Florida Bar Journal articles from July 2008

Florida Bar Journal archives from July 2008

Court interpreting: linguistic presence v. linguistic absence.
July 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Court interpreting involves a linguistic and cultural performance whose objective is to overcome the language barriers and cultural misunderstandings that could cause non-English-speaking defendants to be...

Florida's homestead realty: is it exempt from imposition of an equitable lien for nonpayment of alimony and child support?
July 1, 2008... When payor former spouses obligated by court order to pay alimony and/or child support fall behind, the focus of the law is on helping parents and former spouses collect delinquent support with minimum costs. (1) Regardless of the reasons why...

Continued protection of the bald eagle after delisting.
July 1, 2008... The dramatic recovery of the bald eagle over the past 35 years has been one of the greatest conservation success stories of our nation. (1) The bald eagle population increased from its 1963 low of 487 breeding pairs in the lower 48 states to...

Avoiding appellate mistakes: a primer for the general practitioner.(Florida)
July 1, 2008... The average general practitioner in Florida does not have more than a handful of appeals in the course of a career. A busy litigator who is not an appellate specialist is unlikely to have more than one case on appeal each year, and often less....

An analysis of affordable/work-force housing initiatives and their legality in the state of Florida.(part 2)
July 1, 2008... In Florida, "local governments have no... authority to tax, other than ad valorem taxes, except as provided by general law." (1) Up until the middle of the 20th century, local governments in Florida relied almost exclusively on public revenue...

The IRS's derivative treatment of variable prepaid forward sales.
July 1, 2008... Wealthy clients frequently own an appreciated publicly traded stock that comprises a substantial portion of their investment portfolio. This situation often arises through an initial public offering, a corporate acquisition, an inheritance, or...

Lawyer liability for bad business advice.
July 1, 2008... Lawyers give business advice to clients all the time, in part because clients ask for it and in part because lawyers fancy themselves astute entrepreneurs. (1) But is the lawyer liable when the advice turns out to be bad and the client loses...

Florida's Supreme Court: a year of change and confidence in its future.(President's page)
July 1, 2008... During my year as Florida Bar president, there will be unparalleled change at the Florida Supreme Court, where four justices will be leaving the bench. The Florida Constitution dictates that both Harry Lee Anstead and Charles Wells retire...

John G. White III: President of the Florida Bar: love of the law and things aquatic have shaped his life.
July 1, 2008... John G. (Jay to all his friends and colleagues) White III is going to be so busy as Bar president for the 2008-2009 year that "He's going to have to give up fishing. That is the big challenge. I'm trying to convince him of that. He hasn't...