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The President -elect of The Florida Bar appointed Mr. Rubin to The Florida Bar Clients’ Security Fund. The Clients’ Security Fund was created to help reimburse people who may have suffered a loss because of misappropriation by an attorney and is funded solely by a portion of the annual membership fees paid by each member
Mr. Rubin was appointed to The Florida Bar Circuit Grievance Committee 15″E” by The Florida Bar Board of Governors. A Grievance Committee member is responsible for continuing the investigation of possible lawyer misconduct referred by Bar discipline attorneys and the Committee decides whether probable cause exists to charge an attorney with violating the Rules Regulating
As reprinted from the Palm Beach Post: Got code violation fines or liens? Palm Beach County offers some property owners fresh start Hannah Morse Palm Beach Post October 4, 2021 Jupiter broker associate Jerry Coone walked into Palm Beach County’s Planning, Zoning and Building Department last month with a check. His client, who wanted to
Since 1985, when the Florida Supreme Court decided the seminal case of Johnson v. Davis, 480 So. 2d 625 (Fla. 1985), it has been the law in Florida that when the seller of residential real property knows of facts materially affecting the value of the property which are not readily observable and are not known
The President of the Palm Beach County Bar Association recently appointed Mr. Rubin to serve on the Professionalism Committee of the Association. His term commenced on July 1, 2020. The Committee, “which is made up of lawyers and judges, seeks to actively promote the Oath of Civility, addresses ways to instill a sense of professionalism
The United States Supreme Court recently went back to first year law school class for Real Property 101. The Court was tasked with deciding whether a “right of way easement” is “land”. The case arose when the U.S. government was asked by Coast Pipeline, LLC for permission to install a natural gas pipeline in the
Several attorneys were sued for legal malpractice in Federal Court. The Defendant attorneys had represented their former clients in a complex multi-million dollar real estate development and financing transaction. The former clients were seeking in excess of five million dollars in damages. At trial in November, 2019, Mr. Rubin was qualified as an expert witness
If a building or improvement which is located on one lot is partially built on an adjoining lot (i.e., an encroachment onto the adjoining lot and an excroachment of the building on the lot itself), the same would usually be considered a title defect, with respect to what the survey would show, thereby rendering title
The President of the American Bar Association recently appointed Mr. Rubin to the ABA Standing Committee on Specialization. The Standing Committee is responsible for interpreting the ABA Standards for Specialty Certification Programs for Lawyers and implementing the Standards with respect to the Accreditation of Specialty Certification Organizations, such as the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr.
On June 1, 2019, Mr. Rubin was certified by The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education in Condominium and Planned Development Law. “Condominium and planned development law” is the practice of law that involves: (1) serving as counsel to community associations, property owners, community association members, sellers, purchasers, developers, lenders, governmental agencies, and investors
