Jamie explains that although he successfully challenged the original Amendment 3 ballot title and summary language previously found misleading by a Florida court, it remains on the state’s website. He also raises concerns about the website’s property tax savings calculator, which is based on an earlier version of the proposal rather than the amendment currently before voters. He emphasizes the importance of providing voters with accurate and impartial information.

Jamie represents local officials and governments in legal matters that help to improve their communities and better preserve home rule power. He also represents private and public clients in complex litigation and is an accomplished appellate attorney.

Learn more about the legal challenge to Amendment 3’s original ballot language at saveourvoters.com.

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SunSentinel – Biased language on Amendment 3 remains on official website

The Palm Beach Post – State misleads voters with faulty website pitch on Amendment 3 (print)

Herald Tribune – Florida must provide accurate information on Amendment 3 (print)

Florida Politics –  Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics

Tampa Bay Times – Appeals court issues ‘reality-free’ ruling on Hope Florida| Letters

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WSHC+B advised Ocean Aviation throughout the development and approval process, including negotiations with the Miami-Dade Aviation Department and matters involving land use, environmental regulations, labor, financing, security, and real estate. The firm also managed government relations efforts to secure the necessary county approvals.

Backed by a $67 million investment, the project will feature up to 400,000 square feet of hangar space, including shared and private facilities, along with a premium terminal and dedicated fueling infrastructure.

Mitch represents major companies in transportation, aviation, construction, and environmental sectors, negotiating public contracts, airport concessions, and multi-modal infrastructure agreements. He also serves as legal counsel for multiple local government entities, advising them on a range of legal matters.

Fabio is a corporate and real estate attorney and is Board Certified in International Law by the Florida Bar. He specializes in cross-border transactions involving clients based in the United States, Europe, and Latin America.

Alex represents private clients in land use, zoning, and development matters, drawing on his prior experience as an in-house municipal planning attorney. He also serves as legal counsel to local government entities.

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This year’s process was the most competitive in the history of the award, with more than 475 nominations submitted. Tania’s recognition is a true testament to her diligence, commitment and professional excellence.

Tania has more than 16 years of experience representing clients in complex litigation cases throughout the state of Florida. She handles various civil trial and appellate matters for her clients, including complex commercial disputes, civil rights claims, and torts.

Tania and the other recipients will be honored at the annual Award Ceremony on November 18 at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables.

Register here: https://www.miamidadebar.org/circleofexcellence/event-details/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

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WSHC+B Partner Edward G. Guedes, Chair of the firm’s Appellate Practice Group, was elected President of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers for the 2027 calendar year. The Academy is an invitation-only national association of respected appellate lawyers.

As President, Ed will help guide the Academy’s strategic direction and policy and preside over an organization that provides a trusted national network of appellate counsel. Ed has been a Fellow of the Academy since 2019.

Founded in 1990, the Academy has grown from Fellows in a handful of states with robust appellate bars to 355 Fellows from all 50 states. Fellows must have at least 15 years of appellate practice and receive unsolicited nominations from two current Fellows. Each nomination then undergoes a rigorous vetting process before the Academy’s Board of Directors votes on it. The Academy’s officers serve one-year terms and are elected by the Board.

“It is a tremendous honor to be chosen to lead the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, and I am grateful to my fellow Board members for their confidence,” Ed said. “The Academy brings together the finest appellate advocates in the country, and I look forward to working with them to strengthen the appellate bar, promote the highest standards of advocacy, and advance the fair administration of justice.”

Ed is widely known for representing business and government clients in high-stakes appeals. He has litigated more than 150 appeals before the Florida Supreme Court, Florida’s district courts of appeal, and the U.S. Courts of Appeals, in matters ranging from constitutional litigation, including First Amendment claims, election law, land use and zoning, commercial litigation, premises liability, intellectual property, and labor and employment. He is Board Certified in Appellate Practice by The Florida Bar and is ranked in appellate law by Chambers USA.

In 2008, Ed was a finalist nominated to fill a vacancy on the Florida Supreme Court.

