10 Photos Behind the Year's Top Stories
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Noted South Florida Litigator Ervin Gonzalez Dies at 57 The Colson Hicks Eidson partner played lead roles in the BP oil spill and Chinese drywall multidistrict litigation and won more than 30 verdicts in excess of $1 million.
Former Broward Judge Laura Watson Disbarred; Five Attorneys Suspended Watson was disbarred for a secret settlement she helped negotiate as an insurance litigator.
5 South Florida Lawyers Arrested in Alleged Fraud Scheme Detectives arrested five South Florida personal injury attorneys accused of participating in an insurance fraud with lucrative kickbacks.
Broward Judge Faces 30-Day Suspension Without Pay for Referring Hundreds of Mediations to Former Campaign Adviser The judge referred 80 percent of mediations to her former campaign adviser, who charged $250-$300 per hour on each case.
Veteran Miami Litigator Parker Thomson Dies at 85 The veteran litigator and constitutional scholar was known for his public-policy focus and pro bono cases.
Brazilian Probe Extends to Porsche, Dezer Development Porsche and Dezer Development have been drawn into a Brazilian investigation targeting an alleged money laundering scheme led by a contractor building the first Porsche brand condo project in South America.
Female Lawyers Seeing Rise in Leadership Positions Lawyers are noticing an anecdotal increase in the number of women rising in firm leadership.
A Lawyer's Tale: Surviving the Wrath of Irma in the British Virgin Islands When British Virgin Islands solicitor Dan Wise and his family hunkered down in their two-story home to wait for Hurricane Irma, they never imagined the surreal story of survival that would follow.
Weeks After Hurricane Irma, Florida Law Firms Facing Cash Crunch Law firms suffering a cash crunch from Hurricane Irma have reached out to financial professionals for options.
Judge's Facebook Friendship With Attorney Doesn't Require Recusal, Court Rules Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Beatrice Butchko is not disqualified from a case just because she's Facebook "friends" with an attorney in the matter, an appellate court ruled.
