By Catherine Wilson The Daily Business Review recognizes 17 Distinguished Leaders in the South Florida legal profession as part of the annual Professional Excellence Awards. The attorneys were asked to respond to a series a questions exploring their personal takes on the profession, past and future. The honorees will be recognized …

By Steve Silverman Last week, the Third DCA’s opinion in Gulliver Schools, Inc. v. Snay served as a lesson to the Facebook generation to once again think before posting.  The former Gulliver headmaster sued the school for wrongful termination and the parties reached a settlement whereby Snay was to receive $10,000 …

By Steve I. Silverman Recently I read a series of articles addressing the question of whether the e-discovery process violates a defendant’s due process rights because it forces the defendant to part with its property (in this case, money) without due process of law.  The rationale for this argument is …

Florida’s ESI Rules vs. the Federal Rules: Where they Overlap and Why By Steve I. Silverman and the Kluger Kaplan ESI Discovery Group Two weeks ago the Kluger Kaplan E-discovery Group recapped the recent changes to Florida’s Rules of Civil Procedure that deal with electronic discovery.   Now, let’s take a …

Florida’s Long-Awaited Amendment to the Rules of Civil Procedure Address ESI Discovery By Steve Silverman and the Kluger Kaplan ESI Discovery Group The Florida Supreme Court has moved Florida into the family of other states with rules of procedure governing electronic discovery issues. The Florida Supreme Court has now passed …