Navigation Vanessa Sloat-Rogers and Adena Hatcher After joining The Florida Bar’s Counsel to Counsel Mentoring Program last August, Vanessa Sloat-Rogers and Adena Hatcher were paired in October 2024. In just a few months, they’ve formed a genuine, supportive friendship. “It was like, ‘where have you been all my life?’” said mentee Hatcher.
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In-House Counsel Name 49 Holland & Knight Attorneys Stand-Out Lawyers in Survey by Thomson Reuters
Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that 49 attorneys have been named as Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers. Every year as part of Thomson Reuters’ Sharplegal study, more than 2,000 senior in-house counsel around the world are asked to nominate up to three of the lawyers they have worked with within the last 12 months who have stood out […]
Lawmaker pushes for tenfold increase in sovereign immunity caps
Rep. Fiona McFarland After failing last year to double “sovereign immunity” caps that limit recovery for victims of government negligence, the House sponsor is back with a bolder plan — a tenfold increase. The House Budget Committee on Thursday voted 25 to 3 to approve HB 301 by Republican Rep. Fiona McFarland, a Sarasota business […]
Daniel Ditaranto appointed lead staff attorney for public guardianship at Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County
Ditaranto The Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County has appointed Daniel Ditaranto as the lead staff attorney for public guardianship and guardian advocacy projects. Ditaranto, a graduate of the University of Florida and the University of Florida Levin College of Law, previously worked for Morgan & Morgan and the Palm Beach County Public Defender’s […]
Dave & Buster’s sues Arcade Time for trademark infringement over ‘Eat Drink Play’ slogan
MIAMI — Dave & Buster’s has filed a lawsuit against Arcade Time USA LLC, accusing the company of trademark infringement for using a similar slogan in connection with its entertainment and restaurant services. The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleges that Arcade Time’s use of the phrase […]