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AI's legal implications run deep

As the legal profession finally catches up with the technology, many questions linger.

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  • June 7, 2023
Tampa law firm establishes scholarship for aspiring attorneys facing adversity

Johnson Jackson PLLC will award $5,000 to law students who come from underrepresented communities or struggle with health or financial challenges.

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Billion-dollar global law firm opens first Florida office

The firm plans to hire attorneys for the Fort Myers location.

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  • June 2, 2023
Michigan law firm hires partner for SWFL office

Charles Thomson handles a variety of real estate matters.

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  • May 27, 2023
Kansas City law firm expands to Florida, adds two Tampa-based partners

Marc Weintraub and Stephen Putnoki-Higgins have joined Stinson LLP as it opens its first office in the Sunshine State.

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  • May 24, 2023
Tax, health care attorney chosen for Fort Myers firm’s executive committee

Erin Houck-Toll has been with Henderson Franklin for nearly 20 years.

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  • May 11, 2023
Tampa law firm chooses additional senior counsel

Chad Burgess is a former second-generation firefighter and paramedic.

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  • April 14, 2023
Partner at local law firm named president-elect of Clearwater Bar Association

Hill Ward Henderson’s Connolly McArthur is a certified mediator and a member of the firm’s medical malpractice group.

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St. Pete law firm launches new business-focused practice group

Dionne Fajardo will serve as chair of Englander Fischer’s new division.

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  • By Louis Llovio
  • March 29, 2023
DeSantis approves $711 million for affordable housing programs

Bipartisan legislation to increase housing availability and down payment assistance also handcuffs localities’ ability to pass rent controls.

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Pro business group takes on trial lawyers in new ad campaign

The Associated Industries of Florida in a new campaign urges lawmakers to past tort reform and warns the public of "greedy" billboard lawyers.

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Legislators work to prevent enemy governments from buying Florida land

The Legislature will consider bills that will keep foreign governments or people tied to them from owning property near military bases and agricultural land.

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  • March 9, 2023
Emphasis on estate-planning services drives revenue surge at Naples law firm

Quarles & Brady has seen a sizable post-pandemic influx of wealth into the area.

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Sarasota law firm embraces growth to achieve top tier status

For a while, the founders of what's now Bentley Goodrich Kison resisted big-time growth. Not anymore.

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  • February 22, 2023
Tort reform in Florida turns to auto insurance and loopholes

Two legislators have proposed changes to windshield laws that they say encourage lawsuits and send auto insurance rates higher.

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