Former chairs of the Section congratulate The Hon. Jacob Brown on his formal investiture and welcome as a Judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida. Many congratulations Judge Brown!Read More

BLS is pleased to announce it’s 2022-2023 class of BLS Scholars. Please say hi when you see them at the retreat. The Scholars Program is designed to help law students become involved in the Business Law Section and meet practicing business lawyers to network and learn more about a career in business law. Scholars receive...Read More

By Joseph Coleman, Coleman Litigation PA When considering whether reasonable attorney’s fees may be recoverable in any civil action, we as practitioners understand the oft recited and well settled “American Rule”: that each litigant is responsible for their own attorney’s fees regardless of how the case is ultimately decided. Johnson v. Omega Ins. Co., 200...Read More

The Business Law Section is this year’s recipient of the Legal Services of Greater Miami’s Equal Justice Pro Bono Impact Award in recognition of the creation of the Veterans’ Financial Literacy Program. This program can be duplicated throughout the state of Florida and will touch the lives of families and their neighborhoods for decades to...Read More

August 6, 2022 Kim v. Galasso, Case No. 2D20-3313 (Fla. 2d DCA 2022). Trees are generally considered part of the realty, not personalty, and any contract taking planted trees out of the general rule must clearly show an intent the trees be personal property and furthermore must satisfy the statute of frauds. Perez v. The...Read More

If you are planning to attend the Labor Day Retreat, the hotel deadline is 8/10! https://book.passkey.com/event/50284957/owner/10865/homeRead More

June 25, 2022 Brucker v. City of Doraville, Case No. 21-10122 (11th Cir. 2022). It is not unconstitutional for a municipality to base its annual budget on the collection of code enforcement and traffic fines. Tallo v. Illes, Case No. 3D21-1206 (Fla. 3d DCA 2022). A proper predicate must be laid before a non-party is...Read More

July 16, 2022 Huggins v. Lueder, Larkin & Hunter, LLC, Case Nos. 20-12957, 12959, 12961, 14320, 14318, & 14319 (11th Cir. 2022). Rule 11 sanctions motions can be filed after final judgment. In Re: Amendments To Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, Florida...Read More

Shirley Palumbo, Esq. LL.M Blockchain technology has been asserted to store information in a way that is secured, but not necessarily secret.  Seemingly, one of the main purposes of a blockchain usage is to avoid the information being edited or corrupted.  Thus, words like transparency, provenance and integrity are known characteristics of the blockchain.  While...Read More

By:      The Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights Group at Trenam Law Nicole Carnero, Summer Associate at Trenam Law When the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (“SBRA”) was signed into law on February 19, 2020, it represented a significant milestone for small businesses in desperate need of bankruptcy relief. Through the SBRA, Congress created Subchapter V,...Read More