Guerra & Partners Sponsors "Bridging the DEI Gap in Law Documentary"
Guerra & Partners was a proud Bronze Sponsor of the “Bridging the DEI Gap in Law Documentary” premiere event on Wednesday, April 26th at the Chester Ferguson Law Center.
Guerra & Partners was a proud Bronze Sponsor of the “Bridging the DEI Gap in Law Documentary” premiere event on Wednesday, April 26th at the Chester Ferguson Law Center.
Guerra & Partners proudly renewed its Gold level sponsorship for the George Edgecomb Bar Association’s (GEBA) 40th Anniversary Scholarship Gala, which occurred on April 21, 2023.
On April 5th, shareholder Ailen Cruz successfully argued a Motion to Dismiss based on eligibility in a FINRA customer arbitration. Although FINRA arbitration rules prohibit time-barred claims from proceeding in arbitration, arbitrators have been conspicuously less inclined to dismiss ineligible claims in recent years due – in part – to increasingly creative pleadings and arguments from claimants that are designed to avoid dismissal.
Guerra & Partners supported its client CAN Community Health, Inc. on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at CAN’s Red Ribbon Gala – Reshaping the Face of HIV at the Tampa Museum of Art.
March 31 is International Transgender Day of Visibility, an annual celebration of transgender and nonbinary people and a commemoration of the worldwide discrimination against this vulnerable population. The term “transgender” refers to someone whose gender differs from the sex they were assigned at birth, and “nonbinary” refers to those who do not identify as either a man or a woman or are not strictly one or the other.
Guerra & Partners attorneys Chemere Ellis and George Guerra enjoyed their time chatting with the neighbors at the Westshore Alliance’s After-Hours Networking event on March 29, 2023.
Guerra & Partners PA was proud to support and attend the Children’s Dream Fund 2023 Dreammaker Luncheon that took place on March 1, 2023 at Armature Works in Tampa. The event concluded with Guerra & Partners attorney and Chairman of the Children’s Dream Fund Board of Directors Rob Jamieson taking the stage to present the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Lightning Foundation with the 2023 Dreammaker Award for their many years of incredible generosity and support of the Dream Fund’s Mission.
The highlight of Black History Month, however, came with Guerra & Partners’ sponsorship of the Black History Month Reception hosted by the George Edgecomb Bar Association and the Fred G. Minnis, Sr. Bar Association on February 28. The Reception was awe-inspiring as Doretha Edgecomb discussed the life and legacy of her late husband, Judge George Edgecomb, who became the first black judge in Hillsborough County in 1973 at just 31 years old. Judge Edgecomb died tragically just a few years later at the age of 33, but his short life created a legacy that transcends time.
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) proposed a rule banning non-competition clauses in employment agreements. Approximately one in every five American workers, or 30 million people, are subject to a non-compete agreement.
On February 6th and 7th members of the Florida Securities Dealers Association Board of Governors, including Guerra & Partners attorneys George Guerra and Rob Jamieson, visited Tallahassee as part of an annual legislative meet and greet session.