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“I am an invisible man…a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids—and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.” Perhaps, it could be more simply summed up as “[t]rue is it that we have seen better days….” The only […]

President’s Message December 2009,  When I first took office as President of this great organization last December, my primary concern was finding interesting speakers to attend our monthly dinner meetings.  I quickly realized that would be the easiest of my duties. Late last year I attended an FJA telephone conference call which included the leaders […]

“Thank you Officer.” Although politeness like this may not get you “out” of a traffic citation, any police officer will agree that a good attitude serves you much better than the alternative. Forget about what type of day you have had, be thankful if you only get issued a citation, and can return to fight […]

Earlier this year, a doctor was walking across the street when he was run over and killed by an uninsured drunk driver. Although his car was covered by a good policy with high uninsured motorist benefits, his widow and children received none of those benefits. We often see business people who, while attempting to protect […]

I hope everyone enjoyed their summer. Personally, I love autumn. Football starts again, kids go back to school, temperatures begin a slow decline to something approaching pleasant and the end of hurricane season approaches. The past few years have brought us a much-needed reprieve from the onslaught of hurricanes that, at times, made us feel […]

Of all the organizations I’m involved in, the BCJA is my favorite.  When I was a law student, I clerked for Morris Finkel, who was then President of this group.  Morris, now one of my partners, brought me as his guest to a monthly dinner meeting. That evening had a profound effect on me, and […]

For a session that wasn’t supposed to be focused on “Tort Reform”, there was an alarming number of such Bills before the legislature this year.  Our battles in Tallahassee are far from over. We can all consider this past session a victory, thanks to the hard work of our brethren at the Florida Justice Association.  […]

It seems that every time I think we have a bit of time to relax our vigilance and focus exclusively on our practices, the enemies of Justice launch another attack.  John Thrasher is running for the open seat in State Senate District 8 (Jacksonville). What does a Jacksonville State Senate race mean to us down […]