Resolving Unanticipated Association Board Vacancies
Unforeseen vacancies on association boards can disrupt operations and limit the board’s legal ability to act. Addressing these gaps promptly helps maintain stability and continuity in the association’s operations, while ensuring the legality of its actions. While it can be tempting to ignore the “red tape” of filling a board vacancy, unaddressed board vacancies can […]
Do I Need An Employee Handbook?
For Florida employers, having an employee handbook is not a legal requirement, but it remains one of the most effective tools for managing workplace policies, ensuring consistency, and mitigating legal risks. A well-drafted handbook provides clear guidelines for employees and protects businesses from potential liability. The Employment and Labor Law team at Cobb Cole which includes Douglas […]
Navigating the Landscape: 5 Practice Areas to Consider When Purchasing Commercial Property
Investing in commercial property is a substantial commitment that requires careful consideration of various factors. To make well-informed choices, it is crucial to examine different legal practice areas that may affect your investment and operations. At Cobb Cole, a team of 23 attorneys across 13 distinct practice areas collaborate to address challenges, develop proactive strategies, […]
Your Mediator for Construction Disputes
As developers, contractors, and property owners know, construction projects are often fraught with disputes. Disagreements over contract terms, delays, defective work, and payment issues are just a few of the conflicts that can derail projects, damage relationships, and lead to costly litigation. Most construction contracts include mediation and arbitration clauses that require parties to attempt […]
What is the Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Program?
What are Brownfield Sites? Brownfield sites are properties with actual or perceived environmental contamination that may present a barrier to redevelopment. These properties are often abandoned, derelict, or underutilized, and may have previously been the sites of commercial operations like these: Florida’s Brownfield Redevelopment Program Brownfield sites often represent significant redevelopment opportunities that go unrealized […]
What is Responsible Development in Our Community?
Community is about people sharing a common sense of identity, purpose, and belonging. It can be based on shared interests, experiences, and values. Most of all, communities have powerful social bonds, a collective history, and a sense of mutual support. When asked why they love their community, people often say they value its safety, security, […]
Navigating a High Net Worth Divorce
Navigating High-Net-Worth Divorces: Why Expert Guidance Matters When starting the divorce process, having a trusted family law team by your side is essential. For high-net-worth divorces, tailored solutions are even more crucial. Several factors will shape the process, including: Even in amicable situations with a valid nuptial agreement, expert legal and financial guidance can help […]
How Do I Propose a Zoning Change?
Understand Your Current Zoning The rezoning process starts with understanding what the current zoning of your property actually allows. Many people assume their property has more development potential than it does, or that they are able to use their land for a variety of uses that may not be permitted within their zoning district. A […]
Why Do I Need Title Insurance for My New Home?
Buying a new home is often an exciting journey to embark on, whether it is your first time, or you have been down this road many times before. You look forward to the final step – the close of escrow, or “closing” when you can take possession of the property and move in. That purchase […]
Commercial Mediation: Efficient Resolutions
Commercial Mediation: Efficient Resolutions In business, disputes are inevitable. Contractual disagreements, partnership conflicts, and issues with suppliers, customers, or clients can all lead to disagreements that drive parties to seek redress. Filing a lawsuit and “battling it out in court” is often the knee-jerk response to disputes that cannot be resolved through direct negotiation. However, […]
