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Joined April 2009
The vacancies could be the last Gov. Ron DeSantis fills on an appellate court bench before soon leaving office. www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/26/who-made-the-cut-8-shortlisted-for-judges-of-florida-appeals-court/
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SMGQ Law partner Roland Sanchez-Medina—who led The Florida Bar as president from 2024 to 2025—is accused of several professional missteps that allegedly cost… www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/23/ex-florida-bar-president-sued-for-malpractice-over-botched-estate-battle/
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Early coordination between divorce and criminal attorneys helps protect clients from inadvertently creating legal exposure through statements, testimony… www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/23/why-every-divorce-attorney-should-have-a-criminal-defense-lawyer-on-speed-dial/
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The firm expanded its tax and private wealth practice with the addition of Mauricio D. Rivero as a partner and Adriana O. Ortiz as an… www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/23/florida-newsmakers-bilzin-sumberg-expands-tax-and-private-wealth-practice-with-2-new-hires/
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President Donald Trump must sit for a deposition in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit by Dec. 11—or risk seeing his case tossed. www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/22/tension-among-lawyers-attorneys-describe-communication-breakdown-in-trump-bbc-case/
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By collaborating with corporate trustees experienced in trust situs modernization, estate attorneys can ensure these legacy structures still serve clients' current needs without… www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/22/floridas-wealth-boom-has-an-estate-planning-blind-spot/
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The law, signed in June 2026, was named after two children killed by their father during court-ordered unsupervised custody despite documented domestic… www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/22/the-alec-and-lydia-law-reframing-custody-when-domestic-violence-is-present-/
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A Miami attorney representing one of the businesses allegedly victimized said all lawyers should be paying attention to the small wave of cases, so they don't… www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/21/2-south-florida-law-firms-defrauded-wave-of-litigation-across-2-states/
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With legal tech companies potentially switching from seat-based to consumption-based pricing, firms are beginning to think about how to keep the cost of AI down. www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/14/how-law-firms-are-strategizing-for-consumption-based-ai-pricing-/
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WhereverTV's $213M verdict against Comcast Cable Communications last week is the largest recorded in the U.​S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida since at least… www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/20/213m-comcast-loss-sets-florida-patent-damages-benchmark/
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Determining child support income has grown more complex in today's gig economy, where parents may earn through multiple platforms, business entities, or nontraditional… www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/20/rethinking-income-in-child-support-cases-in-the-new-economy/
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As more consumers use AI to find legal services, Miami's legacy firms face a growing "documentation gap" where their established expertise becomes invisible… www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/20/best-documented-not-best-ai-and-the-new-rules-of-legal-visibility-in-miami/
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The newly appointed judges are set to take office in November. www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/19/late-again-desantis-names-3-south-florida-judges/
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Businesses often defer property maintenance through seemingly reasonable incremental decisions, but what starts as a scheduling issue can become a legal liability when… www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/19/deferred-maintenance-is-a-business-decisionuntil-its-a-legal-one/
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Proponents say these types of quotas are an important tool to correct historic racism and disparities in representation or access to public institutions.… www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/16/strategy-decision-white-lawyer-sues-over-minorities-on-judge-making-commission/
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The filing shows both how such claims over tech companies' approach to children's safety are spreading beyond social media and how state actions can… www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/16/netflix-class-action-shows-child-safety-claims-spreading-beyond-social-media/
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A statute meant to head off litigation has become a costly preliminary round of it—and insurers are taking notice. www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/16/how-floridas-chapter-558-is-reshaping-risk-for-architects-engineers-and-contractors/
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In South Florida, 10 judges are up for merit retention votes between the two district courts of appeal, plus one Florida Supreme Court justice. www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/16/which-judges-face-merit-retention-vote-in-south-florida-election/
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Respected real estate law attorney Robert Stern set to lead the Tampa Bay Downtown Partnership and spearhead the strategic direction of… www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/16/florida-newsmakers-trenam-law-shareholder-appointed-president-of-tampa-downtown-partnership/
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David A. Fry, an assistant public defender in the Broward County Public Defender's Office, and solo practitioner Tamar Hamilton are running for an open seat… www.​law.​com/dailybusinessreview/2026/10/15/broward-election-attorneys-david-fry-and-tamar-hamilton-vie-for-judgeship/
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