Among his notable victories, Ed represented more than 40 Florida cities and counties in defending a $200 million federal class action involving red-light camera programs. That work culminated in a unanimous Florida Supreme Court decision upholding the legality of the programs throughout the State of Florida. On behalf of the City of Homestead, he secured a precedent setting en banc decision from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals realigning its First Amendment jurisprudence with U.S. Supreme Court precedent. Most recently, he argued the case that secured, on behalf of Publix Super Markets, Inc., a Florida Supreme Court decision modifying decades of Florida precedent and setting a new standard for fraud on the court dismissals.

Ed is a longtime leader in the Florida legal community, including service as President of the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society from 2017 to 2019. In 2025, the Miami-Dade Bar honored him with its Circle of Excellence Award. He earned his J.D. from Harvard Law School and his B.A., magna cum laude, from Amherst College.

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• Howard D. DuBosar (Complex Litigation, Financial, IP, Real Estate)
• Anne R. Flanigan (Complex Commercial Litigation)
• Edward G. Guedes (Appellate)
• Ronald S. Nisonson (Commercial Litigation, Construction, Insurance)

The annual guide recognizes leading litigators across the country based on Lawdragon’s independent research, submissions and vetting process.

View the full guide here.

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The Panel is responsible for reviewing applications and recommending five qualified candidates to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida to fill the upcoming U.S. Magistrate Judge vacancy in Fort Lauderdale following the retirement of Magistrate Judge Patrick M. Hunt.

Anne is a civil litigator whose practice includes federal civil rights matters, personal injury, contract disputes, and real property claims. She practices in both federal and state court and is deeply involved in the federal legal community, having served as past president of the Broward Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. This marks her third appointment to the Federal Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel for the Southern District of Florida.

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WSHC+B Partner and Chair of the firm’s Appellate Practice Group, Edward G. Guedes, represented Publix before the Florida Supreme Court and presented an oral argument. The decision marks the Court’s first examination of Florida’s fraud-on-the-court doctrine in more than 80 years and established a new test for review of those decisions, providing long-awaited clarity regarding the standard governing sanctions based on fraud on the court.

Discussing the decision with the Daily Business Review, Ed said, “We came away from this case not just winning, but really with an improvement in the law in Florida because now there’s clarity.”

Ed is Board Certified in Appellate Practice by the Florida Bar and is chair of the firm’s Appellate Practice Group. He is a Fellow of the prestigious American Academy of Appellate Lawyers and has litigated more than 150 appeals before the Florida Supreme Court, Florida’s district courts of appeal, and the U.S. Courts of Appeals in a wide variety of matters, including medical malpractice, premises liability, probate, First Amendment and constitutional litigation, family law, state and federal administrative rule-making and regulation, home rule authority and preemption, election law, civil rights, land use and zoning, intellectual property, and labor and employment issues.

Media coverage includes:

Daily Business Review – Florida High Court Clarifies Standard for ‘Fraud on Court’ Dismissals

Law360 – Fla. Justices Back Toss Of Sham Publix Slip-And-Fall Suit

Bloomberg Law – ‘Lying Plaintiff’ Dismissals Get New Florida High Court Test

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WSHC+B announces that Christina Hamalian, Michael Ferral, and Stephanie Peral have joined the firm as Of Counsel in its Miami office.

Hamalian strengthens WSHC+B’s Labor and Employment, Litigation, Complex Commercial, and Insurance and Workers’ Compensation Defense practices. Ferral enhances the firm’s Civil Rights and Torts, Complex Commercial, and Construction Claims and Defense practices. Peral bolsters WSHC+B Appellate, Civil Rights and Torts, Complex Commercial, Construction Claims and Defense, and Constitutional Challenges practices.

“Christina, Michael and Stephanie each bring a depth of experience and track record of delivering results for their clients,” said Matthew H. Mandel, Partner and Chair of the firm’s Litigation Division. “Their diverse backgrounds across litigation, appellate work, insurance defense, and complex commercial matters expand the range of high-quality legal services we are able to offer clients throughout South Florida and beyond.”

Hamalian focuses her practice on insurance defense and related civil litigation matters, defending clients through all phases of litigation, from pre-suit investigations through trial preparation.

