Roger Slade, Partner and Head of the Firm’s Commercial Litigation Practice Group writes: Imagine that you are sitting at the Thanksgiving dinner table with your family—aunts, uncles, cousins, and distant relatives from out of town.  Someone at the table cavalierly asks: “who do to plan to vote for in the next election?”  World war III breaks out while the family members debate whether Obama or Romney is right for the county. Now imagine that these same people are shareholders and employees in your family business.  If these people cannot agree among two candidates […]

Mr. Ron Neiwirth, Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. Partner and head of our Bankruptcy practice group is an active member of the Dade County Bar Association and has dedicated his time and expertise in being a contributing author in the Dade County Bar Associations Bulletin. Mr. Neiwirth was presented with a Cerificate of Merritt this month in recognition and appreciation his for outstating and constructive service to the Bar, the Bench and the public as contributing author.

Congratulations to Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. Partner Elizabeth Howard for being elected to a 2 year term on Board of Governors for the Jacksonville Bar Association! Ms. Howard has been on the Board of Governors of the Young Lawyers Section since 2006 and has held several positions on the Board, serving as Treasurer, Secretary, President-Elect, and this past year as President. Along with her activities with the local Bar, she is active in the ABA Construction Forum, the Florida Bar Construction Law Committee, and the local chapter of  Associated Builders and Contractors. The Jacksonville Bar Association plays an extremely important […]

Congratulations to Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. Partner Mark Eckels for being named Chair of the Florida Bar’s Workers’ Compensation Certification Committee for 2012-2013 term! Mr. Eckels is currently the chairman of the Florida Bar’s Workers’ Compensation Rules Advisory Committee(2011-2012), a committee he has served on since 2002. He became Board Certified by the Florida Bar in workers’ compensation in 2000, and now helps to write the certification exam, serving on the Florida Bar’s Workers’ Compensation Board Certification Committee since 2007.

A Document Production You Can Believe In Recent news in South Florida tells the sad story of a law firm involved in the defense of a major fraud case on behalf of a well-known local bank which was slammed with a $67 million jury verdict after trial.  If that wasn’t bad enough, after the verdict came down, it came to light that the bank failed to produce certain critical documents which plaintiff’s counsel believed would have altered the verdict and made plaintiff’s award even higher had the Jury seen them.  If […]

Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. partner and Sports & Entertainment Law expert Alan Fertel was a panelist at The Third Annual International Legal Symposium on the World of Music, Film, Television and Sports held by The American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries May 2, 2012. Mr. Fertel’s presentation was entitled “Coaches gone Wild” discussing the rise of Coaches in trouble with the law, the NCAA and their Universities for Double Overtime in 2012: Representing Your Celebrity Sports Client in Film and Television on Transactional, Litigation and Labor Issues concerning Network Programming […]

Ron Neiwirth, Partner at the Miami office of Boyd & Jenerette, will be speaking at the Bankruptcy Legal Assistants Association (BLAA) about international bankruptcy and Chaper 15 cases. The event will be held May 17th, 2012 at the Banker’s Club. BLAA is a networking and support organization of Legal support staff in the specialty of US Bankruptcy Law. Their monthly meetings keep them up updated on the latest changes in Bankruptcy Law.  

On April 26 & 27, 2012 Boyd & Jenerette Partners, Ronald Neiwirth (A Florida Civil-Law Notary and head of the Insolvency & Reorganization practice), and Carlos Aguilar (head of the International practice), participated in the North American Notarial Forum, held at the Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables, Florida.  Mr. Neiwirth is a director of the National Association of Civil Law Notaries (“NACLN”).  He has been a Florida Civil-Law Notary since the specialty was first created by Statute in 1999.  Mr. Neiwirth presented on Civil-Law Notarial Ethics, comparing ethical regulation of Florida […]

Roger Slade, Boyd & Jenerette, P.A. partner and Chairman of the Firm’s Commercial Litigation Department is The Florida Litigator. The Florida Litigator blog will be devoted to discussing cutting edge, relevant cases emanating from the Florida Courts primarily regarding civil and commercial matters. In the blog Roger will also discuss strategy and accept commentary from practitioners the purpose of which is to hone and study the Fine Art of Litigation. Follow The Florida Litigator

For the month of May Boyd & Jenerette will be raising money for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s November 3rd 2012 to support our local community affected by Alzheimer’s. Thousands will come together to support the work of the Alzheimer’s Association raising critical funds for education, counseling, support groups, the 24-hour Helpline and research to find a cure. Click here to contribute to our cause!