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By Mark Gordon
May 10, 2013

Legal Eagles

Evan Berlin built a large niche-driven real estate law firm in less than a decade. He now seeks to maintain the growth.

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By Mark Gordon
April 26, 2013

'Long and Costly'

Two court rulings powerfully rebuke a Pasco County land development ordinance. A federal judge called the county's action an 'abusive and coercive misapplication of governmental power.'

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By Mark Gordon
March 8, 2013

Fresh Start

Mediation services are a fast-growing segment of the legal industry. An entrepreneurial husband-wife team seeks to capitalize on the trend with a focus on divorces.

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By Mark Gordon
March 8, 2013

Scary Stuff

Entrepreneurs, from startups to established entities, can add one more item to their worry list: patent trolls. One attorney calls the practice 'almost extortion.'

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By Denise Kalette
March 8, 2013

Feeding Frenzy

The BP oil spill drove travelers away from Florida's Gulf Coast. With billions of dollars at stake in a new wave of damage settlements, out-of-state lawyers have swooped in to duel for claimants.

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By Jean Gruss
March 8, 2013

Territorial Matters

The Naples and Fort Myers markets for legal services could be a challenging place for any new entrant.

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By Mark Gordon
January 25, 2013

'Zero In'

U.S. Attorney Robert O'Neill has targeted the 1% — not the ultra-wealthy, but the wrongdoers in the business community. He expects to have a busy year.

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By Jean Gruss
October 12, 2012

Investor Protectors

The financial crisis exposed many problems in the industry, and Naples law firm Vernon Healy has benefited.

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By Mark Gordon
October 12, 2012

Partner Up

A prominent Gulf Coast law firm senses opportunity in a match with a larger, $100 million-plus practice from Alabama.

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By Mark Gordon
October 12, 2012

Discovery Daze

The handling of all electronic data in Florida courts — from tweets to emails to blogs — is now subject to new rules. Attorneys aren't the only ones with a sizable stake in the changes.

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By Jean Gruss
June 22, 2012

Read me a story

Naples attorney Jacqueline Buyze published a children's book about lawyers after she couldn't find any for her nieces and nephews. Now it's a business.

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By Rod Thomson
June 8, 2012

Legal Raid

The Gunster law firm has opened its first Gulf Coast office in Tampa by taking all of Ruden McCloskey's Tampa lawyers.

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By Business Observer Staff
May 30, 2012

Kaplan alleges how he was scammed

Sarasota real estate investor Marvin Kaplan has lost about $22 million in what his attorney alleges to be a Ponzi scheme involving Sarasota entrepreneur Larry Starr.