On January 31, 2023, shareholder and HAWL YLD co-chair Ailen Cruz attended the Coffee at the Courthouse event co-hosted by the HCBA, HAWL, GEBA and THBA YLDs at the George Edgecomb Courthouse.
On November 1, 2005, the UN General Assembly designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day (“IHRD”). January 27 marks the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. IHRD serves two purposes: (1) to honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism, and (2) to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides.
Chemere Ellis is scheduled to participate as a panelist for the Southern Region of the National Black Law Students Association (SRBLSA) on February 2, 2023 in Orlando.
The Federal Trade Commission started the new year with a shock wave on January 5th by proposing a nationwide ban on non-competition clauses in employment contracts.
These days the news is full of stories about young superstars whose business ideas turned out to be too good to be true. Sam Bankman-Fried of FTX and Elizabeth Holmes of Theranos are examples.
At Guerra King, we frequently counsel clients about disputes they’re having with their business partners. While we are litigators, we find it is often more productive to discuss common-sense ways to help our clients resolve problems and avoid courtroom conflict.
Peter King will participate in a CLE panel presentation at an event sponsored by the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Mediation and Arbitration Section on February 8, 2023.
Members of Guerra King’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee attended the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Diversity Membership Luncheon on January 11, 2023.
Guerra King is pleased to announce that Chemere Ellis has published an article on parental leave in the Fall/Winter 2022 Edition of the Journal for the Florida Association of Women Lawyers.
Michelangelo once said, “If people knew how hard I had to work to gain my mastery, it would not seem so wonderful at all.” The practice of law—a profession filled with rewarding challenges and triumphs—is not without sacrifice.