In 1992 the Florida Supreme Court issued a ruling encouraging lawyers to aspire to provide 20 hours of pro bono work annually or contribute $350 to a legal aid organization. While some firms might view pro bono work as a wedge between billable hours and charitable efforts, many South Florida attorneys are increasingly finding…

Kenny Polcari, SlateStone Wealth’s chief market strategist, reacts to Tesla shareholders voting to reinstate Elon Musk’s pay package on “Varney & Co.” Tesla is arguing in a court filing that CEO Elon Musk won the legal battle over his $56 billion pay package because shareholders voted to reapprove the compensation…

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of Connecticut-based OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy deal. The agreement would have shielded Purdue’s owners, the Sackler family, from liability.

More than a week after a judicial misconduct hearing for Middle Georgia Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Robert Reeves did not get underway as scheduled, both the Judicial Qualifications Commission of Georgia and respondent counsel for Reeves are remaining tight-lipped about the status of the judge’s ethics investigation. Meanwhile, the judge has…

Under new leadership in Washington, D.C., Mayer Brown said it plans to build up its strengths in its financial services practices, particularly in the areas of private credit and insurance. Andrew Olmem, co-leader of the firm’s financial services, regulatory and enforcement practice, became managing partner of the firm’s D.C. office, the firm…

The Florida Supreme Court disapproved on Thursday the 90-day suspension that a disciplinary referee recommended for former city commissioner for Miami Beach and mayoral candidate Michael Grieco, and increased his suspension from the practice of law to one year. “A feature of this decision that will send shockwaves among elected…