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The Eleventh Circuit recently affirmed a lower court decision to dismiss a father’s claim against the Miccosukee Indian Tribe for violating state dram shop laws by knowingly serving excessive [...]

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FIFA”), the regulatory agency governing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Home Loan Banks, recently promulgated new guidelines to facilitate approval [...]

A condominium’s annual election provides the association’s voting members with the opportunity to select new individuals to serve on its board of directors.  Candidates provide their notice [...]

Section 50.061, Florida Statutes regulates the amount a publisher of a newspaper can charge local governments for the publishing of any and all official public notices or legal advertisements. [...]

The Florida Bar recently notified the Florida Supreme Court that there were “no good moral character and fitness issues” that would automatically disqualify an undocumented immigrant [...]

Each summer, BestLawyers compiles a list of the most reputable attorneys throughout the country. This year, WSH is thrilled to announce that several of its Members and Partners have been selected [...]

Effective September 1, procedural rule amendments governing discovery of electronically stored information (ESI) will go into effect in Florida courts. These amendments permit discovery of ESI [...]

WSH Members Mitchell J. Burnstein and Susan L. Trevarthen recently obtained a favorable decision in an administrative proceeding on behalf of the Mayan Beach Club (“Association”). The case arose [...]

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC“) recently released a report on the municipal bond market which requests Congressional approval for authority to regulate municipal bond [...]

As South Florida nears the second half of hurricane season, many community associations are bombarded with questions from unit owners regarding insurance coverage on the condominium property. [...]