By Ricardo L. Gilmore, Esq. Published in FAHROgram November/December 2016 Many of you have expressed some confusion about whether contractors doing business with your housing authority are subject to the Florida public records laws and to what extent. Further, what is your housing authority’s responsibility regarding a contractor’s responsibility to comply with applicable Florida public...Read More

The Housing Authority of the City of Deerfield Beach, Florida (DBHA) is redeveloping Stanley Terrace Apartments. The low income housing complex was built in 1969.  The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is providing assistance through its Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program. Through the RAD program, public housing units can be converted...Read More

2016-Saxon|Gilmore was pleased to contribute to and participate in the Tampa Housing Authority (THA) Fishing Tournament Fundraiser. The contributions enable THA to provide tutorial services, cultural art, computer training, educational field trips, and academic and recreational activities to expose youth to educational opportunities. THA provides a safe, educational environment for the youth, who may not...Read More

October 31, 2016 – Saxon|Gilmore employees participated in Fall Food Challenge 2016. Employees donated food such as soup, cereal, granola bars, tuna, and macaroni and cheese for “End 68 Hours of Hunger”. Organizations across Tampa Bay came together to collect food for underprivileged children. There are over 100,000 children in the Hillsborough County School District...Read More

2016-Ricardo L. Gilmore, senior partner and co-founder of Saxon|Gilmore, was a moderator at the HDLI’s 2016 Fall Legal Conference held in New Orleans, Louisiana. The session was titled “Another Look at Guns and Weapons in Public Housing”. The HDLI Model Firearms Policy was discussed, along with decisions made in McDonald v. City of Chicago and...Read More

September 23, 2016-Paul Quin, a partner at Saxon|Gilmore, was a panelist at The Sessions event held at the College of Saint Rose. Mr. Quin practices entertainment law and specializes in representing drummers and other sidemen in all aspects of their professional careers including band agreements, endorsements, contract drafting, negotiation and review, business plans, incorporation, title...Read More

By: Suzanne J. DeCopain,  Associate, Saxon Gilmore & Carraway, P.A. Published in FAHROgram, September/October, 2016 On April 14, 2016, the Florida Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case of the Board of Trustees, Jacksonville Police and Fire Pension Fund v. Curtis W. Lee, No. SC13-1315 (Fla. April 14, 2016). The decision resolves a conflict...Read More

2016-Paul Quin and Roy “Futureman” Wooten were at The Sessions event that was held in Nashville, TN on August 18, 2016. Wooten is a musician and composer. The Grammy award winner is a percussionist and member of the jazz quartet Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, along with banjoist Béla Fleck, harmonicist Howard Levy, and Roy’s...Read More

By: Tracy M. Evans, Associate, Saxon Gilmore & Carraway, P.A. A new decision from the Fourth District Court of Appeal (the “Fourth DCA”) regarding Florida’s lis pendens statute undermines the statute’s purpose, weakens the foreclosure process, and is likely to prove detrimental to lenders, borrowers, and junior lien-holders, alike. A notice of lis pendens is...Read More

2016-Paul Quin, entertainment lawyer and partner at Saxon|Gilmore, was mentioned in an article for Clarksville Online, “The Voice of Tennessee”, when he was a panelist at the recent Sessions event in Nashville, Tennessee. http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2016/08/28/sessions-panel-empowers-educational-summit-nashville/ Mr. Quin has spent many years as a professional drummer and remains active in the music industry. He represents a variety...Read More