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THE BURGESS LAW FIRM, P.A.

Company Details

Entity Name: THE BURGESS LAW FIRM, P.A.
Jurisdiction: FLORIDA
Filing Type: Domestic Profit
Status: Active
Date Filed: 28 Jan 2002 (23 years ago)
Document Number: P02000009670
FEI/EIN Number 300035472
Address: 15951 SW 41st Street, Davie, FL, 33331, US
Mail Address: 15951 SW 41st Street, Davie, FL, 33331, US
ZIP code: 33331
County: Broward
Place of Formation: FLORIDA

Agent

Name Role Address
BURGESS FREDERICK E Agent 15951 SW 41st Street, Davie, FL, 33331

President

Name Role Address
BURGESS FREDERICK President 15951 SW 41st Street, Davie, FL, 33331

Director

Name Role Address
BURGESS FREDERICK Director 15951 SW 41st Street, Davie, FL, 33331

Court Cases

Title Case Number Docket Date Status
THE BURGESS LAW FIRM, P.A. and FREDERICK BURGESS VS JBJ INVESTMENT OF S. FLORIDA, INC., ET AL 4D2016-3974 2016-11-28 Closed
Classification NOA Final - Circuit Civil - Other
Court 4th District Court of Appeal
Originating Court Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County
14-024230 (02)

Parties

Name FREDERICK BURGESS
Role Appellant
Status Active
Name THE BURGESS LAW FIRM, P.A.
Role Appellant
Status Active
Representations MELINDA S. THORNTON, Kathryn L. Ender
Name SOUTHERN TITLE GROUP, INC.
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name JBJ INVESTMENT OF S. FLORIDA, INC.
Role Appellee
Status Active
Representations Peter Sobota
Name Hon. John B. Bowman
Role Judge/Judicial Officer
Status Active
Name Clerk - Broward
Role Lower Tribunal Clerk
Status Active

