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]
June 25, 2019 | Daily Business Review
A Lesson in Stress: Law Schools Are Now Focusing on Attorney Mental Health From the Get-Go“In the past law schools had a sort of hands-off approach," said Laura Rosenbury, dean of the University of Florida Levin College of Law. "There wasn't programming about 'OK, you're gonna go be a big firm summer associate. … This is what you need to know to succeed.'”
By Zach Schlein
8 minute read
June 24, 2019 | Daily Report Online
Georgia Supreme Court Cites Anti-SLAPP Law and Sides With Florida Law Firm in Dispute With Nursing HomesOn Monday, the high court reversed and remanded a trial court's denial of the Wilkes & McHugh law firm's motion to dismiss the suit brought against them by LTC Consulting and other parties. The plaintiffs operate several nursing homes in Georgia, and alleged ads taken out by the firm misrepresented conditions at their facilities.
By Zach Schlein
5 minute read
June 21, 2019 | Daily Business Review
South Florida Attorney Doreen Yaffa Makes the Case for Compassion in Family LawAlthough the Yaffa & Associates founder has no problem taking an adversarial approach in litigation, she's stood out from the pack by placing collaboration and empathy at the fore of her practice.
By Zach Schlein
5 minute read
June 20, 2019 | Daily Business Review
3rd DCA Reverses Denial of Attorney Fees to Miccosukee Tribe in Litigation With Lewis Tein FirmThe appellate court ruled the lower court erred in denying the tribe's motion on the grounds its offers of judgment had been made in bad faith.
By Zach Schlein
4 minute read
June 19, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Sanction Awards to Miami Attorney Bruce Jacobs Could Help City Establish Affordable Housing FundMiami Mayor Francis Suarez and Commissioner Ken Russell sponsored the resolution to use sanction awards won by the outspoken foreclosure defense lawyer.
By Zach Schlein
4 minute read
June 18, 2019 | Daily Business Review
'Crippling': Broward Public Defender Grapples with Loss After Fire Kills Pets, Destroys HouseBroward Public Defender Howard Finkelstein's home was consumed by a suspected electrical fire on Saturday. Although Finkelstein and his family are unharmed, they lost three longtime pets in the blaze.
By Zach Schlein
5 minute read
June 17, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Security Company ADT Notches $4M Verdict in Federal Deceptive Trade Practices Suit Against Alder HoldingsA jury in the Southern District of Florida divided ADT's award between compensatory damages of $3 million and $1 million in punitive damages.
By Zach Schlein
6 minute read
June 14, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Assistant to Fort Lauderdale Attorney Arrested on Identity Theft ChargesAndree Greene has pleaded not guilty to stealing more than $200,000 from her former employer, Broward litigator Lloyd Falk, from 2016 to 2018.
By Zach Schlein
3 minute read
June 13, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Akerman Partner Joseph Rebak Prevails in Legal Malpractice Suit Dating Back to Tew Cardenas EraThe Akerman partner was accused of professional negligence while representing a client at his former law firm Tew Cardenas.
By Zach Schlein
3 minute read
June 12, 2019 | Daily Business Review
Court Sides With Chiropractor in Attorney Fee Fight With Miami Litigator Mark FeldmanAn order issued by the Third District Court of Appeal on Wednesday held a lower court applied incorrect case doctrine in declining to award appellate attorney fees to Florida Wellness & Rehabilitation Center Inc. in its legal action against lawyer Mark Feldman.
By Zach Schlein
4 minute read
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