a Fraud": $100M Slander Lawsuit Underway in Miami

The two litigants were allegedly once friends, but now former T-Mobile CEO and Naples resident John Legere is facing a $100 million defamation lawsuit filed by Grant Cardone.

By Lisa Willis

5 minute read

January 12, 2024 | Daily Business Review

'Sometimes You Can't Make This Stuff Up': Miami Attorneys Best Cruise Line in Bench Trial

One of the challenges of the Athens Agreement is that the U.S. is not a participant in the agreement.

By Lisa Willis

5 minute read

January 11, 2024 | Daily Business Review

Victory for Lawyer Battling Gov. Ron DeSantis—But Litigation Continues

A governor's spokesman called the federal appeals court decision "an egregious encroachment on state sovereignty."

By Lisa Willis

3 minute read