WSH Wins Appeal for Miami Art Museum
On April 17, 2013, the Third District Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of Judge Barbara Areces, Circuit Court Judge of the 11th Judicial Circuit Court in and for Miami Dade County, finding [...]
WSH Attorneys Validate $500M in Bonds for PACE District
On October 23, 2012, WSH lawyers Mitchell J. Burnstein, Jeffrey DeCarlo, and Chad S. Friedman were successful in validating $500,000,000 in bonds on the behalf of the Green Corridor Property [...]
Will the Federal Tax Relief Act of 2012 Provide the Wireless Industry With Relief From Local Wireless Tower Ordinances?
The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (the “Tax Relief Act”), which President Obama signed into law on February 22, 2012, is commonly thought of as the legislation which [...]
WSH Successfully Defends City of Lauderhill in Bid Protest Litigation
Earlier this year, WSH Partner and Construction Group Chair Gary L. Brown obtained a favorable decision on behalf of the City of Lauderhill (the “City”) in a lawsuit over a rejected bid protest [...]
WSH Partner Headlines BAPA and FAU-Sponsored 2013 Legislative Update
On May 20, the Broward Section of the Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association (“BAPA”) and Florida Atlantic University School of Urban & Regional Planning co-hosted the 2013 [...]
Supreme Court Holds Claim Of Unlawful Retaliation Held to Higher Standard of Causation than Discrimination In Title VII Cases
On June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court (the “Court”) held that retaliation claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act must be proven under the traditional principles of “but-for” causation, [...]
WSH Litigators Win Red Light Camera Appeal for City of Aventura
On April 24, WSH Partner Edward G. Guedes and Associate Samuel I. Zeskind obtained an appellate victory for the City of Aventura (the “City”) in a dispute over the City’s red light camera [...]
WSH Member Susan Trevarthen to Discuss Digital Signs and Billboards at Upcoming Strafford Seminar
WSH Member Susan L. Trevarthen will be speaking at an upcoming live seminar entitled “Digital Signs and Billboards: Crafting and Enforcing Local Regulations.” The seminar will be conducted via [...]
WSH Attorneys Recognized as
This week, South Florida Legal Guide’s Legal Leaders published its annual list of attorneys who have earned the coveted AV Martindale-Hubbell rating, the highest peer review rating available to [...]
House Bill 319 : The Merging of Mitigation Standards for Traditional Transportation Concurrency and Alternative Mobility Funding Programs
In recent years, local governments attempting to address traffic congestion created by new development, and applicants seeking development approval, have encountered a rapidly-changing [...]
