New Courthouse Miami-Dade Commission Vote Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Stephen P. Clark Center, 111 N.W. 1 Street, Miami Florida 33128 Sign up to speak begins at 9 am. It is imperative that we all show up in force in order to be heard in favor of the new Courthouse. Note: A speaker card must be…
Thank you MDTLA members and friends for joining us for our Annual Judicial Reception. While we honor and are grateful to all our judges, we congratulate our judiciary award recipients for 2019, Judge Jennifer Bailey, Judge Jose Rodriguez, and Judge Jacqueline Hogan Scola. Thank you members, friends and special thanks to our corporate family for…
On August 21, 1790, George Washington wrote a letter to the Jewish community of Newport, Rhode Island. The quality of Washington’s prose reminds us how much we have lost in American public discourse. More importantly, his obviously heartfelt expressions of religious tolerance make clear that America, unlike the principal nations of Europe, really meant to be…
It is impossible to know who, or how many, made up the French resistance during World War II. No records were kept; and after the war a considerable mythopoeia grew up that engulfed such historical data as might have existed. The French schoolgirl who, seated at her desk, tapped out with her pencil, or her…
On July 4, 1939, Lou Gehrig stood at home plate in Yankee Stadium for a ceremony between the two games of a double-header. Only 36 years old, he was withered, bent, and dying. But it was Lou Gehrig Day. Some speeches were made, some gifts presented; Gehrig shifted uncomfortably and said nothing. Then his manager,…
Letter to the Editor HeraldEd@miamiherald.com Lawsuit Abuse This responds to Ron Gawronski’s Letter to the Editor entitled “Lawsuit Abuse”. The reason America is already great is because we have a right to trial by jury. This constitutionally protected American institution allows impartial citizens from our community to hear both sides of a dispute and render…
Writer Ian S. Port, author of The Birth of Loud who’s award-winning articles have appeared in numerous national publications, gives us a first-hand glimpse into a responsibility which is every American citizen’s job in order to ensure justice but is relegated a tedious chore: Jury duty. In this brief chronicle, Port touches on the crucial…
From: The Honorable Patricia A. Seitz, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida to ABOTA Miami: To: President Jim Nosich Dear Jim: You have done an outstanding job as our leader energizing our Chapter. I will miss your enthusiasm and positive approach as you are special. On behalf of all of us, thank you….
I am pleased to announce that I recently concluded an injury suit with fellow ABOTA member Dean Nickas. During more than two years of litigation, the case was set for trial five separate times; the parties retained four liability experts, eleven medical experts, and four damage experts. While there were multiple hearings throughout the litigation,…
