Blogs & Resources

Once a judgment is entered, there are numerous methods that can be utilized to collect on the judgment, including garnishment and levying on real and personal property. But how do you know what is out there to levy against or garnish? The best method for locating assets is often times the simplest – just ask.

Rule 1.560, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, allows for the use of a deposition as a proper discovery tool post judgment. Utilizing a deposition in aid of execution to ascertain the necessary information to garnish wages or levy on real property may seem simple. However, numerous considerations must be taken into account before making the decision to depose a judgment debtor. Below is a list of items to consider before, during and after taking a deposition in aid of execution.

Featured in the December 2013 Issue Partner’s Perspective J&C Shareholder Featured in Realty/Builder Connection J&C Shareholder Named to Florida Legal Elite New Law Blogs Curiosities, Ruminations and Various Eccentricities of Firm Biz Click to read.

Operating under Florida’s Construction Lien Law can leave some contractors feeling as if they are negotiating the proverbial “minefield” of the Florida Statutes. One reoccurring question (whether in residential or commercial construction) I routinely address is, “How many construction liens must I record”. That depends on whether you have one or more contracts and are dealing with one or more owners.

Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation (“DBPR”) is the state agency in charge of licensing and regulating businesses and professionals within Florida. The DBPR is under the control of the executive branch of government and governed by the Administrative Procedure Act, found in Chapter 120 of The Florida Statutes. The DBPR breaks down its regulation into businesses and professions.

With the construction industry working again, construction companies are continuing to look for alternative and non-conventional methods of advertising their services in order to secure projects.  Advertising can make the difference between an outstanding business year and “keeping the lights on”.  Florida contractors have many new ways of promoting their […]

Stop me if you have heard this one: An attorney receives a call from a desperate potential new client. Somehow the business transaction this international client was dealing with has hit an unexpected bump in the road, and because the client is dealing with an international business set here in the U.S., the situation now requires the fine eye of an experienced business litigation attorney. The company the new client claims he works for and the debtor checks out so the attorney draws up representation papers and accepts the new client. Within no time at all the client calls and informs his lawyer a settlement to be paid to the lawyer’s trust account within days. Time is of the essence, and the client convinces the lawyer it needs the money wired as soon as the lawyer receives the money order or cashier’s check.

Likely not; however, the Court’s recent decision leaves the issue open to interpretation.  On March 7, 2013 the Florida Supreme Court published an opinion limiting the Economic Loss Rule to products liability actions.  Tiara Condominium Ass’n, Inc. v. Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., 38 Fla. L. Weekly S151a, WL 828003 […]

The depressed economy and housing market of the past several years has hit Florida’s timeshare industry especially hard. As unit owners become delinquent on their management fees and default on their payments, timeshare management associations find themselves in a credit crunch due to decreased revenues. Many associations are seeking ways to increase, or simply maintain, their revenue stream. If the association has the capacity and oversight capability, managing its own unit owner exchange program can be an excellent means of creating additional revenue.

Is a provision in a contract waiving a party’s right to file a bankruptcy action, or limiting that party’s rights in a future bankruptcy action, valid?  In short, it depends.  In general, contractual agreements which limit or deny a party’s ability to file a bankruptcy action have been held to […]

It is well known that lien laws vary greatly from state to state. While all states have codified their respective rules regulating the who, what, where, when and how of their states lien laws, it can be difficult for contractors, subcontractors and suppliers to keep track of the ever changing […]