Jacksonville, Fla. – March 18, 2011 – The law firm of Jimerson & Wilson, P.A., will host a mock foreclosure trial put on by the Mock Trial Team of Florida Coastal School of Law on Friday, April 8, at the Florida Coastal campus. The trial is hosted in conjunction with […]
By Harry M. Wilson, IV Esq.
It almost goes without saying, but lawyers should go the extra mile to double check the background of potential clients who come to the firm solely via email. As we’ve learned from personal experience, there are con artists afoot who would use lawyers to perpetrate their, albeit clumsy, frauds. Recently, our firm was contacted twice by imposters posing as potential clients.
By Harry M. Wilson, IV Esq.
Florida lawmakers convened in Tallahassee last week to begin the state’s annual legislative session, which will run through May 6th. Republicans have veto-proof majorities in both the House and the Senate. This session marks the first for governor Rick Scott who ran on a platform to reduce government, cut taxes and create jobs. To read more click the title….
By: Harry M. Wilson, IV, Esq. and James D. Stone, III
Sometimes, either intentionally or inadvertently, a debtor will fail to list a creditor or schedule a debt in a bankruptcy proceeding. When this happens the creditor can often be unaware of the proceedings and, as a result, miss the deadline for filing a proof of claim. However, a debt owed to a creditor who had neither notice nor knowledge of the bankruptcy in time to file a proof of claim or to file a complaint for determination of dischargeability of the debt under section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code will not be discharged. . . click the title to read more. . .
Jacksonville, Fla. – March 10, 2011 – The law firm of Jimerson & Wilson, P.A., has relocated its offices to the nearby Riverside office building, Riverside Center, to better accommodate the growing needs of its practice. Jimerson & Wilson’s new address is 701 Riverside Park Place, Suite 302, Jacksonville, FL, […]
To do business in modern America, one almost necessarily has to engage in interstate commerce. In a city like Jacksonville, with its proximity to the Florida-Georgia border, one can easily see how anything from the sale of an automobile, to the award of a subcontract, or the hiring of an employee, could involve potential litigants from different states. If a dispute arises out of such an interstate transaction and litigation is eminent, an important question is what is the appropriate forum to file the complaint?
Assuming the plaintiff is a Florida corporation, the question of whether the complaint can be filed in Florida court hinges on the State’s power to enforce a judgment against the defendant. A state’s power to adjudicate a claim and enforce the judgment is limited by the due process clauses of the United States Constitution and by precedent. The test to determine if a state court has the power to enforce judgment over an out of state defendant corporation asks whether the defendant has certain minimum contacts with the forum state so that the suit does not offend “traditional notions of fair play and substantial justice.” International Shoe Co. v. State of Wash., Office of Unemployment and Compensation, 326 U.S. 310,316 (1945).
Featured in the February 2011 Issue Partner’s Perspective New Law Blogs Curiosities, Ruminations and Various Eccentricities of Firm Biz Click to read.
By: Harry M. Wilson, IV, Esq. and James D. Stone, III
In these tough economic times many construction liens are often erased by superior mortgages, such as when the lender forecloses on the property. In the past this would often lead to the lienor being left without a way to collect if the project owner was insolvent. Florida Statute §713.3471 and a recent ruling in Whitehead v. Tyndall Federal Credit Union has, however, provided another avenue for a lienor to recover costs. To read more click the title. . .
By: Harry M. Wilson, IV, Esq. and James D. Stone, III
Everyone knows that economic times are hard right now. Collection lawsuits are on the rise and, as a result, courts are issuing more judgments. A judgment may be just a piece of paper but it transforms a “Plaintiff” into a “judgment creditor” with unique powers to try to collect the debt he or she is owed.
Charles Jimerson was questioned on tactics used by condominium associations to reclaim unpaid association fees for the article in the February 11-17, 2011, edition of the Jacksonville Business Journal.