The three candidates running to replace outgoing Circuit Judge Wayne Cobb all portray themselves as hard-working individuals with life experience outside the courtroom. ...more

August 22, 2008

TAMPA - The family of a 44-year-old woman who committed suicide while under psychiatric care at Tampa General Hospital blames the hospital for inadequate supervision, an attorney said today. ...more

August 13, 2008

Who knows if Tampa lawyer Mary Ann Stiles is a drinking woman, but if not, she certainly could be forgiven if she's devoted herself since Friday mostly to some serious quality time with a fifth of Boodles gin. ...more

August 7, 2008

Congressional District 9 is a good example of a district drawn to suit politicians rather than serve voters. ...more

August 7, 2008

Thomas Paine Kelly Jr., a prominent Tampa lawyer who practiced until he was 92, died Tuesday in Tampa from complications of a stroke. He was 95. ...more

August 6, 2008

Susan Bennett is a white Tampa lawyer and an early Hillary Clinton backer. She was among the 15,000-plus who attended last week's Barack Obama rally at the St. Pete Times Forum. ...more

May 28, 2008

All eyes smile on Big Brown as the chestnut beauty races toward a possible Triple Crown. ...more

May 25, 2008

A lawsuit filed by the family of a man killed outside a convenience store reached a partial settlement last week in the family's claim against the store's parent company. ...more

May 24, 2008

Susan Bennett is a white Tampa lawyer and an early Hillary Clinton backer. She was among the 15,000-plus who attended last week's Barack Obama rally at the St. Pete Times Forum. "I supported Hillary, but I'm also a realist," said Bennett, 58. "When I saw him speak (at the Democratic Convention) in 2004, I remember turning to my husband and saying, 'This could be the next (2008) president.' We need to unite the party, and we need a new direction that starts with bringing troops home from Iraq and doing something about health care. It was an easy transition." Then there was Chris, a software engineer. He's a 36-year-old black man who didn't want to give his last name. That's because he was at the Obama rally – when he should have been at work. He called it an "extended lunch hour." He also called it an invaluable experience. ...more

May 23, 2008

Chinese-Americans in the Tampa Bay area are raising money to help victims of the massive earthquake that ravaged the Sichuan Providence of China and killed at least 34,000 people. ...more

May 20, 2008