Legal Special Reports

Special Report: Intellectual Property 

By: Contributors

Among the topics discussed in this special report are why inventors should file patent applications, protecting your trademarks and making sure to read the fine print when dealing with free web sites.

Special Report: PIP 

By: Julie Kay

Proponents say the PIP system allows uninsured Floridians to get medical bills and lost wages paid after car accidents, up to $10,000. Insurance companies complain the process is overrun with fraud.

Labor & Employment 

Among the topics in this special report are Federal programs help veterans get back into work force, can employers refuse to hire someone for being ugly? and labor organizing changes should trigger internal policy review.

New Partners 2012 

By: Julie Kay with research by Vala Lopez

In South Florida, law firms are promoting Hispanics in great numbers and women in fewer numbers, but blacks, Asians and Muslims are being overlooked.

E-Discovery 

In this special report we talk about electronically stored information that is not reasonably accessible need only be identified. Also, using a forensic computer expert from the beginning of litigation can help identify a game changer.

Florida Supreme Court Special Report: Two of a kind 

By: Adolfo Pesquera

As Chief Justice Charles Canady and Justice Ricky Polston frequently side with the Republican-dominated Legislature and corporate interests, they often find themselves on the losing ends of 5-2 votes in the Florida Supreme Court.

SEC restructures itself to be leaner, more efficient 

By: John Pacenti

Eric Bustillo, regional director in Miami, said the SEC has undergone a complete restructuring in the wake of the financial crisis to be better, faster and more effective.

Diversity Scorecard 2012 

By: Julie Kay

While women lawyers are making great strides at the associate level, nearly at parity with men at firms, they are still far from matching men at the partnership level.

Bankruptcy Special Report 

Unperfected liens can leave creditor's claim unsecured. Also, hidden beneath the surface of the slowly recovering economy is one of the underbellies of the market: a looming maturity wall of corporate debt.

Most Effective Lawyers 2011 

By: The Editors

For these standout lawyers it was all about the client. The Daily Business Review's seventh annual Most Effective Lawyers special report recognizes the work of attorneys in 14 categories including those who reached a $410 million settlement with Bank of America on overdraft charges, retried a notorious child-murder case 21 years after the crime, dealt with a complex international real estate insolvency and challenged the denial of housing vouchers to elderly and disabled people.

Managing Partners Survey 2011 

By: Daily Business Review

As managing partners are watchful of budgets, costs and billing, many law firms report they are doing well again. Yet cost cutting is still the mantra of many.