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Law

  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 6, 2024
Real estate exec: Troubled condo market will get worse

As new safety rules take effect, Florida’s condominium owners are struggling to adjust to the cost of the mandates, and a bad hurricane season could make things much worse.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • June 5, 2024
Bankruptcy judge OKs Hoffmann's $21.25M purchase of Midwest dairy

The Hoffmann Family of Cos. won a bankruptcy auction last week for the Illinois dairy company.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • May 30, 2024
Landlords left unpaid, with empty storefronts as bankruptcies rise

Commercial bankruptcies jumped 40% last year, leaving many landlords to deal with the consequences of a complicated process.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • May 13, 2024
Fort Myers attorney named chair of firm’s business litigation department

Scott Beatty has been with Henderson, Franklin for more than 20 years.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Jim Stinson
  • April 30, 2024
Police forces get aggressive, creative to recruit officers

Law enforcement agencies across the region look to find and retain new officers with a heightened sense of urgency.

  • Florida
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 26, 2024
St. Petersburg lawyer warns of title fraudsters stealing properties

Larry Silvestri urges property owners — commercial and residential — to set up alerts to warn them when scammers have swopped in.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 18, 2024
Realtors in wait-and-see mode in aftermath of national settlement

Misconceptions and myths continue to surround the National Association of Realtors settlement of a class action lawsuit.

  • Florida
  • By Mark Gordon
  • April 4, 2024
Prominent Naples attorney, FL Senate president’s husband dies at 72 from fall

John Passidomo is survived by his wife, three daughters and two grandchildren.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • April 2, 2024
Bankers keep pushing for changes to legal aid funding rule

The Florida Bankers Association says it's hopeful a resolution can be reached over a new rule that affects certain accounts that generate money for legal aid programs.

  • Florida
  • By Jim Stinson
  • March 11, 2024
Tampa law firm names first female managing partner in 45 years

Denise Anderson has been with Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig for 28 years.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
  • By Mark Gordon
  • March 8, 2024
National law firm woos attorney for high-ranking role in Naples office

John Wood has worked in the U.S. Southwest, and in Southwest Florida.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Jim Stinson
  • February 27, 2024
Florida CBD retailers worry statewide hemp legislation will crush them

A pair of legislators from the region remain steadfast in their beliefs: Current regulations on certain hemp products need to be tighter.

  • Florida
  • By Mark Gordon
  • February 1, 2024
Fort Myers law firm names new top attorney

Southwest Florida real estate attorney Edward Canterbury has been named managing lawyer at Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt P.A., one of the largest law firms in the region.

  • Charlotte–Lee–Collier
  • By Louis Llovio
  • February 1, 2024
Millions of dollars at stake in statewide bankers vs. lawyers dispute

Roiled by a rule change that forces banks to pay higher interest payments for certain accounts, multiple Florida bankers see legislation as a solution. The Florida Bar sees the controversy differently.

  • Florida
  • By Mark Gordon
  • January 31, 2024
Law firm names three new Sarasota partners, one in Tampa

The law firm Shumaker has promoted six lawyers across four offices to partner roles.

  • Tampa Bay-Lakeland
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