In “The True Impact of Reed v. Town of Gilbert on Sign Regulation,” Susan and Adam discuss the 2015 outcome of the Supreme Court decision in Reed and its effects on the ability of local governments to exercise considerable authority in enacting reasonable sign regulations without violating the First Amendment. Click here to view the full article.

About Stetson Law Review
Stetson Law Review is published four times a year and is available at Index to Legal Periodicals, Current Law Index, Shepherd’s Florida Citator, Westlaw, and LexisNexis. Click here to learn more about Stetson Law Review.

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Florida Trend invited all actively practicing Florida lawyers to name the attorneys that they hold in highest regard – lawyers with whom they have personally worked and would recommend to others.

Adam Hapner was recognized as “Up and Coming” for the first time this year. The following attorneys received the Legal Elite designation in 2020.

Miami

• Joseph Serota
• Joseph Hernandez
• Justin Luger

Fort Lauderdale

• Mitchell Burnstein
• Jamie Cole
• Adam Hapner

Boca Raton

• Brett Schneider

Click here to view Florida Trend’s Legal Elite 2020.

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The 180-degree flip found that a Broward Circuit Judge should be removed from a wrongful-death lawsuit over comments made about defendant, Publix Super Markets. The decision revealed divisions among judges over where to draw the line between questioning techniques and judicial bias. The decision found that the case was a “textbook example of when disqualification is required.”

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To read the Final Judgment, please click here: Final Judgment.pdf

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Congratulations to firm attorney, Alicia Gonzalez, for receiving the President’s Award for outstanding service to the Broward County Hispanic Bar Association (“BCHBA”) and for being sworn in as Treasurer at the BCHBA annual gala on June 1st.  The firm was happy to sponsor the event.  Firm attorneys who attended included Anne Flanigan, Chris Saunders, and Adam Hapner.

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Anne Flanigan, Matthew Mandel and Adam Hapner were all sworn in on Wednesday to the board of directors for the Federal Bar Association’s Broward Chapter.  Anne Flanigan, for the second straight year, will hold an officer position, serving as the chapter’s National Delegate.  Matthew Mandel, the chapter’s past president, and Adam Hapner will both serve as board members. This Broward Chapter was recently named chapter of the year by the Federal Bar Association.

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On May 1, Broward Office Managing Director Jamie Cole spoke to the League of Women Voters of Broward County Florida on “Understanding Preemption and the Fight For Sensible Gun Laws in Florida.”  Jamie, Ed Guedes, and Adam Hapner are spearheading a lawsuit brought by municipalities and local elected officials throughout Florida seeking to invalidate the onerous penalties that can be imposed for enacting local regulations on firearms.  Jamie was joined at the event by Broward County Commissioner Steve Geller. 

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It is with great pride that we announce that the Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman Softball Team, for the third year in a row won the annual Dade County Bar Association Softball Tournament. This is now our fourth title in the past 7 years (we also first won the tournament in 2011).

Our team consisted of the following Firm employees:
Sam Zeskind
Matt Mandel
David Williams (our MVP)
Alicia Gonzalez
Adam Hapner
Chris Saunders
Sara Zavala’s husband, Larry, and brother-in-law, Roque
Iliana Munoz’s son-in-law, Frank
Susan Trevarthen’s husband, Camilo
Gigi Soliman

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