September 07, 2010

ATLANTA –Travel to Cuba may be further away that recently anticipated.  A federal appeals court in Atlanta has upheld a  Florida law banning money for research and education-based travel to countries allegedly involved in terrorism.  Rep. David Rivera, a Miami Republican, who was instrumental in getting the ruling initially passed in 2006, said the 11th [...]

September 06, 2010

ST. PETERSBURG — A St. Petersburg-based attorney has sued online lawyer rating service Avvo for libel over inaccuracies, and claims the company engaged in blackmail to get him to participate in his listing. Attorney Larry Joe Davis Jr. claims Avvo incorrectly listed him as an employment-labor lawyer – his area of focus is health law [...]

September 01, 2010

October 7-8 – Back by popular demand – the OCBA’s Bench Bar Conference – two days of topical information presented by circuit, county, and federal judges regarding practicing in various courts: bankruptcy, federal, appellate, business, circuit civil, county criminal, circuit criminal, probate, and family law / domestic violence. Early registration deadline: Sept. 20, 2010. See [...]