By: Dean A. Kent Trade secrets are the oldest form of intellectual property and, unlike patents, trademarks and copyrights, the value of a trade secret arises from others not knowing the secret. Companies such as Coca-Cola, WD-40, Heinz 57, and Kentucky Fried Chicken rely on trade secrets including secret formulas,…
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Trenam Law Adds Associates Private Client Services Group: Taylor Russo Hess Taylor joined the firm this month and has experience 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. Prior…
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Trenam is pleased to announce that 19 of the firm's attorneys have been named to Florida Trend magazine's 2016 Legal Elite list. The publication's ranking made Trenam the top firm in the state for most women honorees. Additionally, Robert A. Decker was included in Florida Trend's Legal Elite Hall of Fame, which was created to honor…
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By: Trenam's Employment Law Team An employer faces many risks when it terminates an employee, including potential claims of discrimination. Having the employee sign a separation agreement that includes a release of claims in return for payment to which the employee would not otherwise be entitled is a good way to eliminate or…
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By: Trenam's Employment Law Team “Ban the Box” or “Fair-Chance Hiring” describes a recent movement that advocates removing the check box appearing on many job applications asking applicants whether they have criminal histories. Ban-the-box advocates say that inquiring into criminal histories reduces job prospects for ex-offenders and that banning the box will…
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Trenam law firm is pleased to announce that Roberta Colton, a shareholder of the firm and member of its Executive Board, has been appointed to become a United States Bankruptcy Judge. She will serve as a federal bankruptcy judge in the Middle District of Florida, with a duty station in Orlando. “It is…
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As seen in The Cramdown, Spring 2016. By: Amy Drushal The Eleventh Circuit created new precedent (unfavorable precedent from a creditor's perspective) in Crawford v. LVNV Funding LLC, 758 F. 3d 1254 (11th Cir. 2014), when it held that filing a proof of claim on a time-barred debt violated the FDCPA. What the Eleventh Circuit declined to address in Crawford was…
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February 25th, 2015 8:00 - 5:30 p.m. Patrick J. Poff ppoff@trenam.com Trenam Kemker Shareholder, Patrick Poff is Co-Chair of the ABA Forum on Construction Law’s 2015 “Sticks and Bricks” Program, which will be held in six cities around the country on February 27, 2015. The “Sticks and Bricks” program is a primer for construction lawyers on…
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Trenam is pleased to announce that Blenda J. Santiago, joined the firm as a Florida Registered Paralegal and will work in the Real Estate and Lending Transactions group. Prior to joining the firm, Blenda worked as a paralegal at Gray-Robinson.
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By Marla Bohlander and D. Michael O'Leary In order for a U.S. taxpayer to deduct contributions to charity on his or her federal income tax return (Form 1040), the taxpayer must comply with very specific rules set forth in the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) which are designed to ensure that the amount…
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