Before attorney Kerry D. Staton joined the law firm of Schochor, Federico and Staton, P.A., he came to the firm as a client needing help. His mother was a victim of medical negligence that led to a horrific injury. She was rendered brain injured, and spent her remaining days in a nursing home before passing away at [...]
An “Introduction to Law” college course sparked Paul D. Bekman’s interest in a legal career. After his first year of law school at the University of Maryland, he started working as a law clerk. “The firm did a lot of trial work, and that’s exactly where I gravitated right away,” Bekman says. “As soon as I [...]
Every December, Patrick M. Regan knows they will come, just as they have for the last 15 years. The holiday greeting and accompanying photo make him smile. And just as he has done for years, Regan will place the updated photo in a frame on his desk. The simple gifts are symbols of thanks from a [...]
“There have been many road blocks that make it harder to obtain adequate verdicts or settlements for an injured person.”–Jack H. Olender The name Jack H. Olender can make some physicians and obstetricians more than a little nervous. Known as the “King of Medical Malpractice”, Olender won the first [...]
Bad nutrition plays a key role in the development of chronic conditions that plague Latinos today. In fact, a big threat to Hispanics is obesity. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health, Hispanic Americans are 1.2 times as likely to be obese than Non- Hispanic Whites. Reducing obesity means lower risk for diabetes and heart disease. When registered and licensed dietitian Diana [...]
Knowledge Conquers Fear: October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month You may remember my Oct. 11 post about my pal, Laurita Tellado, the amazing blogger who is bringing attention to Spina Bifida, a birth defect in which the backbone and spinal canal do not close before birth. Laurita is currently raising awareness (and funds) for a team she is [...]
Today’s the last day of my startup camp in Las Vegas, and with all the travel this week, I’m just able to post something today about a horrific event that struck my beloved friend Ty-yana Riley’s family. On Friday, Oct. 14, Ty-yana’s gorgeous nephew Brent tragically passed away while playing a choking game. He had recently [...]
Banks and companies must protect themselves against litigation related to Ponzi schemes. R. Allen Stanford's investment scheme defrauded thousands of Florida investors out of billions of dollars, and Scott Rothstein, a former Broward attorney, orchestrated a $1.2 billion Ponzi scheme for which he is serving 50 years in prison. But the perpetrators of these schemes aren't the only [...]
Have you ever met someone and immediately felt like you knew them for years? As if they were put into your life for a special purpose? That’s exactly the way that I felt when I met Laura Tellado a few months ago at Relay for Life. We were both volunteering with the Hispanic Young Professionals and Entrepreneurs [...]
Best Lawyers has named individuals as Lawyers of the Year in Cleveland, based on their particularly high level of peer recognition. James R. Skirbunt Skirbunt, Skirbunt & Wirtz LLC FAMILY LAW, CLEVELAND Since earning his JD from Boston College Law School in 1974, James R. Skirbunt has become a go-to lawyer on the most complex aspects of divorce law, [...]
