Insurance Journal’s Most Noteworthy Topics of 2020: Southeast Region December 29, 2020 By Amy O'Connor It was another busy year for the Southeast region – from Florida’s distressed property insurance market to the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Judge Finds Strems Guilty of Misconduct; Advises 2-Year Suspension, Probation October 12, 2020 By Amy O'Connor After finding Florida attorney Scot Strems in violation of numerous rules regulated by The Florida Bar last month, the court-appointed...
Florida Attorney Behind Thousands of Insurer Lawsuits Violated 14 Bar Rules: Judge September 30, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Embattled Florida attorney Scot Strems, who, with his firm, has filed thousands of assignment of benefit and first party lawsuits...
Florida High Court Rejects Strems Bid to Dissolve Suspension; Contempt Petition Filed September 2, 2020 By Amy O'Connor A Florida attorney accused of causing great public harm through a “vast campaign of unprofessional, unethical, and fraudulent conduct,” by...
Suspension of Florida Lawyer Accused of Causing ‘Great Public Harm’ Justified: Judge July 16, 2020 By Amy O'Connor A Florida judge has recommended the Florida Supreme Court deny the motion to dissolve the suspension of a Florida attorney...
Florida’s Citizens Accuses Embattled Law Firm, Others of Sham Lawsuits, Racketeering June 22, 2020 By Amy O'Connor Florida’s state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has joined a chorus of insurance companies accusing the Strems Law Firm of lawsuit...
Florida Supreme Court Suspends Attorney Behind Thousands of Insurer Lawsuits June 10, 2020 By Amy O'Connor The Florida Supreme Court has granted an emergency request by The Florida Bar to immediately suspend an attorney who, with...