A profile on the Honorable Mary S. Scriven, U.S. District Court Judge for the Middle District of Florida Author: Utibe Ikpe, Meland Budwick Judge Mary S. Scriven’s mother forecasted her success. On the weekend Judge Scriven graduated from law school in 1987, her mother wrote her a letter, which expressed pride in her daughter’s accomplishments...Read More

February 1st marked the start of Black History Month, a month dedicated to pay tribute to the vast contributions African Americans have made to history and society and to acknowledge the challenges they faced in their diaspora. The Business Law Section remembers groundbreaking black lawyers such as Thurgood Marshall and his immeasurable strides for the...Read More

Ask first: Reshaping 362(a)(3) under Fulton By: Shirley Palumbo, Greenspoon Marder I still recall many years ago, pre- In re Kalter [i] , when I went to the bankruptcy court in Miami for the first time. It was a rainy day; thunderstorms all over the place. I had a small umbrella that served no purpose...Read More

By Zach Hyman, Millennial Law In January 2021, users of the popular internet forum, Reddit, banded together to purchase stock in GameStop, with the intent to deprive private equity funds of their investments in shorts with respect to the company, by inflating the value of its stock. These users could have purchased products from GameStop...Read More

Did you miss View from the Bench 2020, or would you like to review it? Both the Miami and Tampa presentations are available on demand as either audio or audio/video. Course 4246-Tampa: Audio Only, Audio and Video, CD, DVD Course 4247- Miami: Audio Only, Audio and Video, CD, DVD Pricing $200.00 for members and $260.00 for non-members 3.5 general...Read More

Available here As we emerge from the pandemic the courts are bracing for a flood of eviction and foreclosure cases. This CLE will provides practical overview of eviction and foreclosure cases from beginning to the end. The CLE will highlight some traps for the unwary and common claims and defenses in these types of lawsuits....Read More

 Friends and Colleagues: Below are the links to the registration and information on the Business Law Section 2021 Executive Council Retreat to Savannah. In light of the current travel restrictions, I’ve planned for a domestic trip to Savannah, the first planned city in the country, full of history, legend and progress.  I hope you will be...Read More

By Garry Louima In a year of political upheaval, job loss, and infectious disease, the looming fear of mass evictions still remains. The monthly renewals of the state’s stay-on-evictions order by Governor DeSantis had been staving off the thousands of impeding evictions and foreclosure actions in Florida. However, Governor DeSantis allowed the state’s eviction and...Read More

Long time EC member and Tampa-based Bankruptcy Judge McEwen wrote a great article for the Out of State Division’s newsletter on the importance of pro bono in this pandemic era, and how it is easier than ever to give back without leaving your office. “But why stop at the minimum? Lawyers are generally overachievers. After...Read More

January’s Winter Meetings marked our fourth meeting conducted remotely via Zoom. We are all looking forward to the day when we can safely meet in person again. The Annual Convention is currently scheduled for June 9-13 at the Waldorf Astoria in Orlando. Fingers crossed! The Bankruptcy/UCC Committee voted to approve a proposal to amend Fla....Read More