July 26 marked the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a landmark law passed in 1990 that for the first time in our history created nationwide standards for combating discrimination against people with disabilities in employment, transportation, public accommodation, communications, telecommunications relay services and government activities. The Act …

By Justin B. Kaplan Young litigators are routinely taught that if a party does not demand a jury trial in its complaint (or counterclaim), it permanently waived this important right.  This time-worn lesson is not necessarily correct, however.  There is still hope. The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure provide: Any …

 A dozen of our attorneys have been selected as top legal practitioners by Super Lawyers. Outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas, who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement, are named Super Lawyers each year. Kluger Kaplan was also ranked in the “Top 100” law …

By Bruce A. Katzen Recently I have encountered situations where an individual is named co-trustees of a trust , but really just acts as a rubber stamp and has very little interest or desire to fulfill the obligations.  Rather than resigning, the co-trustee may allow another trustee to make all of …

By: Jorge R. Delgado The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal soon will address the constitutionality of California’s first-of-its-kind ban on gay conversion therapy for minors.  The controversial therapies stem from the now widely discredited belief that homosexuality is a curable disease.  Pickup v. Brown, No. 2:12-CV-02497-KJM-EF, 2012 WL 6021465, at …