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Johnson, Newlon & DeCort Attorneys Recognized as 2024 Florida Super Lawyers
Seven attorneys from Johnson, Newlon & DeCort have been named to the 2024 Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists. Super Lawyers uses a multiphase selection process including nomination and independent research emphasizing professional achievement, peer recognition, and community involvement. Only the top 5% of candidates are selected to the Super Lawyers List, while… Read More »
Partner, Nicole Deese Newlon, appointed to The Florida Bar Rules Committee
Nicole Deese Newlon was recently appointed to The Florida Bar’s Civil Procedure Rules Committee, a committee established under Rule 2.140, Florida Rules of General Practice & Judicial Administration, to propose new rules and changes to existing rules of civil procedure. Nicole has been appointed to the committee for a term beginning July 1, 2024…. Read More »
Recording of calls with police officers does not violate Florida’s wiretapping law
By: Nicole Deese Newlon, Esq. In the case of Waite v. State of Florida, Case No. 5D23-1354, the Fifth District Court of Appeal provided a clear and definitive ruling. It determined that the plaintiff did not violate Florida’s wiretapping law when he recorded a conversation with a police sergeant. The court’s reasoning was straightforward: “there… Read More »
Comparative Fault Applies to Florida’s Dram Shop Law
By: Nicole Deese Newlon, Esq. In Tallahassee, Florida, in November 2014, a woman was struck by a speeding pickup truck when she crossed the street on foot. Both the driver of the truck and the woman were intoxicated at the time. The woman suffered catastrophic and permanent injuries. The guardianship for the injured woman… Read More »
Johnson, Newlon & DeCort Ranked by Best Law Firms® in 2024
Johnson, Newlon & DeCort has been recognized in the 2024 edition of Best Law Firms® Firms included in the 2024 Best Law Firms® list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Johnson, Newlon & DeCort received the following rankings in the 2024 Best Law Firms® for Tampa: Regional… Read More »
Transactions Through U.S. Banks are Safe… Maybe
As Warren Buffett so eloquently stated, “It has been far safer to steal large sums with a pen than small sums with a gun.” In the internet age, the pen is replaced by the keyboard. As shown by a rash of bank robberies by thieves who never step inside the lobby of the bank… Read More »