Zach Schlein

November 29, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Attorney Christopher Spuches said the city's laws against Airbnb and other short-term rental services violate the Florida Constitution's clause against excessive fines.

By Zach Schlein

4 minute read

November 29, 2018 | Daily Business Review

As the attorney representing residents of the beleaguered Stonybrook apartment complex in Riviera Beach, Malik Leigh has contended with push-back from those he holds responsible for his client's plight.

By Zach Schlein

5 minute read

November 29, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The residents at Stonybrook Apartments in Riviera Beach have resorted to legal action to address their concerns for their health and safety inside the low-income housing complex.

By Zach Schlein

12 minute read

November 28, 2018 | Daily Business Review

A complaint filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court accuses probate paralegal Pamela Altman of pilfering as much as $1 million from a trust left by her father. The suit claims the money went to personal uses, including enriching her Massage Envy franchises in South Florida.

By Zach Schlein

4 minute read

November 27, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Starboard Cruise Services entered a proposal for settlement in its legal battle with a passenger who purchased a $4.75 million diamond for the quoted price of $235,000 aboard one of its ships. After emerging victorious, the Third District Court of Appeal has denied the cruise line's motion for attorney fees because the passenger's claim sought both damages and non-monetary relief.

By Zach Schlein

4 minute read

November 26, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Supreme Court directed that further legal proceedings against attorney Jeremy Alters could not be held before Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Marcia B. Caballero, who was the court-appointed referee in the ethics case against Alters.

By Zach Schlein

6 minute read

November 21, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Following the interim suspension handed down by the high court in August, Alters has been disbarred for misusing more than $1 million of his former firm's funds.

By Zach Schlein

2 minute read

November 20, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Following her Sept. 15 arrest, Broward County Assistant State Attorney Stacey Honowitz will not face prosecution for taking beauty products from an Aventura Publix without paying.

By Zach Schlein

3 minute read

November 20, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Miguel De Grandy, a land-use attorney in Holland & Knight's Miami office, argued before Miami city commissioners on Thursday to secure Ultra Music Festival's move to Miami Marine Stadium and Virginia Key Beach Park in March 2019. The festival had been held in Bayfront Park since 2012.

By Zach Schlein

5 minute read

November 19, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Religious advocacy firm Liberty Counsel has filed a preliminary injunction challenging Tampa's ban on counseling that seeks to change a patient's sexual orientation.

By Zach Schlein

4 minute read