The Coronavirus Timeline Florida’s Gov. DeSantis declares a State of Emergency March 9th. The federal government recommends 15 days of social distancing on March 15th Disney and Universal close on Marth 17th Bars are closed, and restaurant to only offer take out and drive thru on March 20th All Florida public and private K-12 school…
On Monday, April 6th, Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Charles Canady extended the COVID-19 Emergency Orders through May 29th. Local courts will continue the use of social distancing and remote technology. Remote technology utilized includes both video and phone hearings. Many services will remain limited. How does this affect you? What is suspended? Jury proceedings…
As of today, Tuesday, April 7th, the Coronavirus death toll in Florida stands at 283. There are 14,504 confirmed cases. There is still a shortage of tests and a shortage of medical supplies. The number of cases and deaths are expected to continue to rise. Cases range in severity and current area numbers are as…
Florida’s statewide stay-at-home order, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, is in effect. Residents will only be able to leave their homes for essential activities and only go to work if they work at an essential business. Thousands of stores have been closed and small businesses are either suffering or are already closed. This has…
On Wednesday, April 1st, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a 30-day stay-at-home executive order. The mandate will go into effect at 12:01 a.m., on April 3rd and will end on Thursday, April 30th, at midnight. This decision transpired following President Trump’s decision, on March 31st, to extend the National State of Emergency for another 30…
Lately, it’s hard to turn on the television or go online without being bombarded by bad news about the coronavirus. We’re in troubling and uncertain times. Our prayers go out for every individual who has been affected by this pandemic. Even with our current situation, it’s important to focus on some positive things at times….
Our cars, trucks and SUVs are necessary to survive in our modern world. Unless you live in a big city, you probably drive your car multiple times per day. Whether it’s commuting to work or just running errands with your family, we rely on our vehicles to get from point A to point B. Our…
I want to thank Brad Beatty for joining me on Wednesday’s Inside Look to Brooks! Inside Look – Brad Beatty, Heart for Winter Haven Brad Beatty, the founder of Heart 4 Winter Haven shares how his non- profit organization helps the community which includes, helping unemployed individuals get their foot in the door for employment…
If you live near Tampa, you probably know a thing or two about the Gasparilla Pirate Festival. It’s one of the biggest celebrations in the Bay area every year. The Gasparilla parade is known as the third largest parade in the country with an attendance of around 300,000 people every year. More than 1,000,000 people…
In the past, we’ve extensively covered some of the problems facing students in our state such as texting while driving. Last year, we asked students to attack the problem head on and write about why their fellow students have such a problem keeping distractions out of the driver seat and how they’d handle the issue…
We’ve got a special episode for you this week on Inside Look by Brooks! Steve Brooks has an announcement to make about upcoming guests and where we’re taking the Live show in 2020. Inside Look – New Brooks Law Podcast Announcement! It looks like this won’t be the only place you can get the latest…
Throughout all of 2019, our law firm spent a lot of time trying to get the word out about the epidemic of human trafficking in the United States. It’s an uncomfortable topic, but it’s an incredibly important one to talk about. If you’re interested in learning more about the tragic problem of human and sex…
On this week’s Inside Look by Brooks, Steve Brooks joins us to give you all the information you need on our upcoming Spring 2020 scholarship program. As always, we can’t wait to read the incredible essays that are submitted by students all across our state. Spring Scholarship 2020 and Diabetes Discussion! In addition to the…
This Fall, we received an incredible amount of high quality essays for our Fall Scholarship program. As always, we love to share some of the great work Florida students are capable of producing with you! The second place winner of this past semester’s scholarship award was Justin Kelleher. He wrote the following essay for the…
We’re back! After a couple of weeks away for the holidays, we’re resuming our weekly Wednesday FB Live show with Steve Brooks. We’ll be seeing you every Wednesday at 12:30 once more! On today’s episode, Steve will discuss the changes that Janauary 1st brought to our state on our new texting while driving law that…
