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Movers and Shakers in Florida Law

March 29, 2011
Lep

Lep Adams has joined the Jacksonville office of Foley & Lardner LLP as a partner.  He oncentrates on complex litigation with particular emphasis on contract, construction and real estate disputes. Prior to joining Foley, Adams was a shareholder with Rogers Towers, P.A. Haley Maple has been named an equity partner at Forizs & Dogali in Tampa. Maple's practice focuses on a variety of commercial litigation and malpractice cases in state court and in federal court. Paris Webb has joined Balkan & Patterson in Boca Raton as an associate practicing personal injury, auto accident, class action, and wrongful death law. Jacqueline E. Hartt has joinedGrayRobinson in Orlando. Her practice areas include patent prosecution in technology. She has represented a wide array of clients including local, national and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Movers & Shakers

LeadsOnline Brings Together Pawn Shops and Prosecutors

March 28, 2011
Through tracking pawn action cases can be made

By DOTTIE PARIS, Features Editor MIAMI -- The detectives at the Hialeah Police Department are among law enforcement officials and legal personnel using a new online tool to help solve crimes and put together cases. Last week, the Hialeah PD recovered $2,500 in stolen jewelry after the suspect tried to sell the goods to a local pawn shop, thanks in part to a nation-wide database product called LeadsOnline. Using item descriptions, the detectives entered information into the LeadsOnline database, and shortly thereafter were notified where the items had been sold. The suspect was located and arrested, and the stolen items were returned one day after they were stolen. While it helped Hialeah PD to quickly track down the stolen goods, LeadsOnline has applications to the field of law. Prosecutors and defense attorneys are using the electronic log book system to prove or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cases, Legal Trends

Tickets available for OCBA Annual Gala

March 25, 2011

ORLANDO -- The 2011 Orange County Bar Association Annual Gala will be held in the lobby of the SunTrust Center -- the event celebrates the Legal Aid Society of the OCBA on the occasion of its 50th Anniversary of service to our community. The festivities will include food from Arthur's Catering, an open bar, silent auction, live jazz trio and a D.J. Individual Tickets are $100 and dress is Black Tie Optional. Mail check, made payable to the OCBA, to: OCBA, 880 N. Orange Ave., Orlando, FL 32801, or contact Mike Remensnyder at miker@ocbanet.org or 407-422-4551, ext 223, to purchase your tickets via credit card. Information: Saturday, April 16, 2011 6:30 pm - 11:00 pm SunTrust Center 200 South Orange Avenue Orlando, FL 32801 Discount Parking ($5) SunTrust Center Parking Garage, 25 W. South Street, Orlando, FL 32801. Enter at South Street entrance only. Cash, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giving Back

FAMU, advocates partner to fight loan scam

March 25, 2011

Edited by DOTTIE PARIS ORLANDO – Florida A&M University College of Law students will join NeighborWorks America, housing advocates and other volunteers tomorrow in a door-to-door campaign to share information about loan modification scams. More than 50 volunteers, including law students specially trained through the housing and homelessness legal clinics, are expected to take part in the second Orlando Loan Modification Scam Alert campaign, which will kick off at 9 a.m. at the Engelwood Neighborhood Center, 6123 LaCosta Drive. Homeowners facing foreclosure are invited to participate in the free education initiative to help them recognize and avoid loan modification scams, a growing activity in Central Florida. The volunteers will provide free information and counseling to at-risk homeowners in the Azalea Park community of Southeast Orlando, which has a high foreclosure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Giving Back

Judge Explains Use of Islamic Law

March 24, 2011

By WILLIAM R. LEVESQUE, St. Petersburg Times Staff Writer TAMPA -- A Hillsborough judge under withering attack from conservatives for saying he will use Islamic law to decide if an arbitration award was correct apparently wants to explain himself. Circuit Judge Richard Nielsen took the unusual step of issuing an opinion Tuesday even though the 2nd District Court of Appeal has stayed proceedings in a lawsuit against the Islamic Education Center of Tampa filed by four ousted trustees. The opinion does not add anything that isn't already in the court file nor does it make any finding of law. But Nielsen appears to take great pains to explain the reasoning behind his controversial decision. The issue involves whether an arbitration award in the case by an Islamic scholar, called an a'lim, was proper. The a'lim ruled Dec. 28 that the mosque's ex-trustees were ousted … [Read more...]

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