By Jim Kuhnhenn, Washington http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2012-06/D9V6VV8O0.htm The Obama administration is clamping down on excessive pay at public housing authorities, setting caps that extend and expand limits imposed by Congress. The action comes as the administration revealed that the top official at the Atlanta housing agency received a compensation package of $644,214, the highest in the country....Read More

Ricardo Gilmore, Shareholder at Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, PA, along with several FAHRO members, attended the White House Forum on Housing with Florida Leaders. The meeting included three panels of senior administration officials representing Housing & Urban Development, Treasury, Agriculture and Veterans Affairs, along with Jim Parrott, senior advisor to the National Economic Council....Read More

Tabitha S. Fish, an attorney at Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A., was a panelist at the Exporters’ Roundtable, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Florida District Export Council, Enterprise Florida, SBDC & Central Florida Development Council of Polk County. The event was held at Central Florida Development Council, 2701 Lake Myrtle Park Road,...Read More

Bernice S. Saxon, managing partner at Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A., attended the dedication ceremony for the Norton Apartments at Lake Belleview in Clearwater, Florida. Pinellas County Housing Authority (PCHA) acquired Norton Apartments and began renovations on the long neglected property. The dedication ceremony was held to commend the hard work and combined efforts...Read More

Sarah M. Glaser, an attorney at Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A. attended Reading Day for Lawyers for Literacy. The event is coordinated through the HCBA’s Community Services Committee and the HCBA’s Leadership Institute. The CSC has paired with the Leadership Institute to raise money used to buy books for underprivileged children, which were brought...Read More

Ricardo L. Gilmore, shareholder, at Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A., has been asked to participate in a roundtable discussion during the FAHRO 2012 Executive Directors Forum. The forum is designed to keep executives current on Federal and State events, and provide them with the knowledge and skills needed to successfully run their agencies in...Read More

Ricardo Gilmore will be attending the HDLI Conference on May 2 in Washington, DC. The conference will cover issues regarding opportunities and legal strategies to improve communities through Transit Oriented Development. The conference will focus on how to include and maintain affordable housing. Federal and local transportation and housing staff and officials, local housing and...Read More

Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, PA is pleased to announce that J. Frazier Carraway, shareholder, has been named among Florida’s Super Lawyers in the 2012 edition of Florida Super Lawyers magazine. Mr. Carraway concentrates his practice on consumer and commercial litigation, construction litigation, and general civil litigation. Richard Asfar, associate, was included in Florida Super...Read More

Richard Asfar, Sarah Glaser and their spouses attended the Lawyer’s Autism Awareness Foundation’s event to raise funds for Tampa area families who have a child with Autism Spectrum. The funds will help the families to utilize approved Autism therapies. Some of the sponsors for this event include: The Gold & Diamond Source, Southwest Airlines, Seaworld...Read More

Paul M. Quin, a partner at Saxon, Gilmore, Carraway & Gibbons, P.A. spoke on behalf of Sticks n’ Skins – The Sessions, at the KoSA conference held in Turin, Italy on Monday, April 23. Panelists included Joe Hibbs (from Mapex Drums), Dom Famularo (Global Drum Ambassador), Liberty Devitto – international recording artist, and Sue Quin...Read More