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].
May 18, 2023 | Daily Business Review
US Judge Threatens Attorney With 'Prison Time' After In-Court Photo Surfaces"It appears that the judge's continuance of the photo matter to allow the main trial to move forward not only serves the fair administration of justice, but also, perhaps inadvertently, provides a cooling-off period for all involved to consider the ultimate repercussions," said Jan L. Jacobowitz, a past president and co-chair of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers' Future of Lawyering Committee.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
May 17, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Florida Lawyers Get Two $5M Settlements in Separate Cases Against Same Defendant"There are certain jurors that you would expect would not be friendly to plaintiffs that will be very friendly when it is law-and-order type stuff," said Michael Haggard, managing partner at the Haggard Law Firm.
By Michael A. Mora
3 minute read
May 16, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Turn Off That PowerPoint: Lawyer Sanctioned $100,000 for Multiple Missteps"His strategy backfired on him personally, and he was made to pay a heavy price for his deliberate disregard for court rulings," said Andrew Berman, a shareholder and ethics expert at Young, Berman, Karpf & Karpf.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
May 15, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Am Law 100 Firm Attorneys Hits Hong Kong Brokerage Exchange With $80M Lawsuit"This case is a new modern creation that cryptocurrency has allowed," said Kevin Paule of Hill Ward Henderson.
By Michael A. Mora
3 minute read
May 12, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Receiving the Unthinkable: Attorney of the Year Finalist Takes on Surfside CollapseMichael I. Goldberg, a partner at Akerman in Miami, is a finalist for the Florida Legal Award's Attorney of the Year.
By Michael A. Mora
5 minute read
May 11, 2023 | Daily Business Review
All Florida Robotext Class Action Lawyers Take Legal Setback in Pet Supermarket Ruling"It is a major case establishing that there is no automatic standing in state court for receiving robotexts," said Aaron Weiss, a Carlton Fields shareholder.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
May 10, 2023 | Daily Business Review
This South Florida Lawyer Just Became a Federal Judge"My parents left Cuba many years ago and they sacrificed everything, and you can imagine their pride in having their daughter as a federal bankruptcy judge," the attorney said.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
May 09, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Florida Appellate Court Orders City to Pay Up Over Regulatory-Taking Tactics"You can't use transferable development rights or gimmicky substitutes as a get-out-of-just compensation card," said Robert H. Thomas, the property rights litigation director at the Pacific Legal Foundation, who represented the plaintiff.
By Michael A. Mora
5 minute read
May 08, 2023 | Daily Business Review
Miami Attorney on Beating Feds in First Andrew Gillum Trial"From the opening statement, our theme was that the prosecution put a target on Andrew's back and played 'gotcha' with him during an early-morning interview where they lied to and secretly recorded him," alleged David Markus, a partner at Markus/Moss.
By Michael A. Mora | Lisa Willis
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May 05, 2023 | Daily Business Review
DeSantis Could Appoint One of These Six Judges to Florida Supreme CourtFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis has up to 60 days to potentially appoint one of these six finalists to the Sunshine State's highest court.
By Michael A. Mora
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