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Jennifer Fowler-Hermes recently presented to a joint meeting of the Southwest Florida Paralegal Association and Sarasota Manatee Association of Legal Support Specialists. Ms. Fowler discussed the new Department of Labor regulations regarding overtime pay, which are set to take effect December 1, 2016, and best practices for ensuring compliance with…

Bonnie Lee Polk has been installed as President of the Judge John M. Scheb American Inn of Court for the 2016—2017 term. The Inn works to promote excellence in legal advocacy; foster greater understanding of the system of American law; provide significant educational experiences that improve and enhance the skills…

Jennifer Fowler-Hermes has been elected to the Executive Council of the Florida Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law Section. Ms. Fowler-Hermes has been a member of the Florida Bar’s Labor and Employment Section since 1997 and has served on the Executive Council since 2015. The mission of the Labor and…

We are pleased to announce that Florida Trend magazine has named the following attorneys to its 2016 Legal Elite list: Charles (Charlie) D. Bailey, III, Ric Gregoria, Patrick W. Ryskamp, Mark A. Schwartz, and Kimberly P. Walker. Additionally, Zachary B. Buffington, Elizabeth P. Diaz, and Jennifer L. Grosso were named…

We are pleased to announce that Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters lawyer rating service, has named the following lawyers as top attorneys in Florida for 2016: John T. Berteau, Ric Gregoria, Michael J. Hartenstine, Carol L. Myers, William M. Seider, Jeffrey T. Troiano, Kimberly P. Walker, and David A. Wallace….