Trenam Law is pleased to announce Taylor Russo Hess has been elevated to Shareholder. Hess is experienced in various probate and trust related matters, including providing guidance on and preparing gift tax returns and estate tax returns and representing fiduciaries in their roles as trustees and personal representatives. In her…
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Trenam Law is pleased to announce that Marissa Elordi and Dakota Woll have joined the firm. They both previously served as Summer Associates at the firm while completing law school. Elordi is an Associate in the Commercial Litigation Group. She is resident in the firm’s Tampa office. Elordi received a…
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Tampa, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that Melodie “Dee” M. Menzer has joined the firm as an Associate. She is a member of the firm’s Business Transactions Group and resides in the firm’s Tampa and St. Petersburg offices. Menzer was most recently an Associate at the St.…
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Can Retail Stores Reinvent Themselves? Originally published in the September 2019 issue of Tampa Bay Business & Wealth Magazine. It seems that every week there is news of another brick and mortar chain closing. This year alone more than 25 major retailers like Payless ShoeSource, Gap and Sears have announced…
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Originally published by Orlando Medical News in August 2019. It is expensive to own and operate a medical practice or healthcare business - the costs of electronic health records technology, medical and office equipment, and building and maintaining business relationships is significant. Physicians and healthcare business owners justifiably want to…
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TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that Jacqueline Prats has been selected to participate in Tampa Connection’s current class of 2020. Tampa Connection is committed to building Tampa Bay’s leaders of tomorrow. Their class programming emphasizes leadership development, networking skills, and professionalism. Team projects allow Tampa Connection…
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You find yourself on the wrong end of an order or judgment in bankruptcy. Now what? Although litigation of an adversary proceeding in bankruptcy is handled in much the same way as a trial in federal district court, bankruptcy appeals have distinct differences from any other appeal. Here are some…
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TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that Shareholder Cate Wells has been designated as the Mayor’s Appointee to the Barrio Latino Commission for the City of Tampa. The Barrio Latino Commission has the responsibility of preserving the historic fabric of the Ybor City Historic District and maintaining…
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Two Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" TAMPA, FL – Trenam Law is pleased to announce that forty-six of its attorneys have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020. Additionally, two attorneys have been named Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year" in their particular specialty and region, they…
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This article was originally published by Law Journal Newsletters in August 2019. The Bankruptcy Court has the inherent power to impose civil contempt as a sanction for a violation of the discharge injunction. 11 U.S.C. §105. Even though these inherent powers derive from civil contempt, courts have fashioned their own…
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