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Edwards & Ragatz News
Volume 1, Issue 5 October 2010
"Balancing The Scales Of Justice -
- For Those Who Need It Most" |
 In This Issue: -- Courts' e-file systems are clicking along
-- Want to start your own practice? Wonder what kind of software to buy for the firm? Get free help from LOMAS
-- Going out of town for a depo? You gotta try this restaurant
-- A 7-figure settlement was negotiated for a client who was hit by a school bus
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E-file system is clicking along
Be prepared to file your court documents electronically.
Since Clay County began e-filing court documents this summer, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns counties have been gearing up to get their systems online by Jan. 1, 2011.
The filing of probate and possibly more court documents is planned by the clerks' offices in Duval and Nassau counties in the Fourth Judicial Circuit Court, and St. Johns County in the Seventh Judicial Circuit Court.
Take a test drive:
Why the change? and How to file ... |
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"You Gotta Try This Restaurant"
"Best barbecue in town," "Great Cuban food," Great pizza and calzones," "Pricey but worth it," are all reviews on Florida restaurants from attorneys who know. They've been there.
If you're traveling for a deposition or hearing, check to see if a restaurant in the area has been recommended.
Visit the "You Gotta Try This Restaurant" page at the General Practice Solo & Small Firm Section of Floridabar.org.
Source: GPSSFS.org
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Redacting confidential information now attorneys' responsibility
Social Security and bank account numbers,
juvenile delinquency and grand jury records, are just a few pieces of confidential information that need to be redacted from court filings.
A major overhaul to Rule 2.42 of the Rules of Judicial Administration, effective October 1, made attorneys responsible for redacting confidential information from court records so it does not appear in public records.
Read more ... |
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Construction on the Duval County Courthouse is on schedule to be completed May 2012. (Photo taken Oct. 12) |
Construction update:
Duval County Courthouse
"Work is nearing completion on the exterior facade and the windows," said David Schneider, senior project manager of the City of Jacksonville's Department of Works.
On the interior, work continues on the masonry, mechanical systems, HVAC duct work, fire sprinklers, electrical systems, elevators and roofing, he said.
Overall the construction is 45 percent complete.
Read Schneider's update in the July newsletter |
EverBank Plaza 501 Riverside Ave., Suite 601 Jacksonville, FL 32202 Phone: 904.399.1609
Toll Free: 800.366.1609
Fax: 904.399.1615 |
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"Jury service is one
of the highest duties
of citizenship,
for by it the citizen participates in the administration
of justice."
- Harlan Fisk Stone
12th Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
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Suits & Settlements
In the area of Personal Injury:
A seven-figure settlement was negotiated for a woman who sustained injuries after being struck down by a passenger bus while lawfully and fully within a designated crosswalk at Timuquana Road and Seaboard Avenue, Jacksonville.
The plaintiff suffered left leg fibular fracture, a tibia fracture, a ligament tear requiring surgery and a torn meniscus.
The bus driver was charged with failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.
In the area of medical malpractice:
A six-figure settlement was negotiated for the family of a woman who was admitted as a patient to a St. Johns County hospital October 2005 with a stage-two sacral bedsore. The bedsore progressed and deteriorated as a result of the hospital's negligence, and the woman died.
The hospital failed to provide care, supervision and services necessary to maintain her physical and mental health.
Partner Eric Ragatz negotiated both settlements. |
Attorney's may add more info to Florida Bar website's 'Find a Lawyer' feature
Consumers searching for an attorney with the floridabar.org's "Find a Lawyer" feature, will be provided more information beginning November 1.
Florida Bar members are encouraged to add information to their Bar profiles to take advantage of the extended search features.
What you may add to your profile:
-- your website address -- photo -- size of the firm -- areas of practice -- your position in the firm -- law school -- courts admitted -- special services offered by the firm -- languages you speak
Source: floridabar.org |
Do you want to start your own firm but don't know where to begin? Have a question about which software is best for your firm? Get free confidential answers from the Florida Bar's Law Office Management Assistance Service.
LOMAS also has added technology review, marketing and video DVD production.
Call for free and confidential answers.
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Thomas Edwards Jr.
Eric Ragatz
Jeffrey Totty
Leigh Wilhite
Jennifer Millis
of Counsel
Nursing Home Neglect
Car and Truck Accidents
Medical Malpractice
Insurance and Coverage Litigation
Product Liability
Construction Site Accidents
Business Litigation
Debt Collection Abuse |
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