Before joining WSHC+B, Hamalian practiced at a South Florida litigation firm, where she represented clients in general liability and automobile accident matters, managing discovery, drafting dispositive and non-dispositive motions, and advocating for clients in and out of the courtroom. Hamalian earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law, where she served as Notes Editor of the Alabama Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Law Review and participated in the Mediation Clinic. She graduated magna cum laude from Wilkes Honors College at Florida Atlantic University with concentrations in Political Science and Economics.

Ferral represents businesses, insurers, and institutional clients in a wide range of civil litigation matters, including general liability, premises liability, automobile negligence, construction-related disputes, and complex commercial litigation. He guides clients through all phases of litigation, from early case evaluation and discovery through dispositive motion practice, mediation, and trial. Before joining WSHC+B, Ferral served as department managing attorney at a full-service law firm, where he oversaw litigation operations across multiple offices and served as trial counsel in numerous jury trials.

While in law school, Ferral served as a congressional law clerk for the Honorable Blake Farenthold in the U.S. House of Representatives. He earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center and graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a major in Political Science. Ferral is admitted to practice law in Florida and California.

Peral has litigated matters in state and federal courts involving contract disputes, fraud, breaches of fiduciary duties, and claims under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Florida Security of Communications Act, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

She has also represented clients in connection with investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Federal Communications Commission Office of Inspector General. Peral earned her Juris Doctor from Duke University School of Law, where she served as a staff editor on the Duke Journal of Constitutional Law and Public Policy. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Miami with a degree in English and is proficient in Spanish.

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One commentator described the firm as “extremely responsive, gives excellent business advice and is very good on the litigation front.” Chambers also noted that the firm is “highly competent, well versed in the law and excellent in the courtroom.”

Additionally, firm partner and Chair of the Appellate Practice Group, Edward G. Guedes, has once again been ranked for Litigation: Appellate in Florida.

One commentator said, “I have always found Ed to be conscientious, discerning and erudite. He is an extraordinary writer, and I know his arguments have made a difference with appellate judges.” Chambers also noted that he is “professional, always diligent, knows his stuff and is a terrific appeal advocate.”

Chambers USA annually ranks the preeminence of law firms and lawyers across key practice areas throughout the country. The rankings are based on extensive research and thousands of interviews with practicing lawyers and clients. Individual rankings reflect qualities such as legal knowledge and experience, ability, effectiveness, and client service.

View the full guide here.

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WSHC+B welcomes Shana H. Bridgeman as Partner in the firm’s Boca Raton office and as a member of its Labor and Employment Division.

Shana has more than 22 years of legal experience, including 19 years representing management, businesses, and municipal clients in labor and employment matters throughout Florida. She handles a broad range of labor and employment law issues, including collective bargaining, employee discipline, grievances, policy development, employment agreements, and overall risk management.

Her practice encompasses matters arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and Florida Civil Rights Act. Shana represents employers before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Florida Public Employees Relations Commission, Florida Commission on Human Relations, Florida Division of Administrative Hearings, and in arbitration proceedings.

Shana also conducts workplace investigations involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, misconduct, and ethics and policy violations. She holds an Association of Workplace Investigators Certificate Holder (AWI-CH) designation.

“Shana’s breadth of experience in labor and employment law and workplace investigations makes her an exceptional addition to our team,” said Brett J. Schneider, Partner and Chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Division. “I have known Shana for many years, and I believe her significant experience and interpersonal skills, combined with her deep roots in South Florida, positions her to deliver immediate value to our clients throughout the region.”

Shana began her legal career as an Assistant State Attorney at the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office, where she served as first-chair trial counsel in approximately 50 trials. She subsequently spent over 15 years practicing labor and employment law at a full-service law firm representing municipal and private clients across Florida.

Most recently, Shana founded and operated her own law firm, providing management-side legal counsel, investigation services, and compliance consulting to businesses, local government entities, and HR directors throughout Florida.

Shana earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Florida. She has been admitted to practice law in Florida since 2005 and is also admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

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