Greetings, Business Law Section! I am wishing those of you heading to Marco Island later this week safe travels. For those who are unable join, please mark your calendars for our next in person opportunity at the new Sunseeker Resort in Charlotte Harbor. We will meet January 28-29, 2026, and we are working in collaboration with...Read More

Judges fill an integral role on our Executive Council. Meet one of them, Judge Grossman. Judge Scott M. Grossman is a judge of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida, Fort Lauderdale Division. Before his appointment to the bench in 2019, Judge Grossman was a shareholder with a large international law...Read More

 I started my professional life as a Tax lawyer in the Court of Appeals Branch of the Office of Chief Counsel of the IRS in the Washington DC national office, where we reviewed all cases appealed from the Federal District Courts, Court of Claims, and Tax Court, through to the Supreme Court, and set the...Read More

Greetings Business Law Section! I am looking forward to joining the 325+ of you who have registered for the Labor Day Retreat in Marco Island. Whether you are joining us later this month in person or not, there are many ways to get involved with our Section and take advantage of all that membership in our...Read More

Judges fill an integral role on our Executive Council. Meet one of them, Judge Walsh. Judge Lisa Walsh was appointed to the Circuit Court for the 11th Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County, Florida in 2011. She currently is assigned to the Complex Business Litigation and the International Commercial Arbitration divisions. Before becoming a judge, Judge...Read More

I graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1979. After completing a clerkship with U. S. District Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges of the Middle District of Florida, I entered private practice with the Tampa law firm of Shackleford Farrior, Stallings & Evans, P.A. and later practiced with Shook Hardy & Bacon, where...Read More

Hello BLS Members, This is your final opportunity to join us for our Labor Day Retreat. Get ready for a weekend of connection, community, and fun! Whether you’re coming for professional growth or just to unwind with colleagues, we’ve got something for everyone. Here are some of the highlights, in addition to the CLE programs: Friday Night...Read More

Mark J. Wolfson has been practicing commercial litigation and bankruptcy for over 40 years, advising and representing clients in a wide variety of complex business bankruptcy reorganization cases and commercial litigation actions. He has extensive experience in out-of-court loan workouts and UCC disputes and foreclosure matters.  His broad experience insolvency and bankruptcy experience includes representing...Read More

Judges fill an integral role on our Executive Council. Meet one of them, Judge LaRose. I started my law practice in 1980 in D.C. I relocated to Tampa in 1983 and was a shareholder at Trenam Kemker. Governor Jeb Bush appointed me to the Second District Court of Appeal; I started serving in February 2005....Read More

Dear Executive Council, The time has come! This email serves to share important information regarding the 2026 Executive Council Spring Retreat to Iceland, which is set for March 4-8, 2026. Iceland is such a unique place, with many different terrains within an hour or two of the other. From volcanoes to glaciers, black sand beaches to waterfalls...Read More