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Florida Small Firm Practice Tools is an indispensable reference for attorneys who practice in multiple areas. This edition adds dozens of new sections covering recent cases and legislation including:
Civil Litigation (Chapter 1)
Disqualification of judges. §1:72.
Substitute service of process. §1:86.
Service on the state, political subdivisions, and public agencies. §1:01.
Steps for obtaining a default judgment. §1:122.
Demand exceeding the County Court's jurisdiction. §1:136.
Motions for reconsideration and to compel arbitration. §§1:175, 1:176.
Expert testimony in Florida state courts governed by Frye test. §1:258
DUTPA and Consumer Protection Laws (Chapter 3)
DUTPA claims against state barred by sovereign immunity. §3:08.
DUTPA claims can be subject to mandatory arbitration. §3:35.
Credit and Collections (Chapter 5)
Prevailing party has a right to fees if the contract provides other party with right to fee recovery. §5:09.
Enforcement of foreign and out-of-the country judgments. §§5:61, 5:62.
Employer-Employee Relations (Chapter 8)
Tortious interference with an at will employment relationship. §8:21.
Marriage Dissolution (Chapter 11)
Restrictions on marriage under the age of majority. §11:06
Federal income tax treatment of alimony. §11:92.
Uniform Deployed Parents Act establishes procedures for modifying custody and visitation while the deployed parent is away. §11:147.
Adoption and Gestational Surrogacy (Chapter 15)
Service on parent of petition for termination of parental rights.
DUI Defense (Chapter 16)
Crime victims' constitutional right expanded. §16:06.
Double jeopardy clause and DUI offenses. §16:122.
Restoration of voting rights of felons. §16:137.
Misdemeanor Defense (Chapter 17)
Post conviction relief, extraordinary writs, and appeals. §§17:270-17:282
Forms include:
Client intake and interview questionnaires.
Checklists.
Letters to clients, experts, opposing parties, insurers, and others.
Pleadings, motions, and additional litigation documents.
Interrogatories, requests for production, and requests for admission.
Complex transactional documents such as purchase and sale agreements, leases, deeds, corporate formation documents, partnership and operating agreements.
Wills, trusts, and other estate planning documents.
