McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Weaver & Stern, P.A. is pleased to announce Taysha L. Carmody has become a shareholder of the firm. Taysha joined the firm in 2003 and currently serves as the managing partner for the Ft. Lauderdale office. She is a 2004 graduate of Florida State University College of
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McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Weaver & Stern, P.A. is pleased to announce that Christopher D. White has joined the firm as a partner in our Pensacola Office. He is a 1996 graduate of Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law and a 1992 graduate of Florida State University where he majored in
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McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Weaver & Stern, P.A. is pleased to announce that Hanna J. Williams has joined the firm as an associate in our Tallahassee Office. She is a 2003 graduate of Georgia State University College of Law and a 1997 graduate of Emory University where she majored in Psychology.
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McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Weaver & Stern, P.A. ispleased to announce the selection of 3 firm attorneys as2016 Florida Super Lawyers Partners, James N. Mcconnaughhay and R. Stephen Coonrod were selected as top practitioners in the area of workers' compensation defense. Of Counsel, John B. Trawick
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott announced the appointment of M. Kemmerly Thomas to the First District Court of Appeal. Thomas, of Tallahassee, has been an Attorney and Senior Partner with McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Weaver, Stern & Thomas, P.A., since 1991. She has represented
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The wait is over. Whether for or against, employers and employees now know what the final rule addressing the overtime standards will require when it becomes effective on December 1, 2016. Probably the most critical component of the revised standards, the salary requirement, represents an increase
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In a span of less than 10 days, two decisions issued by the First District Court of Appeal and the Florida Supreme Court have resulted in the evisceration of the statutory fee requirements in Chapter 440. The First District Court of Appeal issued its decision in Miles v. City of Edgewater, Case No.
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McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Weaver, Stern & Thomas P.A. is proud to announce Hayley L. Folmar has been appointed to the Workers’ Compensation Rules Advisory Committee for the 2016-2019 term. Hayley is located in our Jacksonville Office. The scope and function of the Workers' Compensation Rules
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Under Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Laws, a claimant will have a heavy price to pay if an administrative hearing officer, court, or jury, finds the injured worker knowingly or intentionally made any false, fraudulent, or misleading statement, either verbally or in writing, to obtain any
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The Florida Legislature closed out the 2016 Regular Session at 6:45 pm last Friday, March 11, 2016. Throughout the session, over 1800 bills were filed but the Florida Legislature only passed 261 before its adjournment. Governor Rick Scott has already signed several items into new law. Florida
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