Andrew Gordon and Jenelle La Chuisa

“We appreciate Broward Legal Aid for recognizing our team of dedicated Ft. Lauderdale attorneys and their record of pro bono service,” said Andrew Gordon, partner-in-charge of Hinshaw’s Ft. Lauderdale office. “We also commend partner Jenelle La Chuisa for her individual efforts in leading and inspiring our team. We are very proud of her work and the difference she continues to make in the local community.”

La Chuisa co-chairs Hinshaw’s Pro Bono and Community Involvement Committee, where she facilitates volunteer opportunities for pro bono projects and community events along with committee co-chair and partner John Weedon. A total of 13 Hinshaw attorneys have contributed more than 100 hours to various pro bono activities and nonprofit organizations.

The effort includes volunteering for the Broward Lawyers Care Legal Aid Hotline and answering questions about family law, consumer law, real property law, bankruptcy, housing, and tax/IRS controversies. Hinshaw attorneys also donated time assisting felons in restoring their right to vote through the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition. See https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/legal-aid-service-of-broward-county-names-hinshaw-culbertson-its-law-firm-of-the-year-and-honors-jenelle-e-la-chuisa-with-russell-e-carlisle-advocacy-award/

After an interest rate cut, Florida lawyers such as Josh Silver expect bankruptcy filings will keep rising. According to Silver, interest rates, inflation and supply chain issues are all presently affecting businesses and consumers across the nation. Silver has experience representing bankruptcy trustees, encompassing all facets of estate administration, including the litigation of adversary proceedings, liquidation of assets and objections to claims. See https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2024/10/09/even-after-an-interest-rate-cut-fla-lawyers-expect-bankruptcy-filings-to-keep-rising/

Founding partner Charles Gfeller along with associates Melissa Modzelewski and Olivia Tawa of Gfeller Laurie LLP, co-authored an article for New York Law Journal titled ‘College Athletes and Their Unknown Road Ahead.’

The article discusses future trends, evolving issues and ramifications that college athletes and the NCAA are currently facing and may face in the future due to recent court decisions including ‘Johnson v. National Collegiate Athletic Association’ which held that college athletes may be employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act in some circumstances.

The issue of college athletes and how they are viewed by their institutions, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and the public at large is a timely and continuously evolving matter that the United States courts have addressed in recent years, and one that they will continue to see moving forward. See https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2024/09/05/college-athletes-and-their-unknown-road-ahead/