Becker & Poliakoff is proud to announce that Perry M. Adair, managing shareholder of our Miami office, has been appointed Chairman of the Code & Rules of Evidence Committee of The Florida Bar. Mr. Adair was appointed Chairman by the President-Elect of The Florida Bar, Michael J. Higer, for a one-year […]
Becker & Poliakoff attorneys, led by shareholder Jon Polenberg, succeeding in having the Third District Court of Appeal of Florida reverse key aspects of a circuit court’s initial ruling against their client, the law firm Piero Salussolia PA (Piero Salussolia PA v. Nunnari et al.). The Court’s March 29, 2017, decision […]
(l-r) Jon Polenberg, Jude Cooper, Yasin Daneshfar, and Andrew Polenberg. Becker & Poliakoff has acquired the Fort Lauderdale litigation firm Polenberg Cooper, a move it says it made to help accommodate its litigation workload. “Had we not brought Polenberg Cooper on board, we would have had to hire additional people to accommodate the work […]
More Employees to Get Overtime Pay
On May 18, 2016, nearly two years after President Obama directed the Secretary of Labor to update the overtime regulations, the final rule from the Department of Labor was announced. The final rule, which goes into effect December 1, 2016, gives employers six months to prepare and comply. The final […]