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FBI Employee Investigation Leads to Criminal and Civil Liability

FBI Employee Investigation Leads to Criminal and Civil Liability Published on February 4, 2025 According to the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") website, the...

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Five Tips from Orlando Lawyers to Help You Avoid a DUI This Holiday

Five Tips from Orlando Lawyers to Help You Avoid a DUI This Holiday Basically: Don't Drink and Drive Posted December 23, 2015 You'd think with...

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Florida Criminal Courts: What to Expect in the Process

Florida Criminal Courts: What to Expect in the Process Published on October 23, 2016 Over years I've had the opportunity to represent many people who...

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Florida Drug Laws: The Epitome Of Hypocrisy

Florida Drug Laws: The Epitome Of Hypocrisy September 2010 - By Mark NeJame | David Jancha contributed to this article Florida law, Chapter 893 classifies...

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Florida’s Concealed Carry Law

Florida’s Concealed Carry Law It’s Time For Enforcement Published on August 2016| By Mark NeJame and Vanessa Louise Braeley In the wake of the horrific...

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Hemp

Hemp Published on Sep 1, 2017 | By Mark NeJame - Orlando Litigation Attorney. Pay attention this fall, because hemp is hitting the runways. Well,...

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ID on Demand

ID on Demand March 2010 - By Eric Barker - Orlando Criminal Defense Attorney Recently, on talk radio, the issue as to whether or not...

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Medical Marijuana: Understanding November’s Ballot

Medical Marijuana: Understanding November’s Ballot Published on October 20, 2014 | By Mark NeJame; Vanessa Louise Braeley contributed to this article. Mark your calendars and...

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Possession is NOT Nine-Tenths of the Law

Possession is NOT Nine-Tenths of the Law Published on May 2019 | By Eric Barker - Orlando Defense Attorney There are certain things the government...

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Ready, Set, Grow | The Anxious Wait for Florida'\''s Medical Marijuana Legal Framework

Ready, Set, Grow | The Anxious Wait for Florida's Medical Marijuana Legal Framework Apr 1, 2017 - By Attorney Mark NeJame and Vanessa Louise Braeley...

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Seafood Industry Fraud

Fish Tales A short discussion of fraud in the seafood marketplace Published: March 2016 - By Mark NeJame and Vanessa Louise Braeley YES.Seafood fraud is...

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Summer Daze

Summer Daze Beaches, boating and drinking: What are we really allowed to do? Published on July 5, 2015 | By Orlando Attorney Mark NeJame; Vanessa...

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Texting and Driving: FL Says U Can W8

Texting and Driving: FL Says U Can W8 Published on Jun 26, 2013 | By Mark NeJame; Vanessa Louise Braeley contributed to this article. You've...

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Texting And Driving: Should Florida Punish Those Who Are '\''Distracted'\''?

Texting And Driving: Should Florida Punish Those Who Are 'Distracted'? January 2011 - By Mark NeJame and David Jancha I think many of us will...

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To Blow or Not to Blow

To Blow or Not to Blow Posted: April 2010 Everyone thinks “it can’t happen to me! It won’t happen to me!” Well it can and...

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To Treat or Not to Treat with Oxy

To Treat or Not to Treat with Oxy A “Painful” Truth for Florida Doctors... Published in February 2013 | By Mark NeJame - Orlando Litigation...

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What You Need to Know About the Amended Texting While Driving Bill

What You Need to Know About the Amended Texting While Driving Bill Published on June 13, 2019| By Trey Flynn - Orlando Defense Attorney with...

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When Can Gun Owners Have A Concealed Weapon Without A Permit?

When Can Gun Owners Have A Concealed Weapon Without A Permit? Published on September 26, 2013 | By Eric Barker - Criminal Defense Attorney The...

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You can Bet on It..Sometimes

You can Bet on It..Sometimes Published on April 2010 | By Jaya Balani - Orlando Criminal Defense Attorney with NeJame Law Why is it acceptable...

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Your Right to Bear Arms

Your Right to Bear Arms Posted: April 2010 The firearm laws are so contradictory and changing so often that if you ask 100 police officers,...

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