Washington, DC – The National Bar Association has announced the 2015 recipients of its 40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates awards. The awards recognize the nation’s top lawyers under 40 who exemplify a broad range of high achievement, including in innovation, vision, leadership and legal and community involvement. Read Nate Saint-Victor’s biography here. Read the ...
Please join us in congratulating HM&B’s Jerry D. Hamilton on becoming a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer of The Florida Bar. Being board certified symbolizes that a lawyer has tried numerous cases and has reached the highest level of competency and experience. Only seven percent of The Florida Bar is Board Certified. “Board certification is ...
Gary Lafayette and Africa Davidson successfully defended a Fortune 100 company in an employment matter in which Plaintiff alleged disability and race discrimination, harassment, retaliation, failure to prevent and wrongful termination. Defendant contended that Plaintiff was terminated for legitimate business reasons. Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment was granted in full on June 17, 2015 in ...
Miami, FL – June 17, 2015 – Intellectual Property Attorneys Jorge Espinosa and William R. Trueba, Jr., founding members with the law firm of Espinosa Trueba P.L., have been named 2015 Florida Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers magazine, a consumer’s guide to the best attorneys. Click here to continue reading.
The course has now changed for some slip and fall claims brought against nonsubscriber employers by their employees. The Texas Supreme Court, in its response to a certified question from the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concerning conflicting court precedent, has clarified and confirmed various key issues of premises liability law. Texas’ highest ...
Annual award presented by the Chicago Bar Association’s Alliance for Women The Chicago Bar Association’s Alliance for Women has named Scharf Banks Marmor LLC founding partner Stephanie A. Scharf the recipient of its prestigious Founder’s Award for 2015. The award was presented on May 22, 2015, at the Alliance’s Annual Award Luncheon at the Standard ...
By Daniel Carrillo Gunning, Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP, San Diego, CA Passed by Congress in 1978, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires employers to treat “women affected by pregnancy . . . the same for all employment-related purposes . . . as other persons not so affected but similar in their ability or inability to work.” ...
The Temple Law Alumni Association (“TLAA”) recognizes distinguished alumni each year at its Annual Meeting in June. All three of the awards it is giving out this year, will be going to attorneys from NAMWOLF member law firms. Read more.
The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms held a networking breakfast Friday. Those who attended included Ray Manista, general counsel for Northwestern Mutual; NAMWOLF CEO Joel Stern; Doug Hagerman, Rockwell Automation’s general counsel; Brian Cadwallader, general counsel for Johnson Controls; Jeffrey Lane, general counsel for MGIC Investment Corp.; and Paul Jones, general ...
On June 6, 2015, Reginald A. Long, Esq., Partner of Love and Long, LLP, was awarded The Professional Excellence Award by the Alumni Association of California University of Pennsylvania. The award is given to those who have earned the highest standard of professional accomplishments and achievements in their chosen profession.