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Florida Appellate Court Addresses Standards for Anti-SLAPP
February 1st, 2019
The Second District Court of Appeal issued an important opinion concerning the scope of Florida’s anti-SLAPP statute. There are two major takeaways from the opinion. First, the court considered the denial of defendant’s anti-SLAPP motion on an in…
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Shullman Fugate Welcomes New Partner, Allison Lovelady
February 7th, 2018
Shullman Fugate is expanding again! The firm welcomes partner Allison Lovelady, who will join the firm’s West Palm Beach office.
Allison previously practiced law with Shullman Fugate founders Rachel Fugate and Deanna Shullman, and the firm is ecs…
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Ensuring Compliance with 119.12’s Notice Requirement
December 4th, 2017
Complying with the notice requirement for attorneys’ fees in Section 119.12, Florida Statutes does not require a separate written notice to an Agency. The statute provides that “identifying the public record request to the agency’s custodian of…
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Giselle Girones Assists with Opening of Nursing Room at Courthouse
December 4th, 2017
On November 1, 2017, the Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association (JWLA) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of a Nursing Lounge located at the Duval County Courthouse. The Lounge is designed to be a private, safe, and sanitary room…
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Giselle Girones Coordinates Team for Breast Cancer Awareness
October 23rd, 2017
As the Co-Chair of Special Events for the Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association (JWLA), Giselle has been working hard to organize a team for the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5k Walk in Jacksonville hosted by the American Cancer Societ…
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City of Riviera Beach Invokes Stricter Attorneys’ Fee Provision in Seeking to Deny Requester Attorneys’ Fees
October 9th, 2017
The City of Riviera Beach, facing a public records lawsuit over records related to the firing of its City Manager, is testing a new provision of the Florida Public Records Act that restricts fee recovery in some access cases. The update to Section…
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Shullman Fugate Welcomes New Associate
August 21st, 2017
Shullman Fugate is pleased to announce the addition of a new associate to our team. Attorney Giselle Girones will be working out of the firm’s Jacksonville office. She is a cum laude graduate of Stetson University College of Law, where she served a…
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Shullman Fugate opens Jacksonville Office!
August 10th, 2017
Nestled in the heart of downtown Jacksonville, Shullman Fugate’s new Jacksonville office will serve the firm’s client’s needs in the northern end of the state. With offices in West Palm Beach, Tampa, and now Jacksonville, Shullman Fugate has…
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Associate Attorney Position
June 30th, 2017
About Our Firm
Attorneys Deanna Shullman and Rachel Fugate have been working together in respected Florida media, IP, and commercial litigation firms for nearly 20 years. We have recently established our own boutique law firm concentrating in these a…
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Mugshot Law Targets Pay to Remove Sites Only: news organizations unaffected
June 19th, 2017
A bill signed into law at the end of June, requiring websites and other publications to remove mugshots upon request, will not impact traditional publishers. The bill, Chapter 2017-130, Florida Laws, takes effect on July 1, 2018 as Florida Statute Se…
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