SFL Friday -- It's Coming, It's Finally Coming!

School, that is.

Thank goodness!

Let's see, what else -- Edwards Angell defeats Carlton Fields in Vero Beach beauty contest, and more on Kevin Gleason's peace wine offering to Bankruptcy Judge Olson.

I feel the pain:

And Rumpy, your Friday photo is here -- this one's for you:

Have a great weekend, everybody!

Jack Reiter Leaves Yoss for Carlton Fields!

That intrepid person reports on the departure of Jack Reiter, former head of Adorno Yoss' appellate department, to Carlton Fields:

“I’ve been presented with a terrific opportunity to become part of a strong statewide firm and an extremely well-respected practice group,” Reiter said.

Reiter added, "I also was presented with a terrific opportunity to be paid on time, or just to be paid at all, and I found being paid for work that I do to be a significant factor in my future ability to earn any income."

Oh I kid, I kid.

All is well with Yoss, how could it not be?

I remember a time in college when I was flat-broke, and had to sell my blood to get any cash, plus I ate most meals at the food kitchen where you could get rice and bread for free in exchange for helping to clean up after dinner.

This seriously happened to me.

I call that my "restructuring period."

Carlton Fields Now Working on Red Light Camera Cases.

I love how this article makes it seem like the mere presence of competent lawyers can magically turn a case around:

Instead of letting a police community service aide try to combat legal arguments raised by attorneys hired to beat the tickets, the city dispatched Assistant City Attorney Lisa Conforti.

She got a boost from an attorney from the high-powered law firm of Carlton Fields, who fed Conforti case law and advice. The attorney, Amanda Sansone, is being paid by American Traffic Solutions, which operates cameras in West Palm Beach, Palm Springs and Juno Beach, and has contracts with other Palm Beach County municipalities planning to launch red-light camera programs.

"It's preposterous," attorney Robert Pasch said of the legal muscle being used to collect the $158 tickets. "There's three attorneys in there and they brought a box of case law with them."

What's "preposterous" about this?

It's obviously in the company's best interests for the cities they service to succeed on these things, so they dispatch a qualified associate from Tampa to show them how to win a few.

Big deal.

I'm more interested in how it makes the city look that their legal representatives have to be "fed" cases and advice in order to prevail on a traffic ticket.

Amanda, welcome to South Florida!

Are You Ready For Some Rule Changes?

Is it mere coincidence that the first day of Hanukkah coincides with the date that the amendments to the Federal Rules become effective?

Yes kiddies, as of December 1st, amendments to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 8, 26, and 56, and Illustrative Form 52 all will rock your world!

You can learn about the changes in detail here, courtesy of our old pal Tom Meeks.

Hold on, stop that.

Are you suggesting Tom's young colleague in Tally, Andy Manko, actually prepared this fine briefing on these exciting rule changes?

How could you even think that?

That's simply beyond the pale and I urge you to put that thought aside immediately.