Olga Ruiz Baken has joined the law firm of Kalis & Kleiman as Of Counsel. She provides counseling in litigation, contractual, corporate and real estate matters. Her areas of practice include family law, commercial litigation, property tax appeals, land use and zoning issues, corporate law, wills and trusts and estates, and foreclosure and bankruptcy cases, and providing real estate closing and title insurance services to clients.  Ruiz Baken represents individual, corporate and financial institution clients. She has more than 20 years of legal experience. … [Read more...]

Paul P. McMahon has joined Colin C. Cushnie and they have opened The Law Firm of Cushnie & McMahon, P. L., located in St. Lucie West. McMahon concentrates in personal injury and wrongful death litigation. … [Read more...]

Former prosecutor James Turner has opened the James Turner Law Firm, LLC, located at 5216 Willing Street, Suite B, Milton 32570. The firm focuses on family law, juvenile law, criminal defense, and general practice. Turner spent several years fighting for children's rights as well as spending time working with the Innocence Project to help people wrongfully convicted of a crime. He began his legal career as a prosecutor in Tallahassee, Florida at the age of 23, making him one of the youngest prosecutors in the state. The phone is (850) 983-0725 and email is james@turnerlawfirm.com . The website is www.jamesturnerlawfirm.com … [Read more...]

Alan Fertel has been named a partner in Boyd & Jenerette’s Miami office. Fertel co-chairs the civil litigation division. He practices civil litigation, commercial law, family law, sports and entertainment law, and personal injury. Fertel focuses his practice in the areas of civil litigation, commercial law, family law, sports and entertainment law and personal injury.  During his 26 years in law, Fertel has tried more than 100 jury and non-jury trials in which he has represented clients like banks, developers, financial institutions and individuals in matters such as fraud, breach of contract, intentional interference with contractual relationships, defamation, RICO and civil theft. … [Read more...]

By LOU FREY In the election of 1876, there were dual sets of electors from Florida, South Carolina and Louisiana. There were a number of lawsuits in those states alleging voter fraud and misconduct. To begin with, Rutherford B. Hayes, Republican candidate and governor of Ohio, assumed, according to his most recent biographer, that the president of the United States Senate would more or less count him in by rejecting the Democratic electors and accepting the Republican electors from the disputed states. That would mean Hayes would get one more electoral vote (185) than Tilden, his opponent, and that would be the requisite majority to become president. However, the vice president of the United States under President Grant had died, so the Senate had appointed another Republican the president of the Senate for the rest of the vice president's term. That particular senator … [Read more...]