Tag Archives: tampa commercial litigation
Johnson Named to 2016 Best Law Firms in Florida by U.S. News and World Report
Hard work, responsiveness and attention to client needs is a tried and true formula that guides our firm in every aspect of our practice. We are honored once again for the recognition by U.S. News and World Report’s First Tier Firm rankings as one of Florida’s Best Law Firms. Thank you to our clients… Read More »
FDIC Suits Against Bank Directors & Officers: “JUST GET CANNED BYLAWS OFF THE INTERNET” TEXTED THE SOON TO BE PRESIDENT AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AS HE DROVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH NO SEAT BELT AND HIS BRAKE FAILURE WARNING LIGHT FLASHING
The internet is a wonderful tool. So is a chainsaw, until it’s used to trim your fingernails. Entrepreneurs are understandably skeptical about spending money on something as mundane as form bylaws when hundreds of examples are available at the click of a mouse. In many cases, that approach works out fine. When it doesn’t… Read More »
Chris DeCort Named Firm Partner
Johnson is pleased to announce that Christopher L. DeCort has been named a partner of the Firm. Chris is a 2010 magna cum laude graduate of the Florida State University College of Law and a 2002 graduate of the University of Florida. Chris concentrates his practice in the areas of business and complex commercial… Read More »
Nicole Newlon Appointed to FBA Federal Litigation Section Board
Johnson is proud to announce that firm partner Nicole Newlon has been appointed to the Federal Bar Association’s Federal Litigation Section Board. Nicole recently concluded her term as President of the FBA’s Tampa Bay Chapter, where she remains an active chapter leader. She will travel to Washington, D.C. later this month to attend the… Read More »
Eleventh Circuit Court Rules that Providing a Cell Phone Number on a Written Application or Other Form Constitutes “Prior Express Consent” Under the TCPA
If there remained a question of whether consenting in writing to be contacted on one’s cell phone constitutes “prior express consent” to receive calls at that number under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), it has been conclusively answered by the Eleventh Circuit Court in a recent opinion in Murphy v. DCI Biologicals… Read More »