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The state attorney’s office is also looking at about six days of furloughs for its employees if they’re not granted an exemption from budget cuts.”I am concerned about a morale issue, because I look at our folks and I can’t even hold out any hope,” State Attorney Willie Meggs said.Meggs said his employees haven’t…

On August 1st, Jeffrey R. Garvin of Fort Myers, Florida, was appointed president-elect of FLABOTA. FLABOTA is the Florida chapter of ABOTA; American Board Of Trial Advocates, which is an organization of civil Judges and Attorneys from both sides, who are working to preserve the civil jury system in America. Click here for more…

The Fort Myers Florida office of the Garvin Injury Law is conveniently located at: 7800 University Pointe Drive, Suite 100Fort Myers, Florida 33907Telephone: (239) 277-0005Facsimile: (239) 277-0004View Larger Map

Contemplating divorce? As of Tuesday it cost you an extra $45. Forget to buckle your seat belt? Prepare to fork over an additional $14.50. Want to evict that tenant delinquent in the rent? It’s an extra $190.In an effort to ease budget shortfalls, the Florida Legislature voted to raise more than 140 court fees…

Funny Sign, Even funnier that you can rent sheep

Any Florida resident who is currently suffering (or died from) a smoking related illness must register for their share of the $600 Million dollar trust fund by June 16th, 2008. In order to qualify you must have been a regular smoker prior to November 21st, 1996 and of course a Florida resident. Please contact…

Check out this interactive map of Southwest Floirda Marijuana Growhouse busts provided courtesy of the Naples Daily News. http://www.naplesnews.com/growhouse/ Are there any in your neighborhood? Click on the pushpins for a brief description of the Arrest.

Click the link below for a video of what Sheriff Mike Scott is calling the biggest bust in Lee County’s history. Doesn’t look like all that much if you ask me. http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080522/VIDEO/80522074/1085/RSS0110

The signs: Increased business at rehab centers. Those Ski-related personal ads. A big spike in death rates. The trend began to reveal itself about five years ago — in centrifuges and under microscopes — at the University of Florida’s Forensic Toxicology Laboratory. Each year, the lab assists seven Florida medical examiners’ offices with about…

From deli meats to video rentals, the family store on St. Marks’ main drag has it all; its selection of used paperbacks even serves as the town’s public library. It’s part of a way of life many here want to preserve.“We all love St. Marks just the way it is,” said Joy Brown, Bo…