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Starlett Massey Reappointed to The Florida Bar Diversity and Inclusion Committee

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On June 22, 2020, Starlett Massey, founding shareholder of Massey Law Group (MLG), was reappointed to serve on The Florida Bar Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Her reappointment is for the 2020-2021 Florida Bar year, with the new term beginning on July 1, 2020.    Startlett was reappointed to her position on the committee by The […]

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MLG Announces Employees to Work Completely Virtually Due to Pandemic

COVID-19, working remotely due to pandemic

As COVID-19 cases in Florida increase, MLG employees will work completely virtually for the indefinite future. On March 13, 2020, we announced that employees would begin working remotely. While some activity continued on-premises at our office, this will now be discontinued. We believe in doing our part to minimize the risk of exposure and hopefully […]

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Lender Considerations for Post-Pandemic Pre-Foreclosure Due Diligence

Keys in door pre-foreclosure

With the Coronavirus back on the rise in Florida, Floridian dreams of a quick rebound to the economy have yet again been dashed. With the unemployment rate tripling from 4.4% in March 2020 to 12.9% in May 2020, property owners are struggling to make their mortgage payments.  Although lenders have instituted financial relief programs, such […]

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Congratulations to Jennifer Codding on Her 10th Anniversary of Being Sworn into the New Hampshire Bar

Jennifer Codding

May 14, 2020, marks a big day for Massey Law Group’s attorney Jennifer Codding — it is the 10-year anniversary of Jennifer being sworn into the New Hampshire Bar one day prior to graduating law school and without having to take the written bar exam.  How did she do this? By successfully completing the University […]

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Remote Online Notarization (RON): How to Make it Work For You

Remote Online Notarization

Under a new law, authorized notary publics in the State of Florida may now perform remote online notarization for persons located anywhere in the United States by use of a secure audio-video connection. The law, codified in Fla. Stat. Chap. 117 Part II, went into effect on January 1, 2020, and revised Florida’s notary public […]

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Accessing Your Retirement Plan for Coronavirus Relief: How the CARES Act Amends 401K Rules for Plan Distributions and Loans

CARES Act: Accessing Your Retirement Plan

With a large portion of the workforce grappling with unemployment or reduced income as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, many Americans are looking to their retirement savings and pondering whether to use these funds as a fallback measure. With the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), enacted on March 27, […]

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Talk Read Sing Tampa Bay Launches New Website to Promote Positive Childhood Development

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Remember those who read “Green Eggs and Ham” to you as a child? And those who sang “Wheels on the Bus?” Talk Read Sing Tampa Bay educates the community about the importance of a child’s brain development beginning at birth. Founding shareholder, Starlett Massey, recalls how her grandmother imparted the love of reading to her […]

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The Third Wave of Coronavirus Relief – Will it Help You, and How? 

CARES Act

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was signed into law on March 27, 2020, and represents the third major piece of relief legislation enacted in response to the coronavirus crisis.  After an $8.3 billion dollar emergency spending bill, and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, (see our summary here), the CARES Act […]

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What Employers Need to Know About About Paid Leave and FMLA Provisions Passed for COVID-19

On March 18, 2020, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The act contains a broad range of measures aimed at combating the economic fallout from the current pandemic, but employers will be most affected by emergency provisions for paid sick leave and an expansion of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The […]

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MLG Announces Employees Will Work Remotely Amid Increase of COVID-19 Cases

COVID-19, working remotely due to pandemic

As COVID-19 increasingly impacts our community, MLG announces that our employees will work remotely beginning on Monday, March 16. Our firm is prepared for the transition to remote staffing and our tier-5 security for data, email, and hardware ensures that our commitment to high-level security is seamlessly maintained. For our clients, it will be business […]

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