Three WSH Members Recognized as “Leading Lawyers”
Each year, the South Florida Business Journal lists the area’s most reputable firms and noteworthy attorneys in its Book of Law. We are thrilled to announce that the South Florida Business [...]
Federal Judge Holds Florida Executive Order Requiring Drug Testing for State Workers Unconstitutional
Today U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro ruled that Governor Rick Scott’s Executive Order 11-58 providing for pre-employment drug testing and random drug testing of state employees violates the [...]
South Florida Local Governments: Take Heed From Largest US Municipal Bankruptcy
The recent spate of ruptured water lines and sewer breaks in Broward County underscores the challenge of replacing, upgrading and ultimately financing our aging sewer infrastructure in the midst [...]
WSH Associate Estrellita Sibila Speaking at “Smart Planning for a Green Future”
Associate Estrellita S. Sibila will be speaking at the Smart Planning for a Green Future 2012 Virtual Conference & Expo taking place on April 4 – 6, 2012. On April 5, 2012, Estrellita will [...]
Supreme Court Tackles Health Care: Day 3 of Oral Arguments
On the third and final day of oral arguments before the Supreme Court, the central issue was whether the individual mandate portion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “Act”) [...]
Florida Legislature Will Tackle Several Significant Planning and Growth Management Bills In Upcoming Legislative Session
In less than two weeks, Florida representatives and senators will convene for the 2012 Legislative Session. Legislators will tackle a number of bills relating to planning and growth management [...]
Electronic Billboard Signs Create New Issues for Florida’s Local Governments
As sign technology evolves, so do the challenges faced by local governments in creating regulations that preserve the health, safety and welfare of their communities. Local regulation of [...]
WSH Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars by National Legal Publication
We are thrilled to report that several WSH attorneys were recently selected as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars by Super Lawyers magazine. Each year, Super Lawyers rates outstanding lawyers from [...]
Key Decision Under Florida’s New Growth Management Law Finds Proposed Farmton Large Scale Development Does Not Proliferate Urban Sprawl
On January 24, 2012, Administrative Law Judge David Maloney issued a recommended order finding the Farmton Local Plan (FLP) incorporated into the Volusia County Comprehensive Plan as “in [...]
Ruling: APA Administrative Procedures Act Confers Jurisdiction Over State Officials
In a matter of first impression, a federal court of appeals recently decided that courts in the Eleventh Circuit—which hears matters arising in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia—have jurisdiction [...]
