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Judge Orders Release of Exterior Video Recordings in Parkland Mass School Shooting

Video exterior cameras captured during last month’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland must be made public, Florida Circuit Judge Jeffrey R. Levenson has concluded. FORT LAUDERDALE – Video exterior cameras captured during last month’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland must be made public, Florida Circuit Judge…

Carol LoCicero honored as Lightning Community Hero

Already well known as a skilled lawyer and champion of First Amendment rights and open government, Carol LoCicero now has another honor: community hero. The National Hockey League’s Tampa Bay Lightning praised Carol as a “Lightning Community Hero” for her work with End 68 Hours of Hunger. The charity’s name refers to the time between…

Thomas & LoCicero’s Mark Caramanica named to Advisory Council for the University of Florida’s Department of Journalism

Advisory Council members comprise a broad range of media professionals who work with and advise faculty and students on current issues within the media environment. Mark Caramanica, a partner in the firm’s Tampa office, has been appointed to the Department of Journalism’s Advisory Council at the University of Florida. Advisory Council members comprise a broad range of…

Susan Tillotson Bunch Earns CIPP/US Designation

Thomas & LoCicero PL is pleased to announce that Susan Tillotson Bunch, a partner and attorney practicing full-time in its Tampa office, has been designated as a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States, “CIPP/US”, by the International Association of Privacy Professionals, “IAPP”. TAMPA, FL (July 28, 2017) —Thomas & LoCicero PL is pleased to announce that…

Three Thomas & LoCicero attorneys named to Florida Trend Legal Elite

Gregg Thomas, Jim McGuire and Jim Lake were named to the 2017 Legal Elite, an honor given by Florida Trend magazine. Gregg Thomas, Jim McGuire and Jim Lake were named to the 2017 Legal Elite, an honor given by Florida Trend magazine. This year’s Legal Elite roster includes the names of 1,080 of Florida’s approximately 87,000 attorneys. Recognition is based…

Thomas & LoCicero Attorneys named as 2017 Florida Super Lawyers

Two-thirds of Thomas & LoCicero’s attorneys have been named “2017 Florida Super Lawyers” by legal publisher Thomson Reuters. More than two-thirds of Thomas & LoCicero’s attorneys have been named “2017 Florida Super Lawyers” by legal publisher Thomson Reuters. Gregg D. Thomas and Susan Tillotson Bunch have been named Super Lawyers in the area of media and advertising. Carol LoCicero and James…

Tampa Bay Times columnist commends Carol Locicero’s effort to give back to her community

Joe Henderson recently wrote about Carol Locicero’s effort to help the Tampa chapter of the program End 68 Hours of Hunger. He says “if there is a better example of a kind and caring human being, I have yet to meet that person.” “She will be the first to tell you, though, that there are a lot of…

Florida Bar Journal Credits Mark Caramanica and Carol LoCicero

Unlike many states, Florida’s version does not contain any special burden shifting, burden of proof, motion to strike, or discovery provisions to help flesh out the details of SLAPP dismissals. Further, as noted, there have been limited opportunities for Florida courts to weigh in on the earlier narrow law. Mark Caramanica and Carol LoCicero have been cited in Samuel…

Carol LoCicero Talks About End 68 Hours of Hunger

Carol LoCicero discusses the End 68 Hours of Hunger, a private, not-for-profit, effort to confront the approximately 68 hours of hunger that some school children experience between the free lunch they receive in school Friday and the free breakfast they receive in school Monday. Click here to view the video

TLo Announces Membership in NAMWOLF

The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms Thomas & LoCicero is pleased to announce its membership in The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms, NAMWOLF.  NAMWOLF is a non-profit trade association serving those public entities interested in diversifying their outside law firm portfolios and has been successful in providing…