Articles by Jamie Alan Cole and Eric Stettin

Jamie Alan Cole is a member of the law firm Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman, PL. Cole regularly represents local officials and governments in matters that help to improve their communities and preserve home rule power. He has served as the city attorney for the City of Weston, Fla., since 1999 and previously served as city attorney for Hollywood, Fla., and Miramar, Fla. He also serves as special counsel for numerous municipalities across Palm Beach and Broward Counties. He can be reached at 954-763-4242 or jcole@wsh-law.com.
Eric Stettin is a member of the law firm Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman, PL. Stettin has more than 32 years of experience representing local governments and insurance companies that insure local governments, specializing in the areas of personal injury, police liability, workers’ compensation and insurance coverage disputes. He can be reached at 954-763-4242 estettin@wsh-law.com.

The Potential Liabilities for Cities, Insurers from Florida’s New ‘Anti-Riot’ Law

The right to protest in America is a fundamental right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which protects both the “freedom of speech” and the “right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the …