Legal News

March 15, 2016

  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—March 14, 2016—Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman, P.L. attorney Gabriel F. Zambrano served as Co-Chair of the 2016 American Association for Justice’s (AAJ) Regional Student Trial Advocacy Competition (STAC) on March 10-13 in Fort Lauderdale. Zambrano joined Elizabeth Finzio of Finzio & Finzio and Beth Feder of Winston Law as

March 15, 2016

Mark Fistos, partner at Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman, P.L., was named to The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100. This organization is invitation-only and composed of the premier trial lawyers from each state or region who meet stringent qualifications as civil plaintiff and criminal defense trial lawyers. Selection for the Top 100 is

March 10, 2016

Candice Pinares-Baez, associate at Fisher & Phillip, LLP, addressed attendees of the National Business Officers Association (NBOA) annual meeting with a topical presentation titled “Scandal Erupts: Now What?”   In her presentation, she explores the strategies, policies and procedures that can help minimize a school’s liability risk in the event a crisis or scandal occurs.  

March 10, 2016

  The nascent mobile-payments industry is vulnerable to fraud “Potentially, it could be billions of dollars a year in losses”   Article by Olga Kharif – Bloomberg Businessweek   Eddie Lee has created an app that lets him steal a credit card by simply waving his Samsung Nexus S phone over a leather wallet tucked into the back

March 8, 2016

MIAMI, FL — Ver Ploeg & Lumpkin, P.A., is pleased to announce that shareholder Stephen A. Marino, Jr. was honored with the Miami Dade Trial Lawyers Association’s  (MDTLA) “Excellence Outside the Courtroom Award.” The award was given at the MDTLA’s President’s Ball on February 27th to individuals who consistently demonstrate dedication and commitment to benevolent

March 2, 2016

Laura Reich, a member at Miami-based Tenzer PLLC who heads the firm’s litigation group, moderated a panel for the International Litigation, Arbitration & Transactions (ILAT) Conference. The event took place on Friday, February 26, at the Conrad Miami Hotel in Brickell.   Reich moderated the panel called “Hot Topics in International Arbitration.” Discussion topics included

February 29, 2016

  Identity theft is the top complaint in America according to a recent FTC report By: Adam Levine   If you still believe identity theft is a marketing gimmick, it’s time to take a look at the Federal Trade Commission report released this week. Identity theft is once again the top complaint in America, as