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Rothstein Bankruptcy Trustee Files New Reorganization Plan
A revised reorganization plan filed by trustee Herbert Stettin replaces one rejected last month by the bankruptcy judge.Dream of Empire: Today Tampa, Tomorrow Disney World!
Intent on becoming the largest law firm practicing only in Florida, Gunster has been in merger talks with at least two Tampa firms without success and will shop for a merger partner in Orlando next.Former Appellate Judge Challenges Florida Firms to Step Up Minority Recruiting
Former 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Joseph Hatchett challenged South Florida's biggest law firms at a luncheon last week to step up their efforts to increase their numbers of African-American partners. But Cesar Alvarez, president of Miami-based Greenberg Traurig, who attended the event, said his firm and others were hampered in their minority recruiting efforts by anti-affirmative action court rulings and by the state's small pool of black attorneys.Lenders, servicers scramble to shift cases to new firms
As the one-time largest plaintiff foreclosure law firm in Florida, the Law Offices of David J. Stern at its peak handled 20 percent of all foreclosures in the state, processing more than 70,000 foreclosure cases on behalf of major lenders like Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase in 2009. Now that the Plantation law firm has been dropped by a number of lenders and servicers including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, ex-clients are scrambling to find law firms and lawyers to fill the void.Missing millionaire's mental health at issue in litigation sanctions
The disappearance of multimillionaire Guma Aguiar, whose boat washed ashore in Fort Lauderdale, hasn't stopped an appeal asking whether mental health issues can ward off litigation sanctions.Landlords worry as tenants' digital push cuts space needs
Advancing technology is helping South Florida business cutback on their space needs, a troubling trend for landlords whose tenants can lease less space after going paperless for record-keeping.Compensation Survey Shows Lofty Rewards for Firms
Eugene Stearns is a pricey lawyer to have on your side, billing $700 an hour, the highest fee found for a south Florida attorney in a recent lawyer billing survey. But the Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson plaintiffs attorney says his firm turns work away each day, so "the market is responding to the appropriateness of the rates that we charge." The survey also found that while senior partners at large law firms charge high rates, in some cases boutiques can command just as much.Trending Stories
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