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

By Carlos E. Sardi, Esq. Lawyers are high achievers. That heightened capacity, in and of itself, increases levels of lawyer stress. The current state of the economy can certainly lead one to wonder in a financial whirlpool, all of which can cause tremendous stress on an individual. Economic factors like inflation can put a dent...Read More

The Middle District of Florida recently welcomed its most recently appointed judge, Honorable Jason Burgess assigned to the Bankruptcy Court in the Jacksonville division. Judge Burgess is licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, as well as Florida, Tennessee and Texas.  Click on the BLS Youtube channel link below to watch the third...Read More

In this second installment of Better Know a Judge, host Shirley Palumbo shares virtually with Bankruptcy Judge Mindy Mora.  Since 2018, Judge Mora has served as a Bankruptcy Judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida in the West Palm Beach Division.  Judge Mora received a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University, and a J.D. from New York University. Prior to becoming a...Read More

The BLS Communications Committee is excited to introduce “Better Know a Judge,” a new video interview series featuring some of Florida’s recently appointed Judges. In this series, we’ll introduce you to the people behind the bench. How did they get there? Where did they come from? And what’s the last concert they attended? Tune in...Read More

Negin Kordbacheh, Esq. Gary B. Louima, Esq. The last decade brought a wave of cryptomania. Fortunes were made and lost, and in 2021, we saw new all-time highs and explosive growth. Many believe that cryptocurrencies, or “crypto” for short, are on the verge of displacing established national currencies such as the U.S. dollar, the British...Read More

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. If you follow the Section’s social media, hopefully you have already seen that the Health and Wellness Task Force has been sharing content aimed at providing tips perspective to assist with protecting your mental health. Be on the lookout for the hashtags if you ever want to go back...Read More