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Welcoming Elizabeth Bastidas to the Firm
November 19th, 2025
We are excited to welcome Elizabeth Bastidas, whose practice focuses on content-related disputes, defamation, and intellectual property. She previously practiced commercial litigation at a boutique firm and brings experience handling complex contra…
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We’re thrilled to announce that Giselle Girones has returned to Shullman Fugate as a partner!
July 14th, 2025
After spending two years as in-house counsel at NBCUniversal News Group, where she advised on editorial, newsgathering, and First Amendment matters for Telemundo and NBC News, Giselle returns to the firm with a deepened perspective on media law and n…
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Chambers Honors Shullman Fugate with Band One Ranking
July 7th, 2025
Shullman Fugate is excited to share that the firm, as well as Attorneys Deanna Shullman and Rachel Fugate , have received repeat honors being named to the Chambers USA Legal Guide 2025. Each year Chambers recognizes firms and attorneys for bein…
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Shullman Fugate Makes the 2025 Florida Super Lawyers List
June 26th, 2025
Shullman Fugate Congratulates Attorneys Deanna Shullman, Rachel Fugate and Allison Lovelady for their inclusion in the 2025 Florida Super Lawyers list. Deanna has been recognized as a Super Lawyer each year since 2013; Rachel has been recogniz…
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Shullman Fugate is excited to announce the addition of a new associate attorney, Yelan Escalona, to our team.
October 22nd, 2024
Prior to joining the firm, Yelan practiced commercial litigation and business immigration. She represented public and private companies across a diverse range of industries, including healthcare, finance, construction, and manufacturing. She also…
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Congratulations to Amber Couzo
August 6th, 2024
Shullman Fugate is excited to share that Amber Couzo has accepted an in-house position with Restaurant Brands International, one of the world’s largest quick service restaurant companies, where she will be responsible for legal advice and res…
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Free Speech in the “Free State” – A Review of the State of the First Amendment in Florida
August 1st, 2023
Attorneys Rachel Fugate and Sarah Papadelias authored an article for the Media Law Resource Center’s July 2023 Bulletin on Supreme Court and First Amendment Developments. Florida’s distorted First Amendment reality stems from a “war on woke…
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Here we grow again. Shullman Fugate Welcomes Associate Attorney, Amber Couzo, to the Team!
April 24th, 2023
Amber graduated cum laude from the University of Miami’s School of Law, earning her Juris Doctor with a concentration in Litigation and Dispute Resolution. During law school, Amber was inducted into the Iron Arrow Honor Society and received the CAL…
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Shullman Fugate is excited to announce the addition of a new associate attorney, Sarah Papadelias, to our team.
March 6th, 2023
Prior to joining the firm, Sarah spent five years in private practice in a variety of civil litigation roles including insurance defense, personal injury, construction defect, and commercial litigation. She began her legal career as a trial court…
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Congratulations to Giselle Girones
January 6th, 2023
Congratulations to Giselle Girones on her new position as in-house counsel with NBC/Telemundo. Giselle began her media law career at Shullman Fugate in the summer of 2017 as a first-year lawyer and began a part time secondment doing pre-publication r…
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