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Lawlor Winston Announces Expansion of Fort Lauderdale Facility
Lawlor Winston, LLP founding partners, John Lawlor and Andrew Winston announced that they have acquired the property located at 2215 Davie Boulevard, immediately to the west of Lawlor Winst…

Lawlor Winston, LLP Sponsors 2010 I Care, I Cure 5k/10k Run
For the third consecutive year, Lawlor Winston was a proud "Trophey Sponsor" of the annual I Care I Cure. . . I Run 5K/10K Walk/Run. The event was held at Panther Sta…

Lawlor Winston, LLP Partner Anthony B. White Obtains Confidential Settlement in Capitani v. K-Mart
Gail Capitani was a business invitee at K-Mart when she slipped on laundry detergent leaking from an over-loaded pallet display. Ms. Capitani …

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“I am an invisible man…a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids—and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.” Perhaps, it could be more simply summed up as “[t]rue is it that we have seen better days….” The only […]

President’s Message December 2009,  When I first took office as President of this great organization last December, my primary concern was finding interesting speakers to attend our monthly dinner meetings.  I quickly realized that would be the easiest of my duties. Late last year I attended an FJA telephone conference call which included the leaders […]

“Thank you Officer.” Although politeness like this may not get you “out” of a traffic citation, any police officer will agree that a good attitude serves you much better than the alternative. Forget about what type of day you have had, be thankful if you only get issued a citation, and can return to fight […]

Earlier this year, a doctor was walking across the street when he was run over and killed by an uninsured drunk driver. Although his car was covered by a good policy with high uninsured motorist benefits, his widow and children received none of those benefits. We often see business people who, while attempting to protect […]

I hope everyone enjoyed their summer. Personally, I love autumn. Football starts again, kids go back to school, temperatures begin a slow decline to something approaching pleasant and the end of hurricane season approaches. The past few years have brought us a much-needed reprieve from the onslaught of hurricanes that, at times, made us feel […]

Of all the organizations I’m involved in, the BCJA is my favorite.  When I was a law student, I clerked for Morris Finkel, who was then President of this group.  Morris, now one of my partners, brought me as his guest to a monthly dinner meeting. That evening had a profound effect on me, and […]