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Attorneys William B. Lewis, Damien H. Prosser, and Benjamin A. Webster of the Business Trial Group have been selected by their peers as Florida Legal Elite for 2017. Florida Legal Elite is an annual attorney list published by Florida Trend magazine. Fewer than 1.5% of the active Florida Bar members who practice in Florida were [...]

Pure commission-based professionals working in the highly competitive real estate field can face steep challenges even when everyone plays by the rules. So when a broker or agent works to put together a deal but does not receive a commission for their efforts, it can be demoralizing. Florida recognizes oral brokerage agreements as valid. But [...]

The Florida real estate market has long been attractive to buyers. As the Sunshine State experiences a construction boom and job growth since the great recession, the market continues to gain strength, especially in cities such as Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, West Palm Beach, Tampa, and Jacksonville. Realtors are held to standards of professional conduct [...]

Condo owners’ associations (COAs), homeowners’ associations (HOAs), and other residential community management organizations are common targets of fraud, causing millions of dollars in community fund losses nationwide each year. Florida has the most community associations in the country. The problem is acute in Florida, which leads the nation in the number of community associations. The [...]