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 [...]
WSH Labor Attorneys Achieve Arbitration Victory for Bay Harbor Islands
On February 1, 2013, the firm obtained an arbitration victory for the Town of Bay Harbor Islands in a case involving a claim by the Dade County Police Benevolent Association (the “Union”) that [...]
WSH Welcomes Carlos M. Rodriguez, Of Counsel to the Firm
On March 18, WSH announced the addition of Carlos M. Rodriguezto the Firm. Carlos will serve as “Of Counsel” to WSH. Prior to joining the Firm, he worked as an associate at Greenberg Traurig, LLP [...]
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 Associate Eric Hockman And Other DCBA Directors Announce Registration for Annual Bench & Bar Conference
On February 8, the Dade County Bar Association (DCBA) will host its annual Bench & Bar Conference at the Coral Gables Country Club. WSH Associate Eric P. Hockman and his fellow DBCA directors [...]
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 [...]
President Nominates Three Candidates to Influential Federal Appeals Court
On June 4, President Obama announced the nominations of three people to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. The nominees are U.S. District Judge Robert Leon Wilkins, [...]
Sequester Results in Reduction of Bond Subsidy Payments
In the first significant impact of the federal sequestration on municipal bond issuers, the IRS announced on Monday that payments to issuers that elected to receive a direct credit subsidy under [...]
Florida Legislators Consider Changes to Existing Foreclosure Laws
For the third time since 2010, Florida lawmakers introduced a bill designed to accelerate the foreclosure process in the state. House Bill 87, otherwise known as the “Fair Foreclosure Act,” [...]
WSH Founding Member Richard Weiss Appointed to City Attorney Selection Committee in Miami
Earlier this year, the Miami City Commission announced that the City would select a new City Attorney to replace Julie O. Bru, who is retiring in September after more than twenty five years of [...]
