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Media lawyer Alison Steele leaving Rahdert, going solo

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Longtime media attorney Alison Steele is leaving the St. PetersburgĀ law firm she has helped build for the last quarter-centuryĀ and starting her own solo practice. Steele, a name partner in the firm ofĀ Rahdert, Steele, Reynolds & Driscoll, Friday said she wasĀ sending announcements out over the pastĀ weekend. She will continue to focus on media and employment law and civil litigation. According to her online bio, SteeleĀ “has concentrated in legal issues affecting journalists, including litigation and appeals in cases involving Florida’s public records…

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Whither Jeff Greene’s lawsuit against the Tampa Bay Times?

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The last week of April has come and gone without a trial on billionaire Jeff Greene‘sĀ libel suit against the Tampa Bay Times. ā€œWe have a trial date set for the end of April,ā€Ā Times attorneyĀ Alison SteeleĀ toldĀ FloridaPolitics.comĀ last month. With no trial, is a settlement in the offing? Greene already settled last month with The Miami Herald, the Times’ co-defendant in the case. The terms of that arrangement weren’t disclosed. On Friday, Steele was mum and didn’t return calls. Greene’s attorney, Lin Wood…

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