Becker’s “Resilience: Essays by Women in Law” was recently featured in Law360 Pulse, highlighting the personal stories of perseverance, professional growth and overcoming adversity shared by 18 women attorneys and professionals across the firm. The September 28 article explores the inspiration behind the book, edited by Becker shareholder Donna DiMaggio […]
Senate’s Last Week The Senate is back in Washington for its final session week before November’s midterm elections. The House of Representatives is out and is not scheduled to return until November 9th. The Senate is expected to take a final vote on the Protect College Sports Act, a bipartisan […]
Florida House Bill 797 (2026) creates a comprehensive statutory framework governing derivative actions under newly created Sections 617.0741 through 617.0747 of the Florida Nonprofit Corporations Act. Because most Florida condominium, cooperative, and homeowners’ associations are organized as nonprofit corporations under Chapter 617, these provisions will have direct consequences for community...
Both Chapter 718 and Chapter 720, Florida Statutes, encourage, recommend and in some situations even require pre-suit mediation. But what is mediation? Legally speaking, mediation is a type of Alternative Dispute Resolution (a/k/a ADR). Practically speaking, mediation is a supervised and confidential settlement negotiation. Pre-suit mediation is a process by […]
Most people who live in Florida live in some form of a residential development that is typically managed by a community association that governs, maintains, and administers the development. In Florida, community associations are regulated by Florida Statutes, which have increasingly emphasized transparency in recent years, particularly with regard to […]
