Judicial Attire: Black Is the New Black – Florida Supreme Court Emphasizes Solemnity of Judicial Office

In Re: Amendments to The Florida Rules of Judicial Administration - New Rule 2.340, Case No. SC15-497 (Fla. Sept. 10, 2015) Have you ever wondered why judges and justices wear robes, especially black robes? The tradition of wearing judicial robes dates back to the judges of the King’s Bench in 15th century England. Some courts...

Motions for Recusal: Effective Tool for Litigants Faced With Judges They Perceive as Biased

Motions for Recusal: Effective Tool for Litigants Faced With Judges They Perceive as Biased In addition to handling appeals, Bresky Law frequently provides litigation support to attorneys and sometimes to pro se litigants (individuals who represent themselves without an attorney appearing on their behalf). Our firm recently assisted a pro se litigant in successfully obtaining...

Bresky Law Successfully Obtains Leave to Add New Issues to Initial Brief on Appeal After Opposing Counsel Threatens Sanctions*

Bresky Law Successfully Obtains Leave to Add New Issues to Initial Brief on Appeal After Opposing Counsel Threatens Sanctions* Bresky Law represented a former homeowner in the Fourth District Court of Appeal in an appeal from a final judgment of foreclosure. Our office filed an Initial Brief on the homeowner’s behalf that raised two issues...

Bresky Law Obtains Reversal of Order That Landlord Return “Advance Rent” Following Proper Termination of Tenant’s Lease

Bresky Law Obtains Reversal of Order That Landlord Return “Advance Rent” Following Proper Termination of Tenant’s Lease Bresky Law recently obtained reversal of a final judgment following trial, which ordered a landlord of residential property to return a large sum of rent to a former tenant. The evidence showed that the tenants had made one...

Firm Obtains Reversal of Temporary Attorney’s Fees Award in Modification of Alimony Proceedings

Bresky Law Obtains Reversal of Temporary Attorney’s Fees Award in Modification of Alimony Proceedings Giorlando v. Giorlando, 4D12-1220 Bresky Law recently won reversal of a trial court’s award of temporary attorney’s fees and costs in a petition for modification of alimony. The parties’ marriage was previously dissolved and a marital settlement agreement (“MSA”) was incorporated in...

Bresky Law Is Ready to Handle Appeals of Issues under the New Electronic Discovery Rules

Bresky Law Is Ready to Handle Appeals of Issues under the New Electronic Discovery Rules On July 5, 2012, the Florida Supreme Court made several changes to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure that will take effect on September 1, 2012 regarding discovery of electronically stored information (“ESI”). See In Re: Amendments to the Florida...

Bresky Law Obtains Ruling Dispensing With Evidentiary Hearing Upon Remand Following Appellate Win

Bell v. Bell, 502007DR002692XXXXSB Case No. 4D10-5122 This was a divorce case with several contested issues regarding the parties’ marital and non-marital assets. Our client, the former wife, appealed the final judgment of dissolution of marriage. The former husband cross-appealed. Our client’s main issues were (1) the trial court’s failure to award her half of the...