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NEWS

• Amy J. Schaffer Joins Shumaker
• Matt Newton Certified by the Florida Supreme Court to Serve as an Appellate Mediator
• Andrew J. Mayts Elected Treasurer of the Tampa Bay Chamber
• Erin Smith Aebel Served as Panelist for Florida This Week on WEDU
• Cristina J. Ayo Appointed to the Art Conservatory for Teens Board of Directors

PUBLICATIONS

• "Environmental Update," December 2019 (Issue 9)
• Client Alert: End of Year Deadline for Opportunity Zone Investments
• Client Alert: Hemp/CBD Update- Federal and Florida Alert
• "Environmental Update," November 2019 (Issue 8)
• Client Alert: Business Owners and Managers Beware: “Your Trademark is About to Expire” Scam

EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS

• "Implicit Bias in the Workplace", Diversity Caucus Steering Committee - American Bar Association, 42nd Annual Forum on Franchising
• Presenter, "Keeping the Future of Manufacturing Safe; Intellectual Property, Patent & Trademark Protection" Manufacturing Roundtable, Gaston County Economic Development Commission North Carolina
• "Federal Transfer Tax; Estate, Gift and Generation Skipping Transfer Tax (GST)," 2019 Estate Planning and Probate Law Survey Course, North Carolina Bar Association
• "The Decoding and Safeguarding Intellectual Property Rights," Shenzhen, China
• 2019 Florida Legislative Session Recap & Employment Law Refresher - HR Tampa - June 19, 2019

Blogs

The Condo And HOA Law Bulletin

• December 02, 2019 - Combating Serial Bankruptcy Filings
• July 24, 2019 - Join Us This Fall for the Condo and HOA Board Certification Class
• July 01, 2019 - What Every HOA and Condo in Transition/Turnover Should Know About Florida’s Statutes of Limitations and Repose
• April 29, 2019 - Join Us for the HOA Advanced Board Training Class – Four Dates and Locations in May
• April 08, 2019 - Recounts: Difficulties Correcting HOA and Condo Election Ballot Count Errors After the Annual Meeting

The Immigration Bulletin

• December 05, 2019 - From NC Policy Watch: Law professor: NC Courts need the power to protect the state’s immigrants from unlawful detention
• November 20, 2019 - The Economic Times: 98% of H-1B visa rejections unchallenged
• November 08, 2019 - Immigration changes in the UK
• October 24, 2019 - Forbes: Ken Cuccinelli, U.S. Immigration Services Chief, Boasts Of Increasing Bureaucracy
• October 19, 2019 - Shumaker is a Proud Sponsor of AILA Central Florida Chapter’s 33rd Annual Immigration Law Conference