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, [...]
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, [...]
WSH Obtains Appellate Victory For Town of Manalapan
On November 14, the Fourth District Court of Appeal issued a per curiam affirmance of the trial victory obtained by WSH Partner Daniel L. Abbott in a long-lasting battle between a wealthy [...]
WSH Attorneys Michael Popok and Mitch Burnstein Obtain Judgment for Large Bank in Commercial Foreclosure Action, Erasing $95M in Damages for Borrower
On December 17, WSH attorneys Michael S. Popok, Mitchell J. Burnstein, and Eric P. Hockman obtained a Final Judgment of Foreclosure and Voluntary Dismissal for United Central Bank in a 3-year [...]
Threats To Tax-Exemption Of Municipal Bonds Diminish–For Now
Municipal market participants are breathing a sigh of relief that the recent fiscal cliff agreement did not include any changes to the tax-exempt status of interest on municipal bonds. For [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Florida Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Public Employee Pension Case
On September 7, the Florida Supreme Court (the “Court”) heard oral arguments concerning an appeal by state officials seeking to overturn a decision issued by state court Judge Jackie Fulford in [...]
