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Bankruptcy
- Navigating Post-Judgment Collection in Florida
- Navigating Post-Judgment Discovery in Florida
- WHAT STEPS CAN THE CREDITOR TAKE TO SECURE PAYMENT?
- LITTLE KNOWN ALTERNATIVE TO BANKRUPTCY
Business Law
- Confidential Information, Know-How, and Trade Secrets
- FTC’s Non-Compete Ban Struck Down by Federal Court
- Understanding Asset Purchases
- Understanding Collection of Attorney’s Fees Under Florida Law
- The New Corporate Transparency Act: What Is It and How Does It Impact My Business?
- ALLEVIATING CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS IN THE MIDST OF THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
- WHY EARLY WISE COUNSEL IS PARAMOUNT
- WHAT WOULD YOUR PAST CLIENTS SAY ABOUT YOU?
- A CRITICAL CHANGE TO FLORIDA’S ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS LAW FLA. STAT. §627.7152
- IMPORTANT DEADLINES FOR CONSTRUCTION LIENS IN FLORIDA
- DRAFTING AND RECORDING A CLAIM OF LIEN IN FLORIDA
- CORPORATE DIRECTORS, FIDUCIARY DUTIES, AND THE BUSINESS JUDGMENT RULE
- FOR THE PRACTITIONER: BEAT THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF DISMISSAL POST-HEARING
- POST JUDGMENT INTEREST RATES
- PURCHASING AN EXISTING BUSINESS IN FLORIDA: A FEW CRITICAL TIPS
- THE BUSINESS DIVORCE
- CONGRATULATIONS ON GETTING YOUR MONEY JUDGMENT; NOW WHAT?
Business Litigation
- Non-Compete Violations: What Should Businesses Do?
- How Can I End a Business Partnership in Florida?
- Reconsideration, Rehearing, and Rule 1.540
- What to Know – Arbitration of a Legal Dispute
- The Advantages of Mediation in Resolving a Legal Dispute
- The Difficulty of Litigating Smaller Cases
- If You Move to Dismiss Part of a Pleading, Do You Respond to the Rest?
- Understanding Service of Process
- Business Litigation on a Hybrid or Contingent Fee?
- Foreign Judgments in the State of Florida
- Don’t Let Your Opponent Attach Unnecessary Exhibits to Pleadings
- RECOVERING ATTORNEY’S FEES IN A LAWSUIT
- TRUTH ABOUT NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS UNDER FLORIDA LAW
- Setting Aside a Default Judgment
- How Long Is a Judgment Good for in Florida?
- WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS IF THE OTHER PARTY HAS MATERIALLY BREACHED OUR CONTRACT?
- WHAT IS REQUIRED TO FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT?
Car accidents
Construction Litigation
- What Recourse Do I Have for a Bad Roofing Job?
- Who Is At Fault for Construction Delays?
- Legal Remedies for Work Stoppage During a Construction Project
- Why Mediation Can Be the Best Option For a Construction Dispute
- How To Identify Construction Workmanship Defects And Hold Parties Accountable
- Supply Chain Problems During a Construction Project: Who Is at Fault?
- Construction Defects & Section 558 of the Florida Statutes
- Protecting Yourself From Contractor Nonpayment in Florida
- CONTRACTORS BEWARE: PUBLIC ADJUSTING WITHOUT A LICENSE
- EQUITABLE LIEN: AN ALTERNATIVE TO A CONSTRUCTION LIEN
- RETROACTIVITY OF NEWLY-ENACTED LAWS IN THE CONDOMINIUM CONTEXT
- Owner’s Liability for Hiring a Negligent Contractor
- HOW DO I PROVE A CONSTRUCTION DEFECT EXISTS?
- UNLICENSED PRACTICE OF CONSTRUCTION
- FRAUDULENT FLORIDA CONSTRUCTION LIENS
- Florida Contractor Disputes Involving Unreasonable Deposits
- WHAT IS CONSTRUCTION LIEN?
- WHAT IS A CONSTRUCTION DEFECT?
- FLORIDA HOMEOWNER’S CONSTRUCTION RECOVERY FUND
- “LET’S COMMENCE” — A GENERAL OVERVIEW OF FLORIDA’S NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT STATUTE
- THE RISKY BUSINESS OF DETERMINING HOW LONG A CONTRACTOR HAS TO RECORD AN EFFECTIVE CLAIM OF LIEN
Criminal Defense
- How it Works – Florida Sentencing Law
- Weekly Case Update – Dan Hogan on Police Authority
- Civil Justice For Crime Victims
- Beware of Civil Forfeiture
- The Importance of The Fifth Amendment
- Motions to Dismiss in the Criminal Context
Estate Planning
Firm News
Foreclosure
- How Can a Lawyer Help Me Defend Against Foreclosure?
