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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 […]

Janelle Irwin TaylorJuly 30, 2020

The district includes 14 Florida counties.

Jacob OglesNovember 12, 2019

Schwartz would move to the district if he runs.

Jim RosicaJuly 17, 2019

"The state does not always speak with one voice."

Jim RosicaJune 12, 2019

"If they're entitled to a license, they'll get it."

Jim RosicaMarch 21, 2019

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The Yale law grad comes from Shutts & Bowen's Orlando office.

Jim RosicaSeptember 21, 2018

Saying a lower-court judge “misconstrued the plain language of Florida’s Medical Marijuana Amendment,” the state is asking an appellate court to reverse her ruling allowing Tampa strip club mogul Joe Redner to grow and make juice of his own medical marijuana. Outside counsel for the Department of Health filed an initial brief Thursday in its appeal at […]

Jim RosicaAugust 17, 2018

Rachel Nordby, who’s been a deputy solicitor general for Attorney General Pam Bondi, is heading to the Shutts & Bowen law firm as a partner in the Tallahassee office, the firm announced Friday. Nordby, who starts Sept. 10, will be vice chair of the firm’s Appellate Practice Group. Her hire follows another recent high-profile addition […]

Jim RosicaAugust 13, 2018

As it defends a slew of cases over medical marijuana, the state of Florida has spent close to $2 million on outside lawyers. Nearly all of that went to one firm. Records reviewed last week show at least $1.9 million approved by the Department of Health (DOH) going to two law firms — mostly Vezina, Lawrence & Piscitelli, […]

Peter SchorschJune 23, 2018

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Ben Gibson, a former lawyer to Gov. Rick Scott, has joined Shutts & Bowen as a partner in its Business Litigation Practice Group in the Tallahassee office, the firm announced Friday. His statewide practice is focused on government, political, and corporate clients, involving government affairs, appellate, litigation and administrative matters. Micky Grindstaff, Shutts’ managing partner, said Gibson […]

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