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"Criminal Liability for Corporate Officers-The Resurrection of the Park Doctrine in Food and Drug Cases" by Robert J. Becerra

Robert J. Becerra co-authored the following article titled: "Criminal Liability for Corporate Officers-The Resurrection of the Park Doctrine in Food and Drug Cases" in Practical Trade & Customs Strategies published by WorldTrade Executive/Thomson Reuters,...

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Robert J. Becerra Speaking Engagement

On April 3, 2013 Robert J. Becerra was a presenter on a panel titled "Other Government Agency Documents-Product Admissibility" before the Florida Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association as part of its 2012-2013 seminar series....

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South Florida Legal Guide Recognizes Four Devine Goodman attorneys

Four attorneys have been included in the 2013 edition of the South Florida Legal Guide’s “Top Lawyers” listing: Robert J. Becerra - Criminal Defense/Criminal LawJohn W. Devine - Corporate and Business, Real EstateAbigail Watts-FitzGerald - Corporate and Business...

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Abigail Watts-FitzGerald joins the firm as a Shareholder

Devine Goodman welcomes Abigail Watts-FitzGerald as a shareholder to the firm, which will now be known as Devine Goodman Rasco Watts-FitzGerald & Wells, P.A. Abigail is a highly-regarded corporate attorney in the South Florida business and legal communities whose wealth of experience will be...

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Diane Noller Wells Named in Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers

Diane Noller Wells has been selected again for inclusion in the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers™ (2013). This listing is exclusively for women attorneys who have received the highest possible rating in legal ability and ethical standards from their peers....

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“South Florida’s Top Rated Lawyers” Recognizes Six DGRW Attorneys in the 2012 Edition

This annual publication from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell recognizes John W. Devine, Robert J. Kuntz, and Diane Noller Wells in the area of “Business & Commercial” law, Lawrence D. Goodman and Guy A. Rasco in “Commercial Litigation,” and Robert J. Becerra in "Criminal Law" in its lis...

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Diane Noller Wells Named in Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers

Diane Noller Wells has been selected again this year for inclusion in the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers™ (2012). This listing is exclusively for women attorneys who have received the highest possible rating in legal ability and ethical standards from their peers....

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Florida Trend Magazine Recognizes Mark D. Hobson as Legal Elite

Florida Trend magazine’s 2012 Florida Legal Elite has recognized Mark D. Hobson as among the most highly esteemed attorneys in Florida. This prestigious roster represents only 2% of the more than 67,000 attorneys actively practicing in Florida, according to the results of the magazine'...

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Robert J. Becerra joins DGRW as Of Counsel

Robert J. Becerra has joined the firm as Of Counsel in the Litigation group. Prior to joining DGRW, he was a Senior Attorney at the Miami law firm of Fuerst Ittleman. Bob focuses his practice in the areas of litigation and arbitration, white collar criminal defense, grand jury investigations, cor...

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DGRW Attorneys Recognized in the 2012 Edition of Florida Super Lawyers

Devine Goodman Rasco & Wells is pleased to announce that all four of its shareholders have been recognized in the 2012 issue of Florida Super Lawyers magazine. Each year, only five percent of the lawyers in Florida receive this honor. Additionally, Lawrence D. Goodman was ranked by t...

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Corporate Advisory

A guaranty can lower your risk if a debtor defaults or a deal goes bad. But one size does not fit all. Maximum protection comes from suiting the particular guaranty to the particular deal....

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Devine Goodman Rasco & Wells is Ranked Among Nation's "Best Law Firms" by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®

U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® released the 2011-12 “Best Law Firms” rankings in which Devine Goodman Rasco & Wells, P.A. received three Metropolitan rankings as follows: Banking and Finance Law - Tier 1 Ranking Litigation - Banking & Finance; Litigati...

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Diane N. Wells Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 Edition

Diane Noller Wells was recently selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 in the fields of Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Banking & Finance and Litigation - Bankruptcy....

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Diane N. Wells Honored in Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers

DGRW Shareholder, Diane N. Wells, has been named to the inaugural edition of the Martindale-Hubbell® Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers™. This designation exclusively identifies women attorneys who have achieved the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards from...

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Two DGRW Attorneys Recognized as Florida Legal Elite

Devine Goodman Rasco & Wells, P.A. is pleased to announce that attorneys Lawrence D. Goodman and Mark D. Hobson were included in this year’s 2011 edition of Florida Trend’s Legal Elite listing. The Florida Legal Elite is widely regarded as a preeminent referral guide to the legal...

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DGRW Attorneys Recognized Again in the 2011 Edition of Florida Super Lawyers

We are pleased to announce that all four of the firm’s partners have been recognized again in the 2011 issue of Florida Super Lawyers magazine. Each year, only five percent of the lawyers in Florida receive this honor. Additionally, Diane Noller Wells was ranked by the magazine within...

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Corporate Advisory

The importance of following appropriate corporate formalities is often downplayed, if not ignored, particularly by small-business owners. A recent 3rd DCA case, however, illustrates the dangers that lurk if one fails to adhere to such formalities....

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DGRW celebrates 10 years as a proud underwriter of WLRN public radio

National Public Radio touches the lives of millions of Americans every day. DGRW celebrates 10 years as an underwriter of NPR’s South Florida affiliate, WLRN 91.3 FM, and its quality programming....

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DGRW Attorneys Recognized in the 2010 edition of Florida Super Lawyers

Devine Goodman Rasco & Wells is pleased to announce that all four of the firm’s partners have been named “Super Lawyers” for 2010 by Super Lawyers magazine. Each year, only five percent of the lawyers in Florida receive this honor. In addition, Diane Noller Wells...

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Mark D. Hobson joins DGRW as Of Counsel

Mark D. Hobson has joined the firm as Of Counsel in the Corporate Group. Prior to joining DGRW, he was a Partner in Shutts & Bowen’s Miami office. Mark focuses his practice on a variety of corporate and commercial matters including mergers and acquisitions, complex purchase and distribution...

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Diane Noller Wells is recognized by Florida Trend as a Florida Legal Elite 2010

DGRW Shareholder, Diane Noller Wells has been recognized as a 2011 Florida Legal Elite by Florida Trend magazine. The Florida Legal Elite features outstanding attorneys selected by their peers through a voting process in 28 areas of practice and recognizes less than two percent of t...

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Joseph M. Berklund joins DGRW as an Associate

Joseph M. Berklund has joined the firm as an Associate in the Litigation Group. Prior to joining Devine Goodman Rasco and Wells, Joe worked as a manager in real estate and mortgage finance, and worked in that capacity full time while completing his final year of law school in South Florida. He co...

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Diane N. Wells Named in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 Edition

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Diane Noller Wells was recently selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2012 in the fields of Banking and Finance Law, Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Banking & Finance and Litigation - Bankruptcy.

Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 41,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.9 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers “the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice.”