2024 Family Law Special Issue Attorney at Law Magazine is proud to introduce its Inaugural Family Law special issue celebrating family law and divorce lawyers nationwide.  Lawyers! I’m so excited to introduce the Inaugural Family Law Issue! We truly hope that this kicks off a great tradition for Attorney at Law Magazine. In this issue, we’ve interviewed some standout family law attorneys and teams from across the country. Thank you to each of the lawyers for sharing their story with us. 2024 Family Law Issue Our cover story features the matrimonial team at Meister Seelig & ..read more

Paula Post: ‘It’s All About Relationships’ By Caitlin Keniston The law is a calling for many lawyers. Attorney Paula Post found her calling at the helm of The Post Law Firm, where she created a people-first culture that focuses on the relationships at the heart of the practice of law. “I always want to stay ‘true’ to who I am,” she said. Driven to provide the best service to her clients, a supportive environment for her team and a desire to give back to the industry and the community, Post has built the type of firm that is ‘true’ to the lawyer she’s always strived to be. A ..read more

Jacksonville Area Legal Aid attorney Annie Rodriguez served in the U.S. Navy, where she learned Arabic and worked as a cryptologist translator, and went on to manage a manufacturing company before deciding that law school would be a great way to challenge herself. “A year into law school, I realized that I could really make a positive impact in individual people’s lives,” Rodriguez said. Within a few years of coming to JALA, that impact was recognized on a national level when Rodriguez received the 2023 Rising Star Award from the National Consumer Law Center. Rodriguez was humbled and encourag ..read more

Home Special Issue 2024 First Coast Women in Law By Attorney at Law Magazine May 10, 2024 Table of Contents Attorney at Law Magazine First Coast is pleased to present its annual Women in Law special issue, featuring the 2024 First Coast Women in Law. These spotlighted attorneys have shared a bit about their practice as well as some of their past accomplishments and goals.  Kimberly Woods Partner at Boyd & Jenerette She practices auto liability defense, insurance defense and general litigation. Originally from Oakland, California, Woods received her Bachelor of Art ..read more

Analyzing trauma cases can be complex. Adding to the complexity is the fact that some associated injuries may escape detection. Let’s look at the way ear injuries can be involved. The most complex bone comprising the skull is the temporal bone. This bone contains most of the structures of the ear. Evaluation can be facilitated by breaking it down into its constituent parts. The outermost area of the temporal bone contains the ear canal and the eardrum. The ear canal can be fractured. This can lead to tears in the eardrum. These injuries can cause pain, bleeding, hearing loss and infection, to ..read more

Attorney at Law Magazine sat down with Holland & Knight partner Laura Renstrom to discuss her busy career from her full-time practice, to her work in the community and her year-round work with THE PLAYERS. AALM: How did your experiences and interests lead you to a legal career? LR: I have always been interested in a career in the law. I am a lifelong learner, and was drawn to the ability to research and analyze new areas of the law, make persuasive arguments, and go to trial. I am a concert pianist and have a degree in piano performance – which always shocks people. But the University of F ..read more

In the latest Board-Certified Attorneys Spotlight, we sat down with the partners at Sasso & Guerrero, Molly Sasso and Christie L. Guerrero, who both achieved Board Certification in Marital and Family Law. No other law firm in Jacksonville has two partners who are Board Certified in Marital & Family Law. AALM: Molly, tell us about your decision to launch your firm? MS: After transitioning into family law, I started thinking about doing it on my own. I was in the rudimentary stages of becoming an entrepreneur – I had ordered the “How to Start a Law Firm” books on Amazon and that was abou ..read more

In the latest Rising Star spotlight, we sat down with Megan Sowell who joined Terrell Hogan after serving the community as an Assistant State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial District. Today, she brings passion to her work advocating for her clients who have been harmed as a result of medical negligence. AALM: When did you first know you wanted to become an attorney? What drew you to this career? MS: I first knew I wanted to become an attorney in college. While law graduates have a variety of career options after law school, I wanted to be in the courtroom. Being able to advocate for someone w ..read more

Home Legal Marketing Content Marketing for Law Firms ChatGPT and Legal Content Marketing By David Arato May 7, 2024 Table of Contents Table of Contents Somewhere between your holiday festivities, travel mishaps, or planning your New Year resolutions, you may have caught wind of ChatGPT. This new and innovative AI platform has set the internet abuzz just days after being released for public testing on November 30, 2022. Among its various capabilities, ChatGPT can generate content based on prompts, similar to extremely advanced predictive texting. It can also answer questions ..read more

Ah, spring – the season of renewal, rejuvenation, and the sudden realization that your home is in desperate need of a deep clean. Spring cleaning is the annual ritual where we roll up our sleeves, dust off the cobwebs, and embark on a mission to refresh and renew our living spaces. But spring cleaning is more than just scrubbing floors and decluttering closets. It can also be a time to cleanse our minds, reawaken our bodies, and focus on self-improvement. Lawyers exist in a profession known for its high stakes and higher stress levels. The hours can be long, and it may feel like there is not e ..read more