Law

By Mark Gordon
March 9, 2018

Health scare leads attorney to forge a new path

Lawyers leave established firms to launch startup practices for a variety of motives. This attorney's purpose was personal.

By Mark Gordon
March 9, 2018

Next Step

She's put some notorious drug dealers and murderers in prison. But the new U.S. Attorney, in a district from Tampa to Naples, also brings no-knee-jerk decision-making to her job.

By Mark Gordon
March 9, 2018

Hell bound

Florida tops a national list of jurisdictions with a toxic combination of lawsuit abuse and activist judges. How deep will the report — and its myriad examples — cut at the state's business climate?

By Ted Carter
March 9, 2018

Grow Time

A law practice nearing its 100-year anniversary has managed to grow without sacrificing service to clients.

By Mark Gordon
October 6, 2017

'A Great Resource'

Prominent land use attorney Dan Bailey has done many things in his career. Working with his son was one perk he didn't see coming.

By Mark Gordon
October 6, 2017

Formidable Foes

A law firm that proudly wears its trial attorney label targets multimillion-dollar jury verdicts. It has had a lot of success.

By Brian Hartz
October 6, 2017

Rookies, Again

Tampa employment law attorneys Erin Jackson and Kevin Johnson left the only firm they've ever known. They have big plans for Act II.

By Mark Gordon
July 14, 2017

Fight through

It took five years, but Sarasota businessman Marvin Kaplan was finally exonerated of any wrongdoing in a multimillion-dollar fraud case — where he was really a victim.

By Mark Gordon
March 10, 2017

All in the family

Being a lawyer in the Robertson clan means knowing history — back to the Civil War.

By Jean Gruss
March 10, 2017

Bar none

Ave Maria School of Law's president has elevated the profile of the Naples-based institution in just more than two years. His moves have paved the way for future growth.

By Traci McMillan Beach
March 10, 2017

For the class

John Yanchunis has taken on the biggest companies for consumers involved in data breaches. His latest case is colossal.

By Beth Luberecki
March 10, 2017

Data defenders

Law firms have established cybersecurity practices in response to more frequent hacking threats. One challenge: convincing stubborn business owners the dangers are legit.

By Mark Gordon
October 7, 2016

On the rise

A national boom in cases of businesses allegedly defrauding government offices is in full blast, and the Gulf Coast leads the way. Do all the cases have merit?