Law360 Florida recently spoke to Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Coral Gables/Miami partner-in-charge Barbara Fernandez about moving into The Plaza Coral Gables, staying in downtown Coral Gables and providing outstanding service to its local, national and international clients.

The firm’s lease at The Plaza, a mixed-use building in downtown Coral Gables with commercial, hotel and residential spaces, includes 18,000 SF. Hinshaw specifically landed on moving to The Plaza because it offers the Loews Hotel onsite for traveling partners and clients and other high end amenities for employees and clients. Hinshaw now operates at 2811 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 1000, on the 10th floor of The Plaza building. See https://www.law360.com/pulse/articles/1814689

Litigation partner Adam Dolan, with the Northeast law firm of Gfeller Laurie LLP, a nationally recognized expert in cannabis and hemp law, was a speaker at the recent Complex Claims & Litigation Forum in Las Vegas. “There’s a ton of growth [potential], so much so that marijuana likely will surpass alcohol in the next 20 to 30 years as the vice of choice for people,” said Dolan. The conference targeted insurers, claims executives and litigators prevent, prepare, and prevail in complex claims cases and emerging risks such as legalized marijuana. https://www.propertycasualty360.com/2024/02/29/exploring-the-legal-insurance-complexities-of-legalized-marijuana/?printer-friendly

Shareholder Candis Trusty with the law firm of Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog, has been selected to receive a 2024 Florida Legal Award in the Lifetime Achievement category from the Daily Business Review/Law.com, in recognition of her outstanding work and pro bono contributions in South Florida.

According to Trusty, elder law fraud in the community continues to rise due to the increase in mental illness, the impact of the pandemic and Florida’s aging population, much of which affects women. The elderly and disabled in our society, who she represents, are vulnerable and often taken advantage of by others, including their own family members. See https://www.law.com/dailybusinessreview/2024/03/01/lifetime-achievement-candis-trusty/