Five firm attorneys have been named 2024 Florida Super Lawyers®; Trippe Cheek (Land Use/Zoning), Ryan Davis (Bankruptcy:  Business), Jeff Deery (Business Litigation), Brad Saxton (Bankruptcy:  Business) and Graham White (Estate & Probate). And five attorneys have been named Rising Stars; Brandon DeGel (Business Litigation), James Doyle (Real Estate), Heidi Mitchell (General Litigation), Lauren Reynolds (Creditor Debtor Rights) and Andrew Roy (Bankruptcy:  Business). Super Lawyers®, owned by Thomson Reuters, recognizes attorneys who have distinguished themselves in their ...

Last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its Non-Compete Clause Rulemaking, Matter No. P201200 (NPRM). On April 23, 2024, the FTC approved the final rule. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on May 7, 2024 and has an effective date of September 4, 2024. The rule prohibits the use of essentially ...

Attorney Michelle Bilsky has joined the firm's Labor and Employment; Wills, Trusts and Estates; and Corporate and Business Practice Areas. Michelle is embarking on her second career, having been a high-ranking executive in Human Resources and Risk Management for over 20 years prior to attending law school. She was a paralegal with the firm during law school ...

J.E. "Trippe" Cheek, III has been re-elected to the Board of Trustees of The University of the South (commonly known as Sewanee) as a lay representative from the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida.  The Board of Trustees elects and appoints a Board of Regents, a Chancellor, a Vice-Chancellor, and a Chaplain to serve the University ...