Did you miss this program at Annual Convention? You can now watch the video. Speakers: Bankruptcy Judge Mindy A. Mora (SDFL), Prof. Charles W. Mooney, Jr. (UPenn Carey Law School), Edwin Smith, Steven Weise, Joanne Gelfand, and Andrew Hinkes, with an introduction by Michael Dunn The program explains the rationale for the creation of UCC...Read More

The final installment in our 4 part Mental Health First Aid series, Dealing with Difficult Clients and Building Resilience, is now available on demand. All 4 episodes can be found here. Each offers one hour of CLE and is free to BLS members. Dealing with Difficult Clients and Building Resilience Mental Health Issues in Those...Read More

By: Deedee Bitran, Esq. Shutts and Bowen LLP Last month, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) sued a Florida-based McDonald’s franchisee (Houcorp, Inc.) for allegedly failing to accommodate a deaf job applicant under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The Complaint alleges that a job applicant who is hard of hearing requested and was denied...Read More

By Avery S. Chapman, Chair of the Electronic Discovery & Digital Evidence Committee This program will be available soon on demand. Check back for the link.  We now have held our annual 4-hour CLE on June 23, 2023 (CLE Course # 5859), with CLE credits of: 4.0 General, 4.0 Tech, 2.0 Ethics.  We had over...Read More

I hope everyone had successful meetings at the Florida Bar’s Annual Convention. Click here to view the Business Law Section slate for the 2023-2024 Bar Year. To everyone in a leadership position, congratulations and thank you all for your service to the BLS! The Section continues to do great work because of the commitment of...Read More

By Christopher DeCort On April 27, 2023, the Florida Supreme Court issued an opinion in which it further amended Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.530 to require motions for rehearing to preserve for appeal challenges based upon a trial court’s “failure to make required findings of fact” (rather than “the sufficiency of trial court’s findings”). The...Read More

Dennis LeVine, Brock & Scott, PLLC Fraud by auto repair shops and towing companies cause lenders to lose their liens on vehicles and incur multi-million-dollar losses.   In 2019, the Florida Legislature significantly amended the vehicle repair shop lien statute to address rampant fraud in Florida by vehicle repair shops.  This effort began with a letter from...Read More

We love our sponsors! We chatted with Jackson Hwu of Nelson Mullins. Business Spotlight: 1. What is the name of your firm? Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough 2. What services does your firm provide? Nelson Mullins is a full service firm offering legal services for litigation, transactions, intellectual property, and immigration. 3. What is your...Read More

Congratulations to Chris DeCort on being named Outstanding Member of the Year for 2022-2023. Selecting a “Member of the Year” is a difficult task in an organization like The Florida Bar Business Law Section. The Section produces top shelf work, and we do so because of first class professionals like Chris DeCort. Chris is the...Read More

Congratulations to John Macdonald and Maxine Long, the recipients of the first ever Business Law Section Pro Bono Award. On June 21, 2023, John MacDonald, of Akerman, LLP, and Maxine Long, a retired former Chair of the Business Law Section, received the BLS Inaugural Pro Bono Award. While the BLS and its members have been...Read More