Featured in the June 2019 Issue Partner’s Perspective: How Bob Seger Taught Me How to Stop Listening and Start Hearing Board-certified attorney Ryan Maloney is the newest partner to join our construction law practice Avengers assemble: six Jimerson Birr attorneys are recognized by Florida Super Lawyers magazine New Law Blogs […]
All Florida construction industry participants need to be aware of the significant new changes to the payment bond claim requirements on private projects under section 713.23, Florida Statutes, made by the 2019 Florida Legislature in House Bill 1247.[1] These changes become effective on October 1, 2019, and understanding the new […]
Jacksonville, Fla. – June 20, 2019 – The law firm of Jimerson Birr is home to six attorneys receiving recognition from Florida Super Lawyers Magazine. Partners Charles B. Jimerson and James O. “Joby” Birr were named 2019 Super Lawyers. Additionally, Austin B. Calhoun, Brandon C. Meadows, Adam B. Edgecombe and […]
In 1923, the United States introduced the Frye standard to determine the admissibility of scientific evidence in a court of law. In Frye v. United States, the Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that for the results of a scientific test to be admissible, the test […]
Featured in the May 2019 Issue Partner’s Perspective: Spring Cleaning for Your Business Jimerson Birr welcomes former Assistant State Attorney Samuel B. Friedman to the firm Two upcoming special events from Jimerson Birr New Law Blogs Curiosities, Ruminations and Various Eccentricities of Firm Biz Click to read.
A sweeping insurance reform bill was signed into law by the Governor on May 23, 2019. The law creates two entirely new sections in Chapter 627 of the Florida Statutes, which governs Insurance Contracts. The bill creates Section 627.7152, Florida Statutes, which regulates assignment agreements that are regularly known in […]
Winning a judgment is a lot different than collecting on a judgment. A properly perfected judgment will create a lien against real property owned by the losing party (“judgment debtor”[1]) in the amount of the judgment. Section 55.10(1) of the Florida Statutes provides that when a certified copy of the […]
One of the most challenging aspects of effectively running and operating a condominium association is the constant turnover in board membership and the inconsistency this creates concerning rules enforcement. Most association board seats are up for reelection every one to two years. When members decide to run for the board, […]
Over the past few years each legislative session in Florida seems to generate new laws that impose various requirements on local governments. Some are labeled “unfunded mandates” and others are described as an assault on “home rule”. But as bad as those things sound, the reality is that most state […]
According to NOAA, Florida has over 8,400 hundred miles of coastline. That is second only to Alaska. Since 2000, 79 tropical or subtropical storms have impacted the state of Florida. Many of us cringe when we hear the names Floyd, Bonnie, Florence, Ivan, Dennis, Irma, Matthew and Michael. Collectively, these […]