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September 2, 2010 |
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Jeff Greene
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Media Law
Losing Fla. Senate Jeff Greene sues Miami Herald, St. Petersburg Times for libel
By: The Associated Press
The lawsuit accuses the newspapers of "a coordinated and agreed-upon plan to assassinate Greene's character, to diminish his chances of winning ... and to impair the future earning capacity of an extremely successfully businessman."
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Careers
Big bucks for big law in big divorces
By: Audree Wong
 Traditionally, family law has not been a practice often embraced by large law firms, but a series of recent divorce cases could help to encourage more Big Law involvement in breakup proceedings.
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Social Media
Facebook's ad practices draw class action on behalf of minors
By: Amanda Bronstad
A class action has been filed against Facebook alleging that the social networking site illegally uses the names and likenesses of minors in for advertising and other commercial purposes.
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Bar Discipline
Lauderdale attorney disbarred after lying to SEC on stock fraud case
By: Review staff
Two South Florida attorneys were disbarred and six other South Floridians were punished, The Florida Bar announced.
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Judge John Olson
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Judiciary
Judge won’t recuse himself from fiance’s firm’s cases
By: Julie Kay
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Olson in Fort Lauderdale is at the center of a controversy involving his refusal to recuse himself from a case with representation by a law firm where his fiancé works.
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Marni Bryson
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Judicial Elections
Financial forms still a campaign issue in runoff
By: Jose Pagliery
Laurie Cohen filed complaints with two state commissions, asking them to probe Marni Bryson’s failure to note a brokerage account on a financial disclosure form.
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Legal Writing
Tips on becoming a more effective legal writer
By: Elizabeth Lampert and John di Bene
Lawyers are famous for redundant writing and using long words where shorter words would suffice. So, how do you improve your legal writing? Consultant Elizabeth Lampert and attorney John di Bene look at some key elements to keep in mind while writing that next brief, memo or e-mail.
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Technology
Computer forensics experts, who's your daddy?
By: Jason Krause
Certifications for computer forensics have become important in civil and criminal courts. Nonprofit and for-profit organizations offer computer forensic certification programs, but no one program or authority has appeared to define what a computer forensic certification should entail.
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Board of Contributors
Miami 21 gives city chance to turn from unworkable to walkable
By: Samuel E. Poole III
Miami 21 clearly describes how development intensity will transition from commercial corridors to lower-density neighborhoods.
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Grand Larceny
Lawyer admits to $11 million shakedown
By: The Associated Press
 Stuart R. Ross who claims a role in the Smurfs cartoon empire has admitted he threatened to destroy his son-in-law's professional stature as part of an $11 million shakedown.
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