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Understanding the Impact of Florida HB-837: A Guide to Tort Reform
Whether you’ve recently endured a personal injury or not, it’s crucial to stay informed about changes in tort legislation, because, well, accidents happen. The Florida Tort Reform Act 2023, or HB-837, has sparked controversy due to its sweeping reforms in tort law and resulted in a surge of civil lawsuits
Florida Condominium Reserve Laws: Managing the “New Normal”
Recent amendments to Florida’s condominium reserve statutes may engender dramatic impacts to condominium values. Condominium owners, prospective purchasers and real estate agents should become informed and knowledgeable with this new legislation, and its potentially sweeping effects upon purchase and sale transactions. This article will briefly review the new legislation, and
Choosing The Best Personal Injury Attorney
If you’ve ever been injured in a car crash, by medical negligence, or by other means, you have likely asked yourself the important question of how to choose the right lawyer. According to The Research Intelligence Group (TRiG)*, approximately 70% of all households have needed to hire or consult with
GCF’s Trial Team Earns $3.9 Million Jury Verdict for Car Accident Victim
After a week-long trial in Indian River County, GCF’s personal injury team of Dane Ullian, Jason Odom and David Carter secured a jury verdict of almost $3.9 million dollars to a very deserving GCF client. The case arose out of a 2019 “T-bone” automobile crash caused by an inattentive driver
Florida 1031 Tax Deferred Exchange Rules – What You Need To Know
An investor’s day of reckoning to pay capital gains taxes to the Internal Revenue Service is typically triggered at the time real estate is sold. This day of reckoning to pay taxes can actually be avoided at the sale date and deferred by an investor indefinitely by the use of
2023 Estate and Gift Tax Exemptions and Annual Exclusion
Each year the Internal Revenue Service issues a revenue procedure providing the amount of the Estate and Gift Tax Exemption and the Gift Tax Annual Exclusion (each of which are summarized below) for the upcoming calendar year. For 2023, the current amounts for each taxpayer are: Estate and Gift Tax
GCF Rated “Tier 1 Law Firm” by U.S. News & World Report
Gould Cooksey Fennell is thrilled to announce we have once again been ranked in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list as a Regional Tier 1 firm in the areas of Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs and Trusts & Estates Law. Firms included in
The new 20% Business Income Deduction under 199A of the Internal Revenue Code
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 introduced a deduction for owners of pass-through entities under Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code. The Treasury has also published proposed regulations providing much needed guidance to practitioners. These proposed regulations set forth operational provisions, definitional terms and provide examples of
T-Bone Car Accidents Causes and Common Injuries
Car crashes happen every day in the United States and Florida has more than its fair share. But not all car crashes are the same; there are many different kinds of car crashes that occur in different scenarios that can lead to different kinds of injuries. A T-bone collision is
Four GCF Attorneys Selected to Best Lawyers® In America 2023
Gould Cooksey Fennell is excited to announce that four members of our team have been selected to the 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers® in America. The Best Lawyers® recognition is professionally and publicly realized as one of the most credible sources of legal expertise in the United States. Todd Fennell,
Six GCF Attorneys Selected to Florida Trend Magazine’s “Legal Elite”
Florida Trend Magazine is a top authority in business and professional news in the areas of health care, education, real estate and more. Now, for the 19th year, they again release their “Legal Elite” list. This list presents the state’s top licensed and practicing attorneys as selected by their peers.
Dealing With Whiplash After a Car Accident
Florida often leads the nation with the most car accidents annually, with approximately 256,000 of those car accidents resulting in an injury of some kind. One of the more common types of injuries, especially in a rear-end car accident, is what’s called a whiplash injury. What Is a Whiplash Injury?
8 GCF Attorneys Selected to Super Lawyers 2022
For the 16th consecutive year, Gould Cooksey Fennell is proud to announce that 8 attorneys have been named as Florida Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. The “Super Lawyer” distinction is given to only 5 percent or less of lawyers in each state, and the “Rising Star” to just 2.5 percent.
GCF’s Trial Team Earns $4 Million Verdict in Recent Medical Malpractice Case
GCF’s medical malpractice trial team of David Carter, Dane Ullian, and Jason Odom recently obtained a $4 million jury verdict in Indian River County on behalf of a client, Dwight Irwin, whose wife Delores died after an elective gall bladder removal surgery at Sebastian River Medical Center (SRMC). During the
Article by David Carter In Best Lawyers: Injury & Malpractice Edition 2022
Think Inside the Box Black box data retrieval after a serious accident—it’s not just for commercial airplanes anymore. I WAS IN MY OFFICE when a call came through from a potential client who had recently left the hospital after a terrible car accident. She had been driving in a rural
Do’s and Don’ts Car Accident Checklist
On this page: What to do after a car accident What not to do after a car accident Get a free case evaluation It wasn’t your fault, but it happened anyway. You or a loved one were in an automobile accident caused by a driver who was speeding, texting, under
Meet Our New Firm Partners
GCF is excited to announce the addition of three new partners to our firm – Dillon Roberts, Dane Ullian, and Justin Larson. “Dillon, Dane, and Justin are highly professional, motivated, experienced, and they excel in their areas of practice.” says Todd Fennell, GCF’s managing partner, “More importantly, they genuinely care about their
GCF’s Personal Injury Team Earns $2.9 Million Verdict for Car Accident Victim
On Monday, GCF’s personal injury trial team of Jason Odom, Dane Ullian, and David Carter earned a $2.9 million jury verdict in Indian River County on behalf of a deserving client whose own insurance company treated him unfairly. The client, who owned his own local landscaping company, was on his way to a customer’s house when
