We are pleased to announce that Second District Court of Appeal of Florida has affirmed an Order granting summary judgment in favor of our client. After two years of contentious litigation, summary judgment was granted by the trial court less than two weeks before trial. Shortly thereafter, the Plaintiff appealed the final judgment that was entered based on that Order. After the appeal was fully briefed, Jordan Behlman successfully argued the brief before the Second District Court of Appeal of Florida leading to the favorable outcome.

Rywant Alvarez Jones Russo & Guyton are proud to announce Kerry McGuinn has been named partner at the firm.

Rywant Alvarez Jones Russo & Guyton are proud to announce Amanda McDermott has been named the newest partner at the firm.

Amanda McDermott and John Guyton obtain a defense verdict for their clients. See attached verdict form.

Verdict

Greg Jones and Andrew Russo win jury trial in Hillsborough County.

Verdict

Greg Jones and John Guyton win trial in Citrus County.

Trial Verdict

John Guyton recovers $182,500 for his clients along with $37,173 in costs.

Jonathan Zaifert and Garrett Brown recently obtained a favorable result in a six week construction defect arbitration. Our office represented a framing subcontractor who was sued, along with others, by a national home builder, alleging defective constructive work. Ultimately, a panel of three arbitrators ruled in our client’s favor and awarded our client the costs it incurred in defending the action.