Docket Entries

Docket Date 2018-07-27
Type Mandate
Subtype Mandate
Description Mandate
Docket Date 2018-07-27
Type Misc. Events
Subtype West Publishing
Description West Publishing
Docket Date 2018-07-05
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion For Attorney's Fees
Description Order Granting Attorney Fees-Offer Judg. ~ ORDERED that the appellee/cross-appellants' September 15, 2017 motion for appellate attorneys' fees is granted conditioned on the trial court determining that appellee/cross-appellants are entitled to fees under section 768.79, Florida Statutes (2017) and, if so, setting the amount of the attorney's fees to be awarded for this appellate case. If a motion for rehearing is filed in this court, then services rendered in connection with the motion, including, but not limited to, preparation of a responsive pleading, shall be taken into account in computing the amount of the fee.
Docket Date 2018-07-05
Type Disposition by Opinion
Subtype Reversed
Description Reversed - Authored Opinion
Docket Date 2018-01-18
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Cross-Reply Brief
Description Order Granting EOT for Cross-Reply Brief ~ ORDERED that appellee's January 15, 2018 motion for extension of time is granted, and appellee shall file the cross-reply brief and serve it upon opposing counsel within ten (10) days from the date of this order. In addition, if the cross-reply brief is served after the time provided for in this order, it may be stricken.
Docket Date 2017-11-14
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Reply Brief
Description ORD-Reply Brief to be Served ~ ORDERED that appellant/cross-appellee's November 1, 2017 motion for extension of time to serve the reply/cross-answer brief is granted, and appellant/cross-appellee shall serve the brief by November 29, 2017. Failure to do so may foreclose the opportunity to file an answer brief or result in the brief being stricken, or the court in its discretion may impose other sanctions. No further extensions will be granted absent a detailed explanation for why the brief has not yet been filed and a showing of extraordinary circumstances where, if a further extension is not granted, irreparable and material harm will result to the litigant.
Docket Date 2017-10-16
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Reply Brief
Description Order Granting EOT for Appellant's Reply Brief ~ ORDERED that appellant's October 3, 2017 motion for extension of time is granted, and appellant shall serve the reply/cross-answer brief by October 30, 2017. In addition, appellant is notified that the failure to serve the brief within the time provided herein may foreclose appellant's right to file a brief or otherwise participate in this appeal.
Docket Date 2017-08-30
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Reply Brief
Description Order Granting EOT for Appellant's Reply Brief ~ ORDERED that appellant's August 29, 2017 motion for extension of time is granted, and appellant shall serve the reply/cross-answer brief on or before September 29, 2017. In addition, if the reply brief is served after the time provided for in this order, it may be stricken.
Docket Date 2017-05-12
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion to Supplement Record & EOT/Toll Briefing
Description Ord-Supplement ROA & Toll Time for Brief ~ ORDERED that appellees’ (The Burgess Law Firm, P.A., and Frederick Burgess) May 9, 2017 motion to supplement the record and toll time to serve answer brief is granted. The material requested in the motion shall be included in the record on appeal. The clerk of the lower tribunal shall prepare and file the supplemental material in this court within twenty (20) days from the date of this order. Appellees shall monitor the supplementation process; further,ORDERED that the time for filing appellees’ answer brief is tolled until thirty (30) days after the supplemental record is received.
Docket Date 2017-02-10
Type Record
Subtype Supplemental Record
Description Supplemental Records
Docket Date 2017-01-20
Type Record
Subtype Record on Appeal
Description Received Records
Docket Date 2017-01-09
Type Brief
Subtype Initial Brief
Description Initial Brief on Merits
Docket Date 2016-12-28
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion to Consolidate
Description ORD-Granting Consolidation ~ ORDERED that Frederick Burgess and the Burgess Law Firm, P.A.'s (collectively, "Burgess") December 19, 2016 motion to consolidate is granted, and case numbers 4D16-1925 and 4D16-3974 are now consolidated for all purposes and shall proceed under case number 4D16-1925, and 4D16-3974 shall be treated as cross-appeal for record and briefing purposes. Further,ORDERED that appellant JBJ Investments of South Florida, Inc.'s ("JBJ") December 16, 2016 motion for extension of time is granted in part. JBJ shall serve the initial brief within ten (10) days from the date of this order. In addition, if the initial brief is not served within the time provided for in this order, this case will be subject to dismissal or the court in its discretion may impose other sanctions. JBJ is advised that no further extensions will be granted absent a detailed explanation for why the initial brief has not yet been filed and a showing of extraordinary circumstances where, if a further extension is not granted, irreparable and material harm will result to the litigant. Further,ORDERED that Burgess shall submit designations to the clerk of the lower tribunal within twenty (20) days from the date of this order. The clerk of the lower tribunal shall prepare and file the supplemental material in this court within twenty (20) days from the date the designations to the clerk are filed with the clerk of the lower tribunal. Burgess shall file is answer/cross-initial brief within thirty (30) days from the date on which the supplemental record is filed in this court.
Docket Date 2016-12-19
Type Motions Other
Subtype Motion To Consolidate
Description Motion To Consolidate
On Behalf Of THE BURGESS LAW FIRM, P.A.
Docket Date 2016-11-30
Type Order
Subtype Order on Filing Fee
Description ORD-Pay Filing Fee-Civil Appeal ~ The jurisdiction of this court was invoked by filing of a Notice of Appeal in the lower tribunal. The $300.00 filing fee, or a circuit court clerk's determination of indigent status, did not accompany the Notice of Appeal as required in Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.110(b) and 9.140(a). The filing fee is due and payable at the time of filing REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE APPEAL IS LATER DISMISSED VOLUNTARILY OR ADVERSELY.ORDERED that appellant shall pay the $300.00 filing fee or file the circuit court clerk's determination of indigent status in this court within ten (10) days from the date of this order. Failure to comply within the time prescribed will result in dismissal of this cause and may result in the court sanctioning of any party, or the party's attorney, who has not paid the filing fee. The attorney filing the Notice of Appeal has a duty to tender the filing fee to the appellate court when the appeal is initiated. See In Re Payment of Filing Fees, 744 So. 2d 1025 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997). Failure of the attorney to pay will result in referral to the Department of Financial Services for collection.**NOTE: This order does not toll the time for filing any pleadings necessary to prosecute this appeal and no extensions of time will be entertained. Once the fee is paid, it is not refundable. Except for dismissal, this court will take no action in this appeal until the filing fee is paid or until a circuit court clerk's determination of indigent status is filed.
Docket Date 2016-11-30
Type Letter
Subtype Acknowledgment Letter
Description Acknowledgment Letter
Docket Date 2016-11-28
Type Misc. Events
Subtype Fee Status
Description A3:Paid In Full - $300
Docket Date 2016-11-28
Type Notice
Subtype Notice of Appeal
Description Notice of Appeal Filed
On Behalf Of THE BURGESS LAW FIRM, P.A.
JBJ INVESTMENT OF S. FLORIDA, INC., VS SOUTHERN TITLE GROUP, INC., ET AL. 4D2016-1925 2016-06-08 Closed
Classification NOA Final - Circuit Civil - Other
Court 4th District Court of Appeal
Originating Court Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County
CACE14024230 (02)

Parties

Name JBJ INVESTMENT OF S. FLORIDA, INC.
Role Appellant
Status Active
Representations Robin Felicity Hazel
Name SOUTHERN TITLE GROUP, INC.
Role Appellee
Status Active
Representations Cody German, MELINDA S. THORNTON, Kathryn L. Ender, Scott A. Cole, Martyn W.D. Verster
Name FREDERICK BURGESS
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name THE BURGESS LAW FIRM, P.A.
Role Appellee
Status Active
Name Hon. John B. Bowman
Role Judge/Judicial Officer
Status Active
Name Clerk - Broward
Role Lower Tribunal Clerk
Status Active

