Having a good lawyer to help you is critical to any successful business. A good business lawyer is a person who you trust, who communicates well with you and shares your values and vision. Often called corporate general counsel, this is the attorney who will know enough about a broad range of legal topics, such as contracts, government regulations and compliance, tax, employment law, intellectual property, and Read More
Guide in Dealing with Abusive Tactics in Depositions – Miami Florida
May 4, 2011 by
One of the most frustrating situations a lawyer can face is the inappropriate or abusive tactics in depositions by the opposing counsel. Depositions are one of the most important of the pre-trial discovery tools, yet attorneys can be tempted to decide what questions the witness should answer, or help the witness formulate answer. They might object or otherwise interrupt, then speak at length on the content of the Read More
The Florida Bar News: Facebooking Judges
February 15, 2010 by
Florida’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee recently issued an opinion regarding judges’ online social networking activities. When asked whether a judge may add lawyers who may appear before the judge as “friends” on a social networking site, and permit such lawyers to add the judge as a “friend,” the JEAC answered, “No.” (You can be fans of judges you appear before, you just can’t be their friends, January 1 Read More
