Valentine's day, when a young man's thoughts turn to candy. Sorry, but that is a brutal truth. I recall throwing away a great many valentine's cards back in the day. It was traditional that each […]

  I overheard a conversation in which a well-respected and seasoned litigator informed various lawyers that he could never have a conflict with a particular judge. That piqued my curiosity, and I listened just a […]

The Office of Judges of Compensation Claims is fortunate to be protected by armed guards. We have had that accommodation since the 1990s when a lawyer shooting in south Florida made the news in workers' compensation circles. […]

It is not uncommon to run across a word that is unrecognized. The world is full of big words, and the legal and medical professions in particular seem to like them. I recently saw "agnotology" […]

The world of employment has evolved persistently. Management structures and work paradigms are radically different today than they were before COVID. There was a great deal of give and take in the COVID response, but […]

We bid farewell on January 31, 2023, to Judge Margaret Sojourner. She was originally appointed by Governor Crist in 2010 to the Lakeland District Office. There were admittedly some challenges to work through in that […]

I frequently stress in trial seminars the concept of retention. People are inclined to remember things that are repeated. People tend to remember things if you say them more than once. The chances of retention […]

I have posted on the proposals pending before the Florida Supreme Court for reform of the civil practice in Florida. They are lengthy and involved. With a great deal of perseverance and patience, they are […]