Zach Schlein

Zach Schlein is a writer based in Miami. Originally from Montville, New Jersey, he holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Florida and is the litigation reporter for Daily Business Review. He can be reached at his email address, [email protected]

August 03, 2018 | Daily Business Review

A Writ and a Prayer: Greenberg Traurig, Attorneys General File Briefs in Suit Over Prayer on the Football Field

Greenberg Traurig's Adam M. Foslid filed an amicus brief on behalf of retired Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden, who is lending his support to a fired high school coach who refused to stop praying on the football field.

By Zach Schlein

5 minute read

August 03, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Meet Alex Alvarez, the Coral Gables Lawyer Winning Millions Against Cigarette Companies

"Lawyers sometimes forget who they work for," said Alvarez, a police detective-turned-top litigator.

By Zach Schlein

1 minute read

August 02, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Yelling in a Crowded Theater: Good News for Miami Beach Regal Cinema After Stampede

Florida's Third District Court of Appeal found the trial court erred in removing a Fabre defendant from the verdict form in a case against cinema company Regal Entertainment Group Inc. Plaintiff Maria Navas sued over an injured ankle, after moviegoers fled when an erratic patron caused a stampede during a 2012 screening of "The Dark Knight Rises".

By Zach Schlein

1 minute read

August 01, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Miami-Dade County Court Judge Steps Down After 24 Years on the Bench

Miami-Dade County Court Judge Wendell Graham is an Ivy League-educated jurist and classically trained violinist. His resignation is effective Aug. 31.

By Zach Schlein

1 minute read

August 01, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The Fugitive: Once-Prominent Broward Lawyer Taught English While Hiding in Mexico

Ex-attorney Michael R. Casey fled Florida in 2014 after pleading not guilty to charges of mail and wire fraud.

By Zach Schlein

1 minute read

August 01, 2018 | Daily Business Review

11 South Florida Attorneys Disciplined by Florida Supreme Court

Between May 15 and July 12, the high court disbarred, suspended or otherwise sanctioned 11 South Florida attorneys.

By Zach Schlein

5 minute read

July 30, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Smoking Gun Email Helped Miami Attorneys Cinch $3.45 Million Settlement in Wrongful Death Suit

Miami-based attorney Mark S. Weinstein of the Weinstein and Cohen firm says the discovery of the email marked a turning point in a case that produced a multimillion-dollar settlement.

By Zach Schlein

1 minute read

July 30, 2018 | Daily Business Review

'Enough Already': Lawyers Weigh in as Wells Fargo Sued for Racial Discrimination

Dr. Barbara Carroll suggests her run-in with alleged racism at a Fort Lauderdale Wells Fargo bank is the latest public instance of private businesses behaving in a hostile manner toward black patrons. She's taken her complaint to court.

By Zach Schlein

1 minute read

July 30, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Release of Surveillance Footage From Parkland School Shooting Delayed by Florida Supreme Court

The Fourth District Court of Appeals has stayed the release of surveillance footage depicting law enforcement officers responding to Nikolas Cruz on the afternoon he killed 17 and left 17 injured at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

By Zach Schlein

1 minute read

July 25, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Appellate Court Affirms Order to Release Surveillance Footage From Stoneman Douglas Shooting

A Florida appellate court Wednesday upheld a ruling ordering the Broward Sheriff's Office and School Board of Broward County to release surveillance video from the Valentine's Day mass shooting that claimed 17 lives at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.

By Zach Schlein

1 minute read

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