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"New Name to Reflect the full scope of the Legal Team and Strength of Brand"

We are pleased to announce that LaBovick & LaBovick, P.A. has changed its name to LaBovick Law Group. This will enable the LaBovick Law Group to present a clear and strong brand in the Florida legal community.

The name change will reflect the firm's dynamic history as one of the preeminent law firms in the legal community. Founded by Brian LaBovick, Esq. and joined by his wife, Esther Uria LaBovick, Esq. the firm has moved beyond a small firm practice and into a full service firm serving clients throughout the nation. As part of this brand shift, the LaBovick Law Group will adopt a new tag line, “Your Full Service Law Firm” to reflect the firm’s ability to serve all the legal needs of clients.

The LaBovick Law Group will be committed to continuing to provide the expert legal services that clients have come to rely on in such core practices as Personal Injury, Qui tam, Employment Law, and Complex Litigation. The LaBovick Law Group is one of Florida’s leading civil trial law firms assisting individuals and businesses throughout Florida. In addition to its headquarters in Palm Beach Gardens, the firm has offices in West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach and Boca Raton.

Managing Shareholder, Brian LaBovick, Esq., stated "Over the past few years, several prominent attorneys have joined the firm, adding legal expertise in practice areas such as Maritime, Estate Planning, Tax Planning, Asset Protection, Complex Litigation, Foreclosure Defense, Mortgage Modification and Bankruptcy. We have selected a new name reflective of the full scope of legal services being offered and incorporated the strength of the LaBovick brand in the community."

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It didn't take long for the Rick "Let's get back to work" Scott to show his real colors. Yesterday he rolled out his budget which calls for the slashing of monies earmarked for education, justice and the department of corrections.

Along the way, he plans on firing nearly nine thousand employees, many of whom are teachers. In exchange, he fattened the budget for the Governor's office and lowered taxes for big business. And nobody saw this coming?????

The bright side is that we will have dumber criminals while we change the State's name from Florida to Allstate.

Click on the following link to read more on What Gov. Scott's proposed budget cuts means for education in Florida.

I am pleased to announce that yesterday our Investment Fraud Seminar in West Palm Beach was a huge success. It was held in the beautiful Phillips Point Club. The beautiful intracoastal was a great backdrop for this well attended Seminar.

The 4 hour seminar, Investing in a Post Madoff Environment: Financial Fraud: How it's accomplished, how to detect it, and how to recover from it was attended by over 100 people from South Florida. The attendees included, CPAs, Attorneys, Bankers, Financial Representatives and a host of other professionals. The Seminar was sponsored by the Financial Services Divsion of LaBovick Law Group, P.A.

Speakers at the Seminar included:

William Nortman, Esq., Akerman Senterfitt

Richard A. White, Turris Consulting, LLC

Moderator: Jeffrey S. Grubman, Esq, Jeffrey S. Grubman, P.A.

Topics coverd at the Seminar included areas such as: Investment fraud, Ponzi schemes, FINRA, Churning, Florida Investor Protection Act, Churning, and much more.

We look forward to sharing more information on our next educational seminar on investment and financial fraud.

If you would like to have a transcript of the seminar or more information on investment fraud, let us know.

Our vendor partner for this program, the Daily Business Review, will be publishing a printed version of the transcript in 3 - 4 weeks in their paper as a supplement.

Stay tuned...

LaBovick Law Group, PA filed a FINRA arbitration against Ameriprise Financial Services, (NYSE: AMP), formerly known as American Express Financial Advisors (AEFA) for stockbroker misconduct and negligence. The claim alleges that Deborah Amilowski, Financial Advisor for Ameriprise Financial Services, failed to properly advise a Senior investor on risks associated with unsuitable products for a person of that age, at the time of the initial investment and negligence in properly identifying the beneficiary resulting in additional loss to the trust.

The FINRA Statement of Claim, filed on August 13, 2009, stated that Ms. Amilowski, recommended a RiverSource variable annuity as an initial investment to a 77 year old investor at the time of purchase, thus ineligible for a guaranteed death benefit. This investment was too risky for someone of this age.

Click on the following link to learn more on the FINRA Arbitration claim against Ameriprise Financial.

Dear Law Planet Blog Readers,

Welcome to LaBovick Law Group, P.A.

We are delighted to incorporate The Law Planet Blog into our family of law blogs.

A little history on the firm:
Established: 1992
Founder: Brian F. LaBovick, P.A.
Locations: Palm Beach Gardens (Headquarters), West Palm Beach, Boynton Beach
Attorneys: 9
Practice Areas: Plaintiffs Firm handling: Financial Services, Commercial Litigation, Qui tam, Personal Injury, Employment Law and Workers' Compensation

We have some new exciting additions and changes coming soon to the Law Planet Blog. Here is a hint: It involves listening...Soon you will be able to hear our attorneys discuss topics such as investments, securities, and stockbroker issues.

Stay Tuned...