2021 Selig I. Goldin Memorial Award Recipient Benedict P. Kuehne Known as the “Iron Lawyer” both for his successes and accomplishments in complex, protracted trials and appeals, as well as for his achievements as an Ironman athlete (140.6 miles of swim, bike, and run), Benedict P. Kuehne has made his formidable career in trial and […]
By Jim Ash, Florida Bar News Miami attorney Ben Kuehne, dubbed the “Iron Lawyer” for his courtroom and Iron Man triathlon prowess, is the latest recipient of the Criminal Law Section’s highest honor, the Selig I. Goldin Award. The award is bitter-sweet for Kuehne, who prefers the title “lawyer” with Kuehne Davis Law, P.A. Kuehne […]
By Christina Saint Louis, The Miami Herald Fort Lauderdale police officers violated civil rights law when they entered the home garage of two city residents and detained them with excessive force, brothers Raymond and Randall Purcell allege in a lawsuit filed Monday against the officers and the city. In depositions, the officers said they felt […]
By Jasmine Floyd, Daily Business Review A non profit gun lobby looking to strike down Broward’s weapons regulations is one step closer to achieving its goal, after Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled against the county. And now attorney Michael T. Davis, counsel for plaintiff Florida Carry Inc. hopes for a repeal of the local ordinances, so there’s no […]
By Joey Flechas, Miami Herald An appeals court has ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit that accused Miami Commissioner Joe Carollo of breaching a 2016 consultant contract he had with a company behind the Skyviews Miami Observation Wheel. Carollo briefly worked with a Skyviews affiliate, Platinum Advisors, under a $125,000 contract before he successfully ran for office […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FLORIDA APPEALS COURT ORDERS DISMISSAL OF LAWSUIT AGAINST CITY OF MIAMI COMMISSIONER CAROLLO: Declares Public Official Is Immune for Official Actions Taken in the Public Interest Today (February 10, 2021), the Florida Third District Court of Appeal announced that elected officials are immune from a private party’s for official actions taken in […]
By Tory Duncan, WPTV WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Many of us can remember what it was like in Florida during the Bush vs. Gore recount in 2000. Ben Kuehne is an experienced election lawyer based in South Florida and played a key role on the Gore team during the 2000 recount. “Is there any […]
James Randi 1928-2020. The firm honors the memory of a cherished friend, The Amazing Randi. A brilliant man who was kind, brave, and fiercely loyal. A beautiful soul who altered the world as he wandered through it. We will miss you greatly. Our deepest condolences to Randi’s spouse Deyvi Pena. […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LUISA SANTOS, SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATE DISTRICT 9 WINS: JUDGE DISMISSED ELECTION CHALLENGE Today (October 21, 2020) after a highly anticipated Court hearing, Circuit Judge Spencer Eig ruled that Luisa Santos, a run-off candidate for School Board District 9, was properly on the November 3 Ballot. Dismissing an election challenge filed by […]
By Jay Weaver, Miami Herald It’s not quite like a battle in Game of Thrones, but armies of lawyers and other volunteers for the Biden and Trump campaigns are being deployed across Florida as they brace for the distinct possibility of another legal clash in what could prove a razor-thin presidential election. In Miami-Dade County, […]
