Commentary

Click here to read Ervin Gonzalez’s Column: Florida senators should reject Trump’s EPA nominee published on January 13, 2017 in the Tampa Bay Times.

Click here to read Ervin Gonzalez’s Opinion in The Miami Herald published on December 19, 2016 – About the Law.

“No Normalization with Cuba” – Miami Herald April 3, 2016 Opinion The question of whether Cuban Americans should now embrace the normalization of relations and come to terms with the atrocities that occurred in Fidel Castro and Che’s Cuba that caused millions to seek exile in this country comes down…

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Click the link below to read my Op-Ed in The Miami Herald published on 2-17-16 Judicial Term Limits Are a Bad Idea for Florida

The separation of powers created by our Florida and U.S. Constitutions guarantee proper checks and balances in government. This sacred doctrine is currently under attack by proposed State legislation that seeks to establish term limits for our Supreme Court Justices and appellate judges. This is a bad idea that is…

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April 20th marked the two-year anniversary of the BP oil spill and the tragedy brought close to home how vulnerable Florida’s strongest tourism asset may be to a man-made disaster. Not even a major hurricane can cause the type of long-term damage to our treasured off-shore waters, and subsequently, our…

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The time has come for Congress to strongly regulate products entering our shores from foreign countries like China that do not respect safety regulations and do not adhere to strict quality control standards. The latest assault on the American Consumer from China comes in the form of defective and toxic…

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In a recent press release, Governor Jeb Bush had this to say about Terri Schiavo’s death: “Many across our state and around the world are deeply grieved by the way Terri died. I feel that grief very sharply as well. I remain convinced, however, that Terri’s death is a window…

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May 17, 2004 marked the fifty year anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education, which established that separate but equal was inappropriate and required the end of segregation in public schools in the United States. Yet, today many schools throughout our nation remain…

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Many special interest groups are attempting to limit or deprive a consumer’s right to bring a lawsuit. What makes this new assault on the American consumer so remarkable is how effectively the public has been misled about the need for these supposed “reforms.” Through widespread advertising campaigns, business interests have…

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Our state government is based on a system of checks and balances. The existence of all three branches, The Executive, The Legislative and The Judiciary, is critical to maintaining the integrity of our democratic government. It is similar to a three-legged stool. All three legs must be of equal size…

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Several years ago, my former law partner’s husband was killed on his bicycle by a 16 year old who was attempting to reach for a soda bottle on the floor of his pick-up truck. Recently we’ve read about people in cars, on the sidewalk, and even in their own homes,…

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The long-standing tort doctrine of Joint and Several Liability was completely repealed in Florida this legislative session. Now the law will hold Defendants in a tort case responsible only for the percentage of the damages that each caused the Plaintiff to sustain. In its pure state, the Doctrine of Joint…

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As a Miami native I have witnessed quite a few hurricanes, including Hurricane Andrew – a category 5 hurricane that destroyed most of Miami in August 1992. Notwithstanding Andrew’s 140 mph winds, many of the houses that were destroyed were due to shoddy construction and not hurricane winds. In July,…

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