- WHAT ARE TYPICAL NON-FORECLOSURE MITIGATION OPTIONS FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY?
- FHA FORECLOSURE MORATORIUM
- REALITIES AND RAMIFICATIONS OF FLORIDA’S NEW “FAIR FORECLOSURE ACT”
- HAVE YOU LOST YOUR HOME TO FORECLOSURE?
Fraud
- Making a Deal With No Intent to Honor – A Special Type of Fraud
- Who is Responsible in the Case of Check Fraud?
- WHAT IS A FRAUDULENT LIEN AND WHAT ARE THE PENALTIES FOR FILING ONE?
- SIMPLE STEPS TO AVOID BEING A VICTIM OF WIRE FRAUD
- WIRE TRANSFER FRAUD UPDATE
- REAL ESTATE WIRE TRANSFER FRAUD
- JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THEIR FOCUS ON WHITE-COLLAR CRIME
Intellectual Property
Personal Injury
- What are My Rights if I Slip at a Supermarket?
- What Does Personal Liability Look Like On The Job?
- What is the Value of an Injury?
- General Contractors and Workers Compensation Coverage
Premises Liability
Real Estate Law
- A Primer on Slander of Title
- Asserting your Rights with Roofers Post-Emergency
- Owner’s Title Insurance: What Is It and Why Do I Need It?
- Best Practices when Reporting Hurricane Damage to your Insurance Company
- FIRPTA – A Buyer’s Responsibility Regarding the Seller’s Taxes
- 1031 Exchange: Exchange The Property, Keep The Tax Benefits
- Undisclosed Defect Claims in a Fast-Paced Real Estate Market
- Relying On Representations Of Others Who Go Back On Their Word
- Removing A Squatter From Your Florida Vacation Home
- Florida Governor Suspends Mortgage Foreclosures and Residential Evictions Due to COVID 19 Crisis
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Evictions
- THE HEALTH OF A TREE WHEN IT FALLS DETERMINES LIABILITY UNDER FLORIDA LAW
- WHAT CAN CAUSE A DEFAULT AND ACCELERATION IN A COMMERCIAL MORTGAGE?
- HURRICANE IRMA AND “FRUSTRATION OF PURPOSE”
- WHAT DOES “HOMESTEAD” MEAN IN FLORIDA?
- THE LAND DIVORCE: HOW TO PARTITION FLORIDA REAL ESTATE
- WHAT IS THE FLORIDA CONDO ASSOCIATION PRESUIT ARBITRATION REQUIREMENT
Truck accidents
Trust and Probate
- A Brief Breakdown of Trust Taxation
- Passing Your Wealth to Your Heirs
- Understanding Ancillary Probate in Florida
- The Probate Administration Process
- What do Prince, Aretha Franklin, and Picasso have in Common?
- Reasonably Ascertainable Creditors – What Does It Mean?
- Financial vs. Medical Power of Attorney – Which One Do You Need?
- TRUST AND PROBATE LITIGATION – DUTIES OF THE TRUSTEE AND PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
- BEING A TRUSTEE – AN OVERVIEW OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Uncategorized
- JAMES A. BOATMAN, JR., ESQ. NAMED 2020 SUPER LAWYER
- STEPHEN C. SCHAHRER, ESQ.
- HURRICANE IRMA: WHEN AN “ACT OF GOD” MAKES CONTRACTUAL PERFORMANCE IMPOSSIBLE
Videos
- I RECEIVED A NOTICE TO OWNER; WHAT SHOULD I DO?
- AM I RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEBTS OF MY EX-WIFE OR EX-HUSBAND?
Your Community
- THE DOWN SIDE OF RESTRAINING ORDERS IN FLORIDA
- PROTECTING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM—ECCLESIASTICAL ABSTENTION DOCTRINE
- Removing a Condo Board Member Under Chapter 718
Team Members
- James A. Boatman, Jr., Esq.
- Ernest A. Ricci, Esq.
- Stephen C. Schahrer, Esq.
- Jonathan R. Huffman, Esq.
- Robert Daniel Hogan, Esq.
- Victoria G. Wonson, Esq.
- Tylan Thomas Ricketts, Esq.
- Alex Benjamin Rabinowitz, Esq.
- Neely Brown, Esq.
- Jamie Muni
- Melissa Boatman Linebaugh, J.D.
- Phil Gendro
- Elizabeth A. Thomas, J.D.
- Zachary Pearlman
- Avery Searcy
- Cecilia Berutti
- Falynne Miller
- Lauren Haines
- Nicole McFarlane
- Diana Dominguez
- Allison Tuckus
- Devon Imm
- James “Bo” Boatman
- Claudia Leon
- Elin Barger