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Law and Government: Of Counsel
Under the Gunster   

Sen. George LeMieux's former law firm doesn't want politics interfering with its business. [read more]


FAMU Law Gains Credibility   

LeRoy Pernell's overhaul of the once-troubled law school leads to full accreditation.  [read more]


Trolling for Patents   

Some shell companies and individuals buy patents strictly to sue companies with products involving similar technologies.  [read more]


Ruth Fleet Thurman Looks Back at 45-Year Career   

She became the first woman to serve as an assistant state attorney. [read more]


Laid-Off Attorneys Go It Alone   

Miami, Eleni Zarbalas Pantaridis was happy practicing law at Kluger Peretz Kaplan & Berlin. But in February, after nearly two years on the job, she was laid off, and by the end of March the firm itself was gone, too. [read more]


The Impact of Cameras in Fla. Courtrooms   

Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Peggy Quince shares her thoughts. [read more]


Beware of 'Green' Services, Products   

With no legal definition, claims of being 'green' don't necessarily have to be true -- yet. [read more]


High Court: Parents Can't Sign Away Kids' Rights   

The Florida Supreme Court says parents can't sign waivers giving up their children's rights to sue. [read more]


Jacksonville Law Firm Drafts Anti-Gambling Rules for Tennis   

Upsets happen frequently in sports, but something seemed odd the day Nikolay Davydenko, then the fourth-best tennis player in the world, lost to 87th-ranked Martín Vassallo Argüello of Argentina. [read more]


Unwilling Public Defenders   

Thanks to state cutbacks, more private attorneys can expect to become reluctant public defenders.  [read more]


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