Beautiful office condo for sale in East Hollywood. This view could be yours: Click here for more information. … [Read more...]
John C. Primeau recognized in Florida Trend magazine’s 2012 Florida Legal Elite
July 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Butler & Primeau LLP congratulates John C. Primeau for being recognized by Florida Trend magazine in its 2012 Florida Legal Elite publication. The ninth annual edition of Florida Legal Elite recognizes a prestigious list of esteemed attorneys chosen by their colleagues. The lawyers listed here exemplify a standard of excellence in their profession, and by doing so have received endorsement from their peers in voting for the 2012 Florida Legal Elite. The resulting lists represent … [Read more...]
Amended opinion – e-mail service is not mandatory until September 1, 2012
June 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The Florida Bar sent out an email today clarifying that service by e-mail will not become MANDATORY until September 1, 2012, in civil, probate, small claims, and family law divisions of the trial courts, as well as in all appellate cases. E-mail service in criminal, traffic, and juvenile matters is not mandatory until October 1, 2013. The Florida Supreme Court's original opinion requiring e-service contained an effective date of July 1, 2012. A corrected opinion and correction notice were … [Read more...]
Save your home by deeding it to a trust?
June 22, 2012 By 1 Comment
The Palm Beach Post published an excellent article about the newest method some underwater owners are using to try to save their homes from foreclosure. Many people consider this a way to "beat the bank in foreclosures." Is it a brilliant legal strategy or just the latest scheme? You decide. The Post reports that at least two different companies (Fidelity Land Trust Co. and Equus Partners) are using a method to try to help underwater homeowners save their homes. [It's a] complex legal … [Read more...]
Service of pleadings via email is mandatory in Florida starting July 1st
June 21, 2012 By 14 Comments
Earlier today, the Florida Supreme Court released Opinion No. SC10-2101. All Florida lawyers need to read this opinion ASAP since it makes MAJOR changes to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, with conforming amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Florida Probate Rules, the Florida Rules of Traffic Court, the Florida Small Claims Rules, the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, and the … [Read more...]
Can Florida judges be “connected” with lawyers on LinkedIn?
May 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Can judges be “connected” with lawyers on LinkedIn? According to the Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, the answer is a qualified “no.” See Opinion 2012-12. This isn’t the first time Florida's Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee dealt with the issue of judges’ use of social media and interactions with lawyers. In a 2009 opinion, the same Committee ruled that it was not permissible for a judge to approve a lawyer who may appear before the judge as a "friend" on a social … [Read more...]
Palm Beach County Courts Redact Personal Information from Cases Available to Public
January 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Yesterday's Palm Beach Post ran an informative article about the Palm Beach County Clerk's Office redacting personal information from cases available to public. The article explained that certain imaged documents from the court file can now be viewed at terminals at the South County and North County Courthouses. The most interesting part of the article was at the end: Bock also points out that lawmakers have kept in place a restriction keeping court records from public view online. Images of … [Read more...]
Your Chance to Vote on New TILA / GFE / HUD-1 Forms
November 10, 2011 By 1 Comment
Our federal government is once again going to make real estate transactions "easier" for consumers to understand. For almost two years, real estate practitioners have been struggling with the new Good Faith Estimate (GFE) and HUD-1 Settlement Statements on all RESPA transactions. The intent behind these revised forms was to make things "easier" for the consumer. The result was, of course, the exact opposite. The new forms are creating a host of compliance issues for lenders and … [Read more...]
