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I Speak of the Pompitous of Love

Posted on January 15, 2008
So I'm here in my office, grooving to Quincy Jones and Bill Cosby's funky 1969 concoction, Hikky-Burr, and it got me in a friendly, almost social, frame of mind. Holy crap, my Ipod shuffle just followed it up with The Joker, and my pleasant mood is happily extended...

But It's Literature, I Tell You!

Posted on January 15, 2008
Let's see, Miami City Attorney Jorge Fernandez is either grossly incompetent or worse (see testimony in fire fee scandal), is unable to review contracts (see Orange Bowl fiasco), and takes expensive trips to Hawaii on the taxpayer dole.He also sends lucky lawyers in his office to screenwriting class...

More Lawyers Offer Traffic Advice

Posted on January 14, 2008
Not to leave Joe DeMaria with the final word from our Bar on South Florida's traffic woes, international man of mystery Jose Astigarraga offers his take as well:While our biggest long-term challenge is education, the most immediate problem is transportation...

Decisions, Decisions

Posted on January 14, 2008
Joan Fleishman is back on the beat, reporting on how personal injury attorney Jim Ferraro played Runaway Groom:Ferraro, set to marry prominent real estate broker Patricia Delinois on Friday in a formal ceremony at Fisher Island's Vanderbilt Mansion, jilted her -- at the altar -- as they were about to exchange vows before 75 to 80 guests...

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Akerman Shakeup

Posted on January 11, 2008
No, dedicated readers, it doesn't involve the much-discussed Chris Carver.But with the utterly unreliable aid of commenter akerman fat-trimmer, let's break down DBR's excellent front page story on the current spate of turnovers at that venerable Florida institution:Litigators Larry Silverman, James Sammataro and Scott Cosgrove plan to start their own boutique firm; labor and employment shareholders James Crosland, David Miller and Denise Heekin bolted for Bryant Miller & Olive in Miami; and litigator Sean Santini is joining Boyd Mustelier Smith & Parker in Miami...

Hey, I Thought Ashcroft Was in Favor of Tort Reform

Posted on January 10, 2008
Turns out it's not just the trial lawyers who profit wildly from corporate misconduct:When the top federal prosecutor in New Jersey needed to find an outside lawyer to monitor a large corporation willing to settle criminal charges out of court last fall, he turned to former Attorney General John Ashcroft, his onetime boss...

They Write Letters

Posted on January 09, 2008
Sometime lawyer and noted tax reformer Tom Tew writes the Herald with some genuinely helpful ideas about our tax system: The Florida Constitution prohibits a state income tax on the historical belief that the lack of a state income tax would encourage new residents to move to our state...

The Latest on Mold in the Federal Courthouse

Posted on January 08, 2008
Intrepid reporter Julie Kay continues her terrific coverage of the mold scandal at the "old old" federal courthouse, here:The children of deceased Magistrate Judge Ted Klein have filed a complaint in Miami federal court accusing the General Services Administration of failing to comply with a Freedom of Information Act request seeking information about the David Dyer Federal Courthouse...

But Will You (Kevin) Love Me, Tomorrow?

Posted on January 08, 2008
Belated congratulations to Michael Hanzman and Bobby Gilbert, who have formed a new firm together, with new office space in Coral Gables.This is a blockbuster pairing. Best of luck, gents!As for Hanzman's former partner Michael Criden, methinks he will be fine...

Top Ten New Year's Resolutions

Posted on January 07, 2008
Welcome back! We hope you all had a restful and joyful holiday.So it's a new year, fresh start and all that blather, and in keeping with the spirit of the New Year, I have assembled a list of top ten new year's resolutions that some of you have previously forwarded to me (thanks readers!):10...

Lost Horizon

Posted on December 21, 2007
I stopped for coffee this morning at the new Starbucks in International Place, or whatever the old Centrust building is now called. Strolling down near Wachovia, or whatever they are now calling that building, I saw the shoppers with bags, the pretty people going to holiday events, the lawyers on their crackberries, the women in sweaters and cold-weather boots, and the same homeless people I see every day, working the same patch of sidewalk they panhandle on every single day...

Unintended Consequences, Part II

Posted on December 20, 2007
I've previously written about the Sarnoff memo, and whether it was a good idea for The Related Group to sue Sarnoff for defamation, if their goal was to make sure no one learned of the contents of the memo.Fellow blogger Jared Beck does a quick analysis on the Third District opinion here, but I want to again return to the unintended consequences part, which the Third DCA memorializes in a nice causation chain for all to see...

Dan Gonzalez vs. The World's Richest Man

Posted on December 19, 2007
Several pesky readers have taken me to task for not covering the latest news in the quixotic battle between Hogan & Hartson attorney Dan Gonzalez and Carlos Slim, The World's Richest Man ("TWRM"), previously reported on here.TWRM is represented by local Yalie Angel Castillo, Jr...

Hey Now!

Posted on December 18, 2007
Whether you do plaintiffs or defense work, I hope you share my view that this report is a stinkin', heapin' load of crap and an absurd assault on our judiciary: An advocacy group lambasted the South Florida courts Tuesday, calling them collectively the No...

Top Real Estate Lawyer Didn't Understand Real Estate Loan Documents

Posted on December 17, 2007
That's a tough argument to make, but if anyone can sell it, it's Gerry Richman:Feeling burned by a bad real estate deal? Real estate legal eagle and onetime bank chairman Conrad DeSantis can relate. DeSantis is being sued over a personal guarantee on a $3...

The Magical Powers of Max Holtzman

Posted on December 17, 2007
Here is local attorney Max Holtzman, in today's Herald: Max Holtzman, a Miami lawyer and fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, was in a downtown office building when he ran into a high-powered business consultant.One of her major concerns about Obama, she confided, was his ``deep Muslim roots...

Lord How We Love Melanie Damian!

Posted on December 17, 2007
Calm down, Chris. We mean that in a purely professional way.Anyhoo, congrats to Timothy O. Schrank, who had the good sense to get hired by Ms. Damian and her partner Peter Valori, to head up the AV-rated firm's labor and employment practice.Go get 'em guys!

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