Michael A. Mora

July 19, 2023 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Supreme Court disbarred the attorney and several others, including a Broward Circuit Court judge, stemming from their role in the stolen legal fees.

By Michael A. Mora

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July 17, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"When rulings don't go your way, you have to be creative to review what the court has found, and see how you can get those specific issues and questions certified," said Adam Moskowitz, whom U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp appointed co-lead counsel for the plaintiff class.

By Michael A. Mora

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July 14, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"The whole compensation package is certainly well within the range of a well-compensated private sector job—if you look at it in terms of a whole package," said Ana Bierman, the Florida International University College of Law assistant dean in charge of planning and placement.

By Michael A. Mora

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July 13, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"The second trial was more amicable than the first because everyone was a little more used to each other's company," said Bruno Renda, a shareholder at Fowler White who represented the defendants.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

July 12, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"A year from now, we will be looking back at this data and thinking about the good ol' days when only 33 cases per month were considered low,'" said Franklin Zemel, who co-chairs the first U.S. standing committee on cybersecurity and privacy law for the Florida Bar.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

July 11, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"I am not the only one who suffers from imposter syndrome," said the 35th president of the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. Bar Association.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

July 10, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"Many people try to prime the jurors for their cases in voir dire," said Devin "Velvel" Freedman, a partner at Freedman Normand Friedland. "My philosophy is that we don't know who will be good for us, but usually we can tell who will be really bad for us."

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

July 07, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"There will be more litigation over expert qualifications and more time and money spent on that litigation, rather than advancing the real question, which is whether there was a medical malpractice injury," said JoNel Newman, a healthcare law and civil procedure expert at the University of Miami School of Law.

By Michael A. Mora

3 minute read

July 06, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"What we see lately is more of an effort to buy those local businesses by out-of-state people, who are actually moving here or temporarily moving here, for ulterior motives, with no intentions of growing roots here," said Jorge Piedra, a partner at Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

July 05, 2023 | Daily Business Review

"It's incredibly disturbing to see an attorney involved in these types of issues," said Michelle R. Suskauer, a partner at Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein. "But mental health hits everyone, whether you're an attorney or a doctor. It's blind to professions."

By Michael A. Mora

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