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Shullman Fugate is growing again!  The firm welcomes Litigation Paralegal, Lauren Maarouf, a Florida Registered Paralegal and graduate of the Florida International University. Lauren has a wealth of experience in assisting attorneys with complex lit… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More

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… Read More