General Counsel Blog

06/20/2024

Sad News, Study Highlights, Stories Request & Snake Roundup

Hello Members, I blinked, and it's the middle of June! Governor DeSantis is making his way through the bills being submitted to him by the legislature. Once the session laws have been finalized, I will do an overall legislative summary for you with links to the new laws. Promise.

06/06/2024

CFPB’s RFI, FRBAR Contract Changes & More

Hello Members! Hope your summer is going well. There are a lot of things to talk about this week, so I hope this information will be of interest to you.

05/06/2024

So Much Excitement in May!

Hello Members! May is officially here…..one of my favorite months because there is so much going on and so much energy being generated when good people get together to talk about industry stuff. I am headed to the ALTA Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC, where I will get a lot more information about the various federal issues affecting us. Then it's FUND ASSEMBLY week! Can't wait to see all of you there in Orlando. Then the following week is the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section Convention. Again, I love May!

04/18/2024

Exciting News about Wire Fraud Protection

Hello Members! A quick blog posting before I am off for a week or so, but I have such great news to share that I didn't want to wait until I returned to my desk.

04/12/2024

Political Committee, Photo IDs & Hernando County Problems

Hello Members! Hope all is well. I just got back from an Old Republic Title manager's meeting and learned a lot about what ORT is doing to support its agents and its employees. Good stuff. Will share some of what I learned over the next several blogs so stay tuned. A couple of things to talk about this week.

03/28/2024

Luck, Legal Ed & A Big Loss

Hello Members! I have survived the first weekend of March Madness with my soul intact, even though my Gators lost. They fought valiantly, but you can't compete with luck (which is the life force to which I attribute Colorado's winning shot.) I did, however, come away with several thoughts.

03/19/2024

FinCEN GTO Expands, FNMA Pilot Returns

Hello Members! So much to talk about! And all while keeping track of basketball conference championships (women and men) and then…..my favorite…..MARCH MADNESS! But more pressing things must be mentioned than my bracket (and how my Gators will fare) so please read on.

02/09/2024

Assembly Registration, Foreign Interests Ruling & New CLE Requirements

Dear Members, I hope everyone is well. Market is picking up ever so slightly… interest rates are down a little bit… maybe things are looking up! I am focused on what is going on in the legislative session and regret that I have not been paying as much attention to things that you might really want to know about! So my apologies and hope you find this information worthwhile.

01/16/2024

Surcharge, Bills & Witness Addresses

Hello Members! This year has gotten off to a busy start, primarily because of the early legislative session. Sorry for the delay in getting something out to you in 2024! Here are some things that are top of mind to me right now.

12/19/2023

New Forms & New Priorities for New Year

Hello Members! This is likely my last blog posting for 2023 so happy holidays and best wishes for 2024. If you are traveling, safe travels and I hope your transportation goes without any hitches. I am lucky that my family "lives local" and so we will be together with less effort than most! So here is what is top of mind for me this week.