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Legal New Year’s Resolutions

The start of a new year is a great time to do some legal housekeeping. Whether you are a small business owner or an individual, it is important to take a moment to consider some legal preventative maintenance to avoid large issues down the line. This is absolutely a situation where an ounce of prevention […]

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Brent Gordon Selected as Super Lawyers Rising Star

Excited to announce that Brent Gordon of The Gordon Law Firm has been selected for another year as a Super Lawyer Rising Star! Please check out the issue of Super Lawyers magazine for the official list! Brent A. Gordon Selected In 2014Thomson Reuters

Florida Recording Requirements

Recording a document in the official records of a County is required in many circumstances to protect both you and the general public. In many ways, it serves to put the world on notice about subject of the document you recorded. The following documents can be recorded: Deed’s, Mortgages, Satisfactions, Releases, Liens, Assignments, other instruments […]

Business Spring Cleaning – a task list

Annual report filings for Florida businesses are due on or before May 1, 2014. To avoid late fees, your annual report must be filed by May 1st. This applies to all Corporations, LLC’s, and Limited Partnerships. The annual renewal will cost you $150 for a for profit corporation; $61.25 for a not for profit corporation; […]

Florida Bar Ethics Opinion Regarding Plea Waivers

As a member of the Florida Bar Professional Ethics Committee, we recently approved Opinion 12-1 which was recommended by the Board Review Committee on Professional Ethics and ultimately adopted by the Florida Bar Board of Governors. In short, the Committee held that adding a condition to plea bargains prohibiting a defendant from later raising a […]