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Law

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • October 2, 2020
Legal Zoom: Law firms make big changes to please the virtual court

Tampa Bay area law firms are adapting to the COVID-19 era, when legal proceedings have been moved onto virtual platforms like Zoom and with most trials delayed indefinitely.

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  • By Grier Ferguson
  • September 25, 2020
OK Boomer: Lawyer builds niche with a certain demographic

With a strong background in business, an area lawyer has focused his firm on a specific demographic group — baby boomers.

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  • By Grier Ferguson
  • September 25, 2020
Law firm grows, powers through pandemic

Despite the pandemic, one area law firm is expanding by bringing on new attorneys and adding a practice group.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • September 10, 2020
Reckoning day: Lawyers ready for tidal wave of bankrupt businesses

With coronavirus relief funding and other protections coming to an end, commercial bankruptcy filings are expected to soar. Some attorneys are about to get really busy.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • August 21, 2020
Seize the moment: Bankruptcy lawyer capitalizes on crisis

Scott Underwood, a bankruptcy lawyer in the prime of his career, has left a powerful national practice to launch his own firm in Tampa, Florida.

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • July 24, 2020
Empire state of mind: Law firm snags another New York legal star

Attorney Hilary Lane has joined Quarles & Brady in Tampa, Florida, as a partner. She previously served as chief privacy officer at NBCUniversal, the media conglomerate that owns NBC and Universal Pictures.

  • Law
  • By Sara A. Qureshi, Esq., LL.M. of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A.
  • May 22, 2020
Addressing Employer Shared Responsibility Payment Penalties under the Affordable Care Act

Addressing Employer Shared Responsibility Payment Penalties under the Affordable Care Act

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  • May 22, 2020
Loyalty, Excellence, and Honor Bring Success

Loyalty, Excellence, and Honor Bring Success

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  • By Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law, Doug Cherry’
  • May 22, 2020
Protecting your brand

Protecting your brand

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  • By Brian Hartz
  • April 2, 2020
Employment law makes dramatic shifts

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in changes to national and state employment laws that businesses need to be aware of.

  • Law
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • March 6, 2020
Young co-founders seek to upend staid industry

Backed by some prominent board members, eNotaryLog has ambitious plans.

  • Law
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • March 6, 2020
Decorated U.S. Army veteran aims to disrupt legal sector

Eve Barrett says the court reporting industry is long overdue for a tech upgrade.

  • Law
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  • By Mark Gordon
  • March 6, 2020
Law firm sets national precedent in $63M case

One key to the strategy at the Greenberg Traurig Tampa office? Over-preparation.

  • Law
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • March 6, 2020
Inside outsourcing: Employment law veteran reflects on niche industry's rise

Employment law veteran Mike Miller reflects on the rise of the PEO industry in Florida.

  • Law
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  • By Brian Hartz
  • March 6, 2020
People power: Staff diversity fuels law firm's financial strength

Shutts & Bowen's Tampa office has become a national leader in the number of new women partners it hires and promotes.

  • Law
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