Good news for those who have had their drivers licenses permanently revoked. The Legislature has passed a new law which allows folks to obtain a hardship license under certain circumstances. If you are one of these folks, call our attorneys to see if you qualify for relief from the permanent revocation.
As of last month, we have two new Jacksonville Judge’s of Compensation Claims, The Honorable Ralph Humphries and The Honoroble Ray Holley. Harris, Guidi attorneys Michael Rudolph and Jon Israel have many years of working with both of these new Judges and look forward to working with them in their new roles. Both should be [...]
When DUI clients refuse the breath test, prosecutors like to argue to the jury that the refusal is “consciousness of guilt”. The argument can be persuasive. In a recent ruling, a County Court Judge granted our motion to suppress the client’s refusal due to law enforcement violating our client’s Fifth Amendment right to remain silent [...]
The 1st District Court of Appeal, in Jacksonville, today reversed a workers compensation Judge’s denial of our clients claim for permanent total disability. The Judge based his denial on our client’s failure to perform a job search, which I argued was not required by law. The 1st DCA agreed with me and reversed the Judge’s [...]
Jacksonville Attorneys, Michael Rudolph and Jonathan Israel both attended the 65th Annual Workers’ Compensation Convention in Orlando, Florida. Both Jon and Michael were featured speakers, Jon in the Longshore breakout and Michael in the Hot Topics attorney breakout for workers’ compensation. Michael also attended as an Executive Council Member the Judicial Luncheon, Executive Council meetings [...]
Today I had a workers’ comp trial and have already had 4 Social Secuity Hearings this week. In talking to the workers comp Judge, he stated “No one in Jacksonville tries more cases that you and Jon (Israel)”. When lookng for an attorney it is so important to select one you know can and will [...]
Drivers who have a lengthy record of citations or criminal traffic convictions may be deemed a Habitual Traffic Offender (“HTO”) by the DMV. As a result, the DMV revokes the person’s driving privileges for 5 years without any possibility of a hardship license for the first year. If caught driving while designated as an HTO, [...]
In August, Jacksonville Attorneys Michael Rudolph and Jonathan Israel will be speakers at the Annual Workers Compensation Convention in Orlando, FL. Michael will be speaking for his 3rd year in a row on pressing issues in the workers’ comp. field and Jonathan will be speaking on Longshore issues. The Convention is attended by over 3,000 [...]
Another example of how insurance companies will tell you things that are just not true. I recently took a Jacksonville case to trial involving our client who suffered the loss of her leg in 1990 while working. The case remained open and recently she suffered a fall when her prosthetic caught on a gate, causing [...]
Recently, I went to a mediation on a case that settled for 5x higher than offered by the insurance company before the filing of a lawsuit in Jacksonville. In January 2009, I submitted a demand to the insurance company and they only offered $10,000.00 to settle. The value of the case was clearly worth more [...]