Corporate Attorney Marc Solomon Joins WSH
WSH is proud to announce that Marc I. Solomon has joined the Firm as a shareholder specializing in corporate transactional work. Marc has extensive experience in corporate finance, contracts, [...]
Weiss Serota Helfman Attorneys Joe Serota and Eric Hockman Participate in Inaugural “Legal Legends v. Young Guns” Event
On Friday, November 30, 2012, the Dade County Bar Association held its inaugural mock trial demonstration at the Dade County Courthouse in the fully-restored Courtroom 6-1. Conceived by DCBA [...]
WSH Associate Sam Zeskind Elected to Board of Directors of Local Charitable Organization
WSH Associate Samuel I. Zeskind was recently elected to the Board of Directors of Voices for Children of Broward County. Voices for Children of Broward County is a Plantation-based organization [...]
Fourth DCA Takes Firm Stance Against Party Seeking Appellate Attorneys’ Fees
On December 19, 2012, the Fourth District Court of Appeal determined that a request for attorneys’ fees in an original writ proceeding must be included in a party’s petition, response or reply, [...]
Developers Announce Major Projects in South Florida, Including Billion-Dollar Project in West Brickell
Following the economic collapse of 2008, the South Florida condominium market has shown signs of a slow and steady recovery, with developers successfully unloading previously unsold units to [...]
Public Employees Alleging Sovereign Immunity Do Not Have To Wait for Lawsuits to Be Resolved to Appeal Non-Final Orders
On November 15, the Florida Supreme Court (the “Court”) unanimously ruled in Keck v. Eminisor, 2012 WL 5516053 (Fla. Nov. 15, 2012) that public employees do not have to wait until lawsuits are [...]
Divided Supreme Court Upholds Maryland DNA Collection Act
On Monday, a divided Supreme Court upheld the Maryland DNA Collection Act and ruled that police officers may take DNA samples from arrestees as part of a routine arrest booking procedure for [...]
Florida Supreme Court Narrows Privilege Protecting Attorneys from Tort Suits for Conduct or Comments Made in Litigation or Pre-Litigation Investigations
On February 14, 2013, the Florida Supreme Court handed down its decision in Delmonico v. Traynor, which was somewhat less than a Valentine’s Day card to lawyers around the State of Florida. [...]
Fourth DCA Affirms Denial of Writ of Mandamus in Public Records Request; Finds No Abuse of Discretion by Municipality
The Fourth District Court of Appeal recently released a decision that provides municipalities and law enforcement with significant firepower against public records requests for information [...]
WSH Obtains Favorable Ruling From Florida Supreme Court in Wrongful Death Case
On September 14, 2012, WSH Partners Matthew H. Mandel, Edward G. Guedes, and Jamie A. Cole, obtained a favorable ruling from the Florida Supreme Court on behalf of the City of Boca Raton in a [...]
