Trevor B. Mask Law Blog

The law and governmental consulting firm of Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky and Abate announced on May 11, 2012 that it has named founding partner Mike Colodny as Managing Partner. 

Mr. Colodny, who founded the Firm in the mid-1970s with Joel Fass and Howard Talenfeld, successfully developed it into its current prominence in the areas of commercial litigation, insurance regulatory law and governmental consulting. ... Read More

Governor Rick Scott has announced four appointments and five reappointments to the Board of Directors, Workforce Florida Inc.

Don Gugliuzza, 59, of Bradenton, is the chief operating officer of Mileo and Associates Inc.  He is reappointed for a term beginning August 11, 2011, and ending March 21, 2014.

Leslie Ingram, 34, of Pensacola, is the vice president of consumer... Read More

The following is a summary of Senate Bill 408, which includes numerous provisions and changes related to residential property insurance in Florida.  The bill was passed during the 2011 Florida Regular Legislative Session.

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The Florida Senate Judiciary Committee, in consultation with the Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee, is working on an interim project relating to insurance bad faith in preparation for the 2012 Regular Legislative Session. 

The Committee staff is seeking input from interested parties to identify and address problems relating to bad faith.  They are looking for data and information such as, but not limited to:

Tallahassee, Fla. - Katie Webb, a Partner with the law firm of Colodny Fass Talenfeld Karlinsky & Abate's Insurance Regulatory and Governmental Consulting Practice Divisions, has received the "Outstanding Lobbying Efforts" Award from the Florida Insurance Council (FIC).  During the 2011 legislative session, Ms. Webb helped spearhead the passage of Senate Bill 408, which dealt with several changes to Florida's property and casualty insurance... Read More

Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate shareholders Mike Colodny, Joel S. Fass, Howard M. Talenfeld, Fred E. Karlinsky and Maria Elena Abate have all been named to the Florida Super Lawyers ® list as five of the top attorneys in Florida for 2011. No more than 5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by Super Lawyers for this honor.

Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate associate Nicole "Nikki" Fried was also named to the... Read More

The Florida Police Chiefs Association has selected Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate to handle its lobbying and governmental consulting needs in Tallahassee.

The Firm will represent the Florida Police Chiefs Association before Florida's executive and legislative branch, as well as work with the Association on a statewide basis to educate its members on the organization's... Read More

Florida Governor Rick Scott opened the Cabinet meeting today, May 17, 2011, by presenting a Memorial Day resolution to the mother of Marine Corporal Julian Woodall, who lost his life serving the United States during Iraq combat operations. 

Presenting on behalf of the State Board of Administration ("SBA"), SBA Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer Ash Williams first introduced a series of bonds for approval of fiscal sufficiency, which the Cabinet... Read More

Many insurance-related bills were filed during Florida's 2011 Regular Legislative Session; however, few were actually passed. 

Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate has compiled a comprehensive report on significant insurance-related legislation, both successful and unsuccessful.   

The report is attached in PDF format.

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After the conclusion of this year's Session, Colodny, Fass,... Read More

Today, April 19, 2011, Florida House Speaker Dean Cannon appointed Members of the Florida House of Representatives to serve on the 2011 Read More