One of my favorite legal cartoons shows a man in tattered clothes, seated on the sidewalk, cup in hand. His destitute state is explained by his sign: “Made a Verbal Contract.” Yes, verbal agreements are, in theory at least, usually…

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Recently, our firm received a notice addressed to a client that had recently acquired title to a house. The “Final Notice of Service,” which was the first such “notice” received, was to inform us that for a mere $99.85, plus…

The phone rings and you answer. The caller gives you the shocking news that an arrest warrant has been issued. Why? Because you failed to report for jury duty. However, he or she tells you that there might be a…

The Florida Bar Journal, April 2010 To the extent the well-written article “Re-examining the Presumption in Favor of Arbitration in Complex Commercial Cases” might give the impression that arbitration is less efficient than litigation, I respectfully disagree. The primary concern…