The Merlin Law Group will host a fundraising event next Tuesday night to help Frank Artiles in his campaign for a seat in Florida’s House of Representatives. The fundraising reception will be held at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront Presidential
Windstorm Conference January 25-28
The 2010 Windstorm Conference is quickly approaching. I noted in my earlier post, The 2010 Windstorm Insurance Conference, the following:
Fake IDs: Undocumented Workers Grounds for Breach of Construction Contract?
Last week Scott Judy, Editor-in-Chief of Southeast Construction magazine, sent me a tweet about a courthouse project in Jacksonsville, Florida where a large number of fake IDs surfaced on the site. As reported in the article, Federal officials discovered about 100 fake
And The EHR Demo Project Winners Are…..
In a June 10 HHS News Release, Secretary Mike Leavitt named the 12 communities that will participate in a 5-year national Medicare demonstration project that provides incentive payments to physicians for using certified electronic health records (EHR) to improve the quality
This Has Been The Reverend Signin Off: Florida Court Finds Reverend Had Reasonable Expectation Of Privacy In His Office Computer
Two years ago, Reverend Eric Michael Young of the Fort Caroline Methodist Church in Jacksonville, Florida was charged with viewing child pornography on his church-owned computer. These charges came after BellSouth notified the church about a problem with its
Poll: Most Favor Contraceptives in Schools
Via the AP/Columbus Dispatch:People decisively favor letting their public schools provide birth control to students, but they also voice misgivings that divide them along generational, income and racial lines, a poll showed.Sixty-seven percent support giving contraceptives to students, according
Site of the Week: The Practice
A new law practice management blog has been launched. It is called The Practice. It is the brainchild of three lawyers–Jonathan Stein of Elk Grove, CA, Shane Jimison of Richmond, VA and Barry Kaufman of Jacksonville, FL. For
Florida Coastal on the move
For those who like to root for the Davids of this world against the Goliaths, congrats to Florida Coastal School of Law for scoring the highest bar passage rate of any Sunshine State school on the most recent bar exam.In
Stetson dedicates senior-friendly courtroom
From the Jacksonville (FL) Daily Record:Dick Thornburgh, two-time former U.S. attorney general and governor ofPennsylvania, Bill Novelli, CEO of the AARP, Lawrence Davidow,president of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and otherprominent leaders gathered last week to dedicate
Petting Zoo Victim Recovering in Jacksonville
First Coast News in Jacksonville reports that Shannon Smowton of Winter Haven, Florida, is slowly recovering at the Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital in Jacksonville. She was released earlier from the hospital where she, along with 30 other people, were diagnosed as