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Judge Dawn Caloca-Johnson, a longtime Florida state court judge who died following a car wreck over the weekend, has been remembered for bringing an empathetic approach to the bench and an awareness of how her decisions would impact others.
Freeman Mathis & Gary LLP announced Tuesday that it has added three attorneys to its Miami shop from Gaebe Mullen Antonelli & DiMatteo as part of an ongoing effort to expand in the state.
Two litigation attorneys have joined Jones Walker LLP's Miami office, adding experience to its construction and bankruptcy and restructuring practice groups, the firm announced Tuesday.
Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman PL is launching a new Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology practice group and added a seasoned attorney in the public sector and tech law to bolster it.
Florida firm Shutts & Bowen LLP and one of its partners pushed back against a real estate corporation's malpractice lawsuit alleging they sank the sale of a country club with a motion requesting the court either transfer or dismiss the case.
A veteran Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP attorney has brought her labor and employment practice to Vedder Price PC in Miami, the firm announced Monday.
Becker & Poliakoff PC announced Monday an eight-person team of community association law attorneys joined the firm's Tampa, Florida, office from Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP.
The federal courts' single-judge divisions can improve access to the courts for those living in rural areas far from population centers, say some experts, but others warn those divisions are being misused to judge-shop, concentrating certain litigation in specific jurisdictions and undermining confidence in the judiciary.
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP and Pilot Law PC lead this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federally employed military reservists called to active duty during wartime or a national emergency are entitled to a top-up differential pay, regardless of their specific role.
Cohen Milstein and Lieff Cabraser locking in a lead counsel role in a suit against Block Inc. and Benesch steering acquisition of a permitting platform lead this edition of Law360 Pulse's Spotlight On Mid-Law Work, recapping the top matters for Mid-Law firms from April 18 to May 2.
A former legal assistant for personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan PA has launched a disability and age discrimination suit against the personal injury firm in Florida state court alleging she received more work than younger employees and was told to work on the weekends without overtime pay.
Peter Siachos of Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP spoke with Law360 Pulse about the firm's recent addition of four "ready for war" trial attorneys in South Florida and how it seeks to expand the firm's footprint in the state.
The U.S. legal sector added 1,400 law-related jobs in April, marking the second straight month of improvement, according to preliminary data released Friday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The legal industry began May with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms established new executive roles and added talent across the country. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse's weekly quiz.
Thousands of attorneys gathered at rallies across the country on Thursday to oppose what they called the Trump administration's "assault" on the rule of law — a rare public demonstration for the normally buttoned-down and risk-averse professionals that they said "sounds the alarm of a looming constitutional crisis."
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a recommendation by an ethics watchdog that a state judge should only be reprimanded and fined for improper campaign donations and discussions about her own reelection campaign, saying she should also get a 10-day suspension.
Hogan Lovells announced Thursday that it has expanded the capabilities of its infrastructure, energy, resources and projects practice with the addition of two attorneys from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP in Miami.
Twenty former federal district and circuit judges on Thursday launched a coalition to speak out about and defend the federal judiciary as political impeachment attempts against judges increase and the federal courts system faces heightened scrutiny.
A Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission panel has "reluctantly, but of necessity" recommended the removal of a Florida judge found to have made inappropriate comments about abortion amid an election campaign, stating that the judge showed a lack of remorse for her actions in testimony before the panel.
Kennedys LLP announced Thursday that it had elevated 21 lawyers to partnership across nine of its offices, marking a 23% increase on the number it promoted in 2024.
The rapidly growing firm of Pierson Ferdinand LLP announced Thursday that it tapped a new partner who was previously with Carlton Fields to launch an international insurance regulatory team practice along with another Los Angeles-based attorney.
The former mother-in-law of slain Florida law professor Dan Markel asked Wednesday to delay her trial on charges she helped orchestrate his murder, citing copious discovery produced in recent weeks by the prosecution.
President Donald Trump's nominee for director of the U.S. Marshals Service, Gadyaces Serralta, stressed to Democrats on Wednesday that the agency's mission to protect judges and enforce court orders would not change under his leadership despite increasing criticism of the bench from the president and other policymakers.
After prosecuting headline-grabbing cases as the U.S. attorney in South Florida, like that of a man accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump and of a former U.S. diplomat who admitted to spying for Cuba, Markenzy Lapointe is settling back into private practice at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.
Akerman LLP has tapped a veteran of Dentons, DLA Piper and ArentFox Schiff LLP to serve as its inaugural director of connections, a position designed to drive innovation and creativity in the firm's distributed workplace.