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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June 09, 2023 | Daily Business Review

WARNING: Judges and Clerks Say a Court-Related Scam Has Reemerged

"Just because it looks legit does not mean it is legit," Miami-Dade Chief Judge Nushin G. Sayfie said.

By Lisa Willis

3 minute read

June 07, 2023 | Daily Business Review

What Judges Are Thinking: Attorney Convenience Rarely Matters in Venue Disputes

"The convenience of the attorneys 'is usually accorded very little, if any, weight,'" Fourth DCA Judge Alan O. Forst wrote.

By Lisa Willis

4 minute read

June 07, 2023 | Daily Business Review

COVID Is Over, but Not When It Comes to Real Estate, Personal Injury Litigation

"COVID continues to impact trials as attorneys, judges, trial staff, litigants jurors, etc. test positive before, during, or after trial, and derail things that have taken years to get into a position to try," Attorney Kenneth J. McKenna said.

By Lisa Willis

11 minute read

June 06, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Insurer Must Pay $9.2M After Denying $1.2M Claim for Hurricane Damage

"[The insurer] should have known that an appellate court should not disturb a verdict under these circumstances," said Blake Dolman, a litigator not involved in the case.

By Lisa Willis

5 minute read

June 01, 2023 | Daily Business Review

'My Plea Was Coerced. I Never Threatened Anybody': 9 Florida Lawyers Disciplined

"I am hurt, troubled and disturbed, but I am not unethical or criminal," one disciplined attorney said.

By Lisa Willis

4 minute read

May 31, 2023 | Daily Business Review

From Kozyak Tropin to the Bench: Colleagues Rally Around New Federal Judge

"It was surreal to watch my former partner ... get sworn in," said Tal Lifshitz of Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton.

By Lisa Willis

2 minute read

May 31, 2023 | Daily Business Review

Gov. Ron DeSantis Just Gave This Jurist a New Role

"She proved herself to be an excellent litigator with a strong ethical center," the judge's former Shutts & Bowen colleague said.

By Lisa Willis

3 minute read

May 30, 2023 | Daily Business Review

State Farm Faces Class Action for Allegedly Shortchanging Owners of Luxury Cars

"This is one of those cases where you just hear what's happening, and it shouts to you that something needs to be done," Cristina Pierson, a partner with Kelley | Uustal in Fort Lauderdale, said.

By Lisa Willis

6 minute read