When it comes to justice, the devil is in the details.

Tax Deed Sales

• Grant v. Citizens Bank, N.A., 44 Fla. L. Weekly D95 (Fla. 5th DCA December 26, 2018)(In a mortgage foreclosure case, a lender that accelerated the amount due was entitled to recover interest accruing more than five years before suit was filed and did not waive that right under the five-year statute of limitations, § 95.11(2)(b)-(c), Fla. Stat.; however, it failed to plead for such interest and therefore could not recover it.)
• Vosilla v. Rosado, 944 So. 2d 289 (Fla. 2006) (due process under the Fourteenth Amendment required the clerk to take additional reasonable steps to notify the owners of the tax deed sale.)
• Surna Constr., Inc. v. Morrill, 50 So. 3d 47 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 5th Dist. 2010)(In any proceeding which is to be accorded finality, due process requires notice reasonably calculated, under all the circumstances, to apprise interested parties of the pendency of the action and afford them an opportunity to present their objections. Subject to this limitation, the legislature has the authority to determine the extent and character of the notice which shall be given by the state before property is sold for nonpayment of taxes.)

Family Law

• Bacchus v. Bacchus, 108 So. 3d 712 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 5th Dist. 2013)(The clear purpose of § 741.30(5)(c), Fla. Stat. is to preserve the status quo pending a final evidentiary hearing. It does not contemplate entry of a series of temporary injunctions in lieu of a full hearing on a permanent injunction.)
• Cogen v. Cogen, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 15246 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 5th Dist. 2008)(it was error to award rehabilitative alimony where the former wife failed to present evidence of a rehabilitative plan.)
• Topel v. Topel, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 20588 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 5th Dist. Dec. 19, 2014)(alimony awards must be supported by competent, substantial evidence that demonstrates the need for support and the paying spouse’s ability to pay).
• Garcia v. Roldan, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 10636 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 5th Dist. 2012)(Dominican Republic divorce was not finalized prior to entry into second marriage, so second marriage was void).

Business Litigation

• Bank of Winter Park v. Resolution Trust Corp., 633 So. 2d 53 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 5th Dist. 1994)(A garnishee bank prevails over a judgment garnishor where the garnishee bank’s set-off rights accrued upon the depositor’s default prior to the bank receiving service of the writ of garnishment.)
• Mt. Dora v. Jj’s Mobile Homes, 579 So. 2d 219 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 5th Dist. 1991)
• Bonito Boats, Inc. v. Thunder Craft Boats, Inc., 487 So. 2d 395 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 5th Dist. 1986)

Probate Litigation

• Smith v. DeParry, 86 So. 3d 1228 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2d Dist. 2012)

• “Family Law Litigation: Initial Interview, Overview, Control and Focus”, National Business Institute, 2008
• “Ethical Considerations in Real Estate Transactions”, National Business Institute, 2003
  The Florida Bar Action Line: Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section, March/April 1992, “What Real Property Lawyers Should Know About Bankruptcy.”
• The Florida Bar Action Line: Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section, Sept/Oct 1990, “The Constitutionality of the Legislative Mandate to Server Counterclaims in Mortgage Foreclosure Actions.”
• The Florida Bar Action Line: Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section, Jan/Feb 1990, Legislative Update, “Liens, Loans, and Title Insurance.”
• Orange County Bar Briefs: April 1991, Co-Author: “Liquidated Damages Provisions Unenforceable: Alternatives.”
• Handbook for Young Lawyers, Author of Real Property Section
• Worker Participation and the Crisis of Liberal Democracy- Westview Press, 1980
• “An Evaluation of Reverse Commute Demonstration Projects” National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C.
• “Home Builders Association” magazine- miscellaneous articles

• Speaker: Legal Issues with Tax Deed Sales, Barry Law School, 2008
• Speaker: Family Law Litigation, National Business Institute, 2008
• Speaker: Florida Real Estate Law: Solutions to the Most Common Problems, National Business Institute, 2003
• Speaker: Statutory and Case Law Update, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1994
• Speaker: Professional Liability, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1993
• Speaker: Land Use Litigation, Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, 1992 Annual Convention
• Speaker: The Lender’s Approach to Bankruptcy
• Lecturer: Mortgage Foreclosure Seminars
• Lecturer: Central Florida Small Business Administration
• Guest Speaker: SUNY Binghamton Alumni Assoc., The Binghamton Club, WSKG-TV
• Guest Speaker: Consumer Legal Affairs: Case and Comment, Legal Considerations in Purchasing a Residence; FM90 Plus Radio
• Invited Paper: “Liberal Democracy and the Modern Worker”
• Legal and Ethical Considerations in Business, IBM Seminars, White Plains, N.Y.