Wurtzel Law, PLLC

08/16/2023

It's time to go back to school, and time for another blog post. This time, we look at school officials, interviewing your child in a disciplinary investigation, without parental permission - and what you might be able to do about it.

https://wurtzellawpllc.com/news/2023/8/16/can-school-officials-interview-my-child-without-permission

07/18/2023

Interesting news out of Minnesota about steps taken to avoid pretextual traffic stops.

Minnesota Takes Steps to Reduce Pretextual Traffic Stops

07/07/2023

Lori and Ben Wurtzel were recently published in the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys Summer 2023 issue of the "Florida Defender" magazine. Their article "Prosecution of Threats in the Era of School Shootings: Examining the Impact on Children" explains the possible consequences of these incidents that face school-aged children, including possible detention or arrest, academic consequences, and imposition of risk protection orders.

06/13/2023

Attorneys Ben and Lori Wurtzel attended the 36th Annual Meeting for the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers last week. Ben is the co-chair of the Bylaws Committee and is a member of the Long Range Planning Committee. Lori is co-chair of the Communications Committee.

05/26/2023

Can your DNA be pulled from "thin air"?

Environmental DNA research has aided conservation, but scientists say its ability to glean information about human populations and individuals poses dangers.

05/24/2023

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: The Florida Legislature passed a bill that will substantially impact the way courts determine who is released after arrest, and under what conditions.

Learn more about the effects of this law on our blog: https://wurtzellawpllc.com/news/2023/5/22/hb-1627-changes-in-florida-pretrial-release-and-detention-law

05/23/2023

This is an interesting opinion piece in the New York Times about why a person's experience in a county jail is often worse than the experience in a state or federal prison.

Most incarcerated people will eventually return to their communities. The trauma they suffer on the inside comes with them.

05/22/2023

This Rule change will allow all parties (including defendants) to appear remotely in many criminal court proceedings.

The Board of Governors has voted in favor of expanding the use of “communications technology” for routine criminal matters. At a May 12 meeting in Naples, the board voted 34-10 to recommend acceptance of a Criminal Procedure Rules Committee proposed amendment to Rule 3.116. The amendment would r...

05/20/2023

Attorney Lori Wurtzel is in Tallahassee this week at the Florida Bar Administrative Law Section’s Pat Dore Conference. Wurtzel Law, PLLC handles administrative law matters like professional licensing defense and school discipline cases.

There’s still time to register for the Pat Dore conference being held this Thursday and Friday! https://member.floridabar.org/s/lt-event?id=a1RDm000000Tz13MAC #/Overview

05/12/2023

This week The Florida Bar Board of Governors recommended acceptance of FACDL's proposed amendment to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.116.
This is a really significant victory that will allow attorneys and participants in criminal proceedings to benefit from technology which allows virtual appearances in non-evidentiary hearings, just as is already permitted in civil matters under Rule of Judicial Administration 2.530(b)(1).
Thanks to FACDL for advocating for criminal law practitioners and their clients!

Florida judges are opposing a Criminal Procedure Rules Committee proposal that would facilitate greater use of “communications technology” for routine criminal matters. The Florida Conference of Circuit Judges, in an April 28 letter to President Gary Lesser, writes that its executive committee u...

05/10/2023

Judge Elizabeth Scherer submitted a letter of resignation to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office, Court TV exclusively learned.

05/10/2023

In April, the Governor signed HB 543, which makes significant changes to Florida's concealed carry laws. Check out our new blog post to learn more about how this may affect you:
https://buff.ly/3LQFYVA