After a DUI arrest, Miami-Dade commissioner embraced by police By Douglas Hanks dhanks@miamiherald.com For Original Story In the days after Miami-Dade Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz was arrested on charges of drunken driving, a county law-enforcement group went online with a petition about the incident. The message from Miami-Dade’s Hispanic Police Officers Association: We support Diaz. “Thousands…
This amazing tale of adventure and woe comes to us from Key West. While he may have been arrested for “Disorderly Conduct,” the official charge should be “Aggravated Awesomeness – First Degree.” The article from the New York Daily News details the wacky happenings of Capt’n Silky Silvertips. “Throw him in the brig. A Florida…
From Actual Court Records: “We can imagine no reason why, with ordinary care, human toes could not be left out of chewing tobacco, and if toes are found in chewing tobacco, it seems to us that somebody has been very careless.” – Pillars v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., 78 So. 365, 366 (Miss. 1918)
Supreme Court affirms right to gay marriage To read the original article, click here, https://www.yahoo.com/politics/supreme-court-affirms-right-to-gay-marriage-122495807066.html The Supreme Court has found a constitutional right to same-sex marriage, striking down bans in 14 states and handing a historic victory to the gay rights movement that would have been unthinkable just 10 years ago. Anthony Kennedy, a conservative…
One of the top legal minds in the United States believes that the State Attorney in Baltimore has both overcharged the officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray and rushed to judgment. Please follow the link to read the entire article and/or watch the video interview: http://www.newsmax.com/Newsmax-Tv/Freddie-Gray-Alan-Dershowitz-police-charges/2015/05/01/id/642143/#
“In Recognition of Hard Work, Dedication and Contributions to the Legal Profession” Brett Szematowicz has been honored in The Global Directory of Who’s Who as one of the Top Lawyers of 2015.
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DISTINGUISHED COUNSEL PRESS RELEASE Brett Jacob Szematowicz, of Greater Tampa Law, P.L., has been selected to the 2015 list as a member of the Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel. NADC is an organization dedicated to promoting the highest standards of legal excellence. Its mission is…
Today, April 14, 2015, marks the 2-year anniversary of Greater Tampa Law, P.L. Over the past 2 years, we have been thrilled to represent our clients from every kind of case, ranging from Criminal Defense, Family Law, Personal Injury and Labor & Employment. Thank you to everyone who has supported us from our beginning and…
Judge Baird denied a Bar defense attorney’s request for a continuance, making it much more likely that the week long trial against the attorneys from Adams & Diaco will have to answer the Florida Bar for their actions. “Accused by the Florida Bar of misconduct, unfairness to opposing counsel and disrupting court, they could face…
This picture is the face of all that is wrong with the legal world. A lawyer, Stephen Diaco, agreed to surrender his Florida Bar license to protect his law firm. The other lawyers at the firm of Adams & Diaco, Robert Adams and Adam Filthaut, will receive 91-day suspensions, during which they cannot practice law. …
