Gunster Celebrates Its Centennial

In 1925, John Kenneth Williamson and William Quiggin Cain founded a small law firm in West Palm Beach, Florida. Today, 100 years later, that firm has grown to more than 320 attorneys and consultants with offices across the state of Florida. Beyond being one of the...

Joseph George: Neutrality Isn’t Passive

We had the opportunity to sit down with international arbitrator and mediator Joseph George, partner at George & George ADR Group, where he has been practicing mediation for the past six years. He is a Florida Supreme Court certified appellate, circuit, and county...

Legal Legend: Mark G. Alexander

In our last First Coast issue, we featured Alexander DeGance Barnett as our Law Firm of the Month and cover story. On the eve of their 15th anniversary, the firm shared that Mark Alexander had decided to retire. As he steps into his new role as partner emeritus, we...

From Novelty to Necessity: How Legal AI Became Mainstream

In July of 2019, I published an article predicting AI would revolutionize the practice by automating tasks like doc review and providing initial drafts of contracts. Millions of billable hours, doing menial tasks would be eliminated. My colleagues met this with...