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Michael A. Mora

Michael A. Mora

Michael was born and raised in South Florida. He went to undergrad at Florida Atlantic University and earned his master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is the crypto litigation reporter for Law.com, as well as an editor for ALM Global. You can email him at [email protected].

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November 05, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Young DCF Attorney is Governor's Pick for Miami-Dade Judgeship

"Young lawyers should feel optimistic about rising to the bench," said Javier Enríquez, general counsel at the Department of Children & Families.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

November 04, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Alex Rodriguez's Former Brother-in-Law Strikes Out on RICO, Civil Theft Claims Against Baseballer

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman stated in the order: "His newly minted RICO/civil theft claims were added for no purpose other than to embarrass Rodriguez, generate sensationalized press, and increase settlement leverage."

By Michael A. Mora

3 minute read

November 04, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Carlton Fields Price-Fixing Suit 'an Allegory' For Big Business Amid Antitrust Crackdown

The attorneys alleged in the complaint that Jimmy John's paid artificially-inflated prices for pork over more than a decade that exceeded the amount the company would have paid if a competitive market had determined the pork price.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

November 02, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Carole Baskin's Lawsuit Against Netflix Over 'Tiger King' Has a Cautionary Tale for Attorneys

"When they embarked on a sequel, their vetting process should have caught the fact that they did not have rights to the underlying Baskin footage," Frank R. Jakes, a partner at Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, said.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

November 01, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Judge Warned Trial Lawyer Not to Cross-Examine Former Client, Laying Grounds for Appeal of $10M Verdict

"In the 17 years on the bench, I haven't had the occasion where the lawyer who previously represented the client was going to cross-examine the client even though there was no motion for disqualification," Miami-Dade Circuit Judge William Thomas said in the court transcript.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

October 29, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Proposed Rules and New Florida Supreme Court Order Could Alter Human-Trafficking Litigation

"People are recognizing there are certain choices that vulnerable victims make to survive, and they are not deserving of criminalization," said Justin Grosz, a partner at Kelley Kronenberg.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

October 28, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Wrong Side of the Bench: Ex-Miami Judge Accused of Intimidating Female Jurist, Among Other Allegations

Miguel Mirabal is facing legal action on multiple fronts as his problems continue to mount.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

October 27, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Bye Bye, Masks: Some South Florida Circuits Plan to Do Away With Mandates for Vaccinated Visitors

"We are watching local conditions, which is what the Florida Supreme Court has tasked us to do," said Palm Beach Circuit Chief Judge Glenn Kelley.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

October 26, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Lawyers, Take Note: New Rule Points to 'Judicial Frustration' With Florida Attorney Discipline

"The Supreme Court's adoption of the new oversight rule appears to signal rising judicial frustration with both the incidence of lawyer misconduct and the efficacy of the disciplinary process in Florida," said Anthony V. Alfieri of the University of Miami School of Law.

By Michael A. Mora

3 minute read

October 25, 2021 | Daily Business Review

Emotionally Draining: Meet the Miami Judge Rising to the Moment, Presiding Over Deadly Building Collapse

"The case, without a doubt, will be the most challenging of my career legally and emotionally," said Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman.

By Michael A. Mora

8 minute read


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