By Catherine Wilson The buzz about alternative fee arrangements has gotten louder in recent years, and many midsize law firms in South Florida have carved out space for something other than the straight billable hour. “It’s becoming more and more of a topic, especially in big commercial cases, where …

      Download this article – PDF Judge Sides With Sweetwater Mayor in Budget Fight Days after warning Sweetwater commissioners that the city will be broke by August, the mayor won court approval Monday to use his version of the budget. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Barbara Areces ruled that the …

Kluger Kaplan’s Jamie Zuckerman explains in Wealth Management the importance of advance directives and why – regardless of age and health – everyone should consider one.           By Jamie Zuckerman Advance directives enable individuals to exercise control over their futures and ensure that the care they receive …

By Gina P. Villar Up until 2013, the standard for admitting expert testimony in Florida was fairly simple to comprehend: any expert opinion based on scientific technique is “inadmissible unless that technique is generally accepted as reliable in the relevant scientific community.” Thus, according to what many attorneys refer to …

By Gina Villar Currently sitting on Governor Rick Scott’s desk is a bill which could drastically change the divorce laws in Florida. Bill 668, authored by Sen. Kelli Stargel and Sen. Tom Lee, primarily seeks to alter the way the courts determine both alimony and timesharing (which ultimately affects child …