Akin Precedent-Setting Victory Earns Litigator of the Week Shout-out from The American Lawyer
Akin Supreme Court & appellate partner James Tysse and litigation practice head Joseph Sorkin have earned a Litigator of the Week “shout-out” from The American Lawyer’s Litigation Daily.
Akin, as co-counsel, is recognized for achieving a significant victory at the Florida Supreme Court, providing clarity on the application of Florida’s controversial anti-protest law, H.B. 1. Challenging the constitutionality, Akin argued that it infringed on First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
Akin offered pro bono legal services to the plaintiffs in this case including The Dream Defenders, The Black Collective, Chainless Change, Black Lives Matter Alliance of Broward, the Florida State Conference of the NAACP and the Northside Coalition of Jacksonville.
The Akin team was led on appeal by James, and Joseph led the trial effort. The duo was joined by pro bono partner Steven Schulman; litigation partner Annie Evans; senior counsel Christine Doniak, Chris Gessner and Caroline Wolverton; counsel Miranda Dore, Erica Holland and Kristen Loveland; associates Evan Frohman, Kyle McGoey, Thomas Napoli and Zach Tan; and practice attorney Melodie Young.
Additional details on the win can be found here.
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