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Drew WilsonAugust 25, 2020

George Meros Jr. has joined the Shutts & Bowen’s Tallahassee office as a partner. Meros brings more than three decades of experience in appellate law, governmental affairs and regulatory compliance with him to the firm. He has represented public and private clients in complex, high-stakes cases. In addition to lobbying for civil justice reform in […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 24, 2020

Holland & Knight represented 83 clients last year.

Drew WilsonAugust 23, 2019

The firm could have reeled in as much as $710,000

Scott PowersSeptember 26, 2018

Rachel Perrin Rogers is seeking court testimony from a who’s-who list of Tallahassee powers and insiders in her lawsuit alleging discrimination and retaliation against her from the Florida Legislature regarding the sexual harassment claims she raised last fall against former state Sen. Jack Latvala. Perrin Rogers, who is pursuing a lawsuit case through the U.S. […]

Drew WilsonMay 24, 2018

Holland & Knight reeled in up to $740,000 in lobbying fees during the first three months of the year, which included 2018 Legislative Session. Newly filed compensation reports show the firm earned between $250,000 and $490,000 lobbying the Legislature and another $100,000 to $250,000 lobbying the Governor and Cabinet. Using the median number reported for […]

Ana CeballosJanuary 3, 2018

Longtime GrayRobinson attorney George Meros, who’s been involved with high-profile state government-related lawsuits in recent years, is next heading to Holland & Knight. The firm announced the move Wednesday in a press release. Meros was most recently involved as outside counsel for the Senate in the high-profile case of embattled Sen. Jack Latvala, who eventually resigned […]

Jim RosicaJuly 17, 2017

A Tallahassee judge sided with life insurance companies Monday, restricting preliminary information-gathering by the state in defense of a new law requiring insurers to track down beneficiaries. The outside lawyer for the Department of Financial Services, which advocated for the measure, said he plans to appeal the decision that allows only limited discovery. “We believe, respectfully, […]

Jim RosicaJuly 17, 2017

Life insurers will be in court Monday in their lawsuit against the Department of Financial Services over a law requiring them to track down insurance beneficiaries. Circuit Judge Terry Lewis is set to hear argument in the Leon County Courthouse about their request to cancel planned depositions of their employees, which they call “burdensome, harassing and irrelevant.” The […]

Jim RosicaNovember 10, 2015

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Circuit Judge George Reynolds stuck to his guns Tuesday, saying that pre-trial conference and trial dates for a state Senate redistricting challenge were “carved in stone.” Reynolds held a brief case management conference at the Leon County Courthouse, reiterating that Dec. 1 and Dec. 10 would be reserved for pre-trial, with trial remaining on Dec. 14-18. As he […]

Jim RosicaNovember 10, 2015

Despite questions on many parts of the map, the Florida Supreme Court Tuesday focused on South Florida during the final scheduled oral argument in an ongoing congressional redistricting challenge. That inflamed Democratic U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, whose north-south district had been ordered changed by the court to an east-west configuration. That district didn’t get a mention. Brown, wearing […]

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Personnel note: George Meros joins Shutts & Bowen

Lobbying Compensation: Holland & Knight topped $1.9M in 2019 earnings

Lobbying compensation: Holland & Knight earns $465K in second quarter

Tallahassee who’s-who on Rachel Perrin Rogers’ witness list in Florida Legislature suit

Holland & Knight lands up to $740K in Q1 pay

Personnel note: George Meros joins Holland & Knight

CFO’s office largely loses fight to get info from insurance companies

CFO’s office back in court over insurance benefits case

Judge holds to dates for state Senate redistricting trial

Corrine Brown lambastes state Supreme Court over congressional redistricting