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 Obtains Summary Judgment Against Local Hotelier, Preserving $36 Million Deficiency Judgment
On October 22, 2012, the Palm Beach County Circuit Court, Judge Lucy Chernow-Brown, granted a motion for summary judgment against an attempt by Shubh Hotels Detroit, LLC, Atul Bisaria, and Mihu [...]
WSH Achieves Major Defense Victory for Settlement Provider
On October 8, Michael S. Popok, John J. Quick, and Eric P. Hockman achieved a major victory in defending against a motion for partial summary judgment in a breach of contract case involving a [...]
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 [...]
WSH Attorneys Recognized as Florida SuperLawyers
Florida SuperLawyers recently revealed its list of “SuperLawyers” and “Rising Stars” for 2013; each year, the magazine rates outstanding attorneys from more than seventy [...]
United Central Bank Borrower Declared a Fugitive
Recently, a federal judge in Chicago declared Boca Raton developer Atul Bisaria a fugitive after he failed to appear for his arraignment on numerous criminal charges. In 2012, U.S. attorneys [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
News of Bisaria Indictment Reaches South Florida Papers
As we reported in our blog last week, the Chicago Tribune reached out to WSH Member and Miami-Dade Partner-in-Charge Michael S. Popok for his reaction to the recent indictments of Boca Raton [...]
Bisaria Declared Fugitive After Failing to Appear for Arraignment
On January 25, a federal judge in Chicago declared Boca Raton developer Atul Bisara a fugitive after Bisaria failed to appear for his arraignment on fraud charges. In October, federal prosecutors [...]