Docket Entries

Docket Date 2018-07-27
Type Mandate
Subtype Mandate
Description Mandate
Docket Date 2018-07-27
Type Misc. Events
Subtype West Publishing
Description West Publishing
Docket Date 2018-07-05
Type Disposition by Opinion
Subtype Reversed
Description Reversed - Authored Opinion
Docket Date 2018-07-05
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion For Attorney's Fees
Description Order Granting Attorney Fees-Offer Judg. ~ ORDERED that the appellee/cross-appellants' September 15, 2017 motion for appellate attorneys' fees is granted conditioned on the trial court determining that appellee/cross-appellants are entitled to fees under section 768.79, Florida Statutes (2017) and, if so, setting the amount of the attorney's fees to be awarded for this appellate case. If a motion for rehearing is filed in this court, then services rendered in connection with the motion, including, but not limited to, preparation of a responsive pleading, shall be taken into account in computing the amount of the fee.
Docket Date 2018-01-26
Type Brief
Subtype Cross-Reply Brief
Description Appellee/Cross-Appellant's Reply Brief
On Behalf Of SOUTHERN TITLE GROUP, INC.
Docket Date 2016-12-16
Type Motions Extensions
Subtype Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Initial Brief
Description Mot. for Extension of time to file Initial Brief
On Behalf Of JBJ INVESTMENT OF S. FLORIDA, INC.
Docket Date 2018-01-18
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Cross-Reply Brief
Description Order Granting EOT for Cross-Reply Brief ~ ORDERED that appellee's January 15, 2018 motion for extension of time is granted, and appellee shall file the cross-reply brief and serve it upon opposing counsel within ten (10) days from the date of this order. In addition, if the cross-reply brief is served after the time provided for in this order, it may be stricken.
Docket Date 2018-01-15
Type Motions Extensions
Subtype Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Cross-Reply Brief
Description Motion Extension of Time To File Cross Reply Brief
On Behalf Of SOUTHERN TITLE GROUP, INC.
Docket Date 2018-01-05
Type Notice
Subtype Notice of Agreed Extension of Time - Cross-Reply Brief
Description Notice of Agreed Extension - Cross-Reply Brief ~ TO 1/16/18
On Behalf Of SOUTHERN TITLE GROUP, INC.
Docket Date 2017-12-19
Type Notice
Subtype Notice of Agreed Extension of Time - Cross-Reply Brief
Description Notice of Agreed Extension - Cross-Reply Brief ~ TO 1/05/18
On Behalf Of SOUTHERN TITLE GROUP, INC.
Docket Date 2017-11-29
Type Brief
Subtype Reply Brief
Description Appellant's Reply Brief ~ /CROSS-ANSWER BRIEF
On Behalf Of JBJ INVESTMENT OF S. FLORIDA, INC.
Docket Date 2017-11-14
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Reply Brief
Description ORD-Reply Brief to be Served ~ ORDERED that appellant/cross-appellee's November 1, 2017 motion for extension of time to serve the reply/cross-answer brief is granted, and appellant/cross-appellee shall serve the brief by November 29, 2017. Failure to do so may foreclose the opportunity to file an answer brief or result in the brief being stricken, or the court in its discretion may impose other sanctions. No further extensions will be granted absent a detailed explanation for why the brief has not yet been filed and a showing of extraordinary circumstances where, if a further extension is not granted, irreparable and material harm will result to the litigant.
Docket Date 2017-11-01
Type Motions Extensions
Subtype Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Reply Brief
Description Mot. for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief
On Behalf Of JBJ INVESTMENT OF S. FLORIDA, INC.
Docket Date 2017-10-16
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Reply Brief
Description Order Granting EOT for Appellant's Reply Brief ~ ORDERED that appellant's October 3, 2017 motion for extension of time is granted, and appellant shall serve the reply/cross-answer brief by October 30, 2017. In addition, appellant is notified that the failure to serve the brief within the time provided herein may foreclose appellant's right to file a brief or otherwise participate in this appeal.
Docket Date 2017-10-03
Type Motions Extensions
Subtype Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Reply Brief
Description Mot. for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief ~ /ANSWER BRIEF ON CROSS APPEAL (AMENDED)
On Behalf Of JBJ INVESTMENT OF S. FLORIDA, INC.
Docket Date 2017-09-29
Type Motions Extensions
Subtype Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Reply Brief
Description Mot. for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief ~ /ANSWER BRIEF ON CROSS APPEAL ***SEE AMENDED FILED10/03/17***
On Behalf Of JBJ INVESTMENT OF S. FLORIDA, INC.
Docket Date 2017-09-15
Type Motions Relating to Attorney Fees/Costs
Subtype Motion For Attorney's Fees
Description Motion For Attorney's Fees
On Behalf Of SOUTHERN TITLE GROUP, INC.
Docket Date 2017-08-30
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Reply Brief
Description Order Granting EOT for Appellant's Reply Brief ~ ORDERED that appellant's August 29, 2017 motion for extension of time is granted, and appellant shall serve the reply/cross-answer brief on or before September 29, 2017. In addition, if the reply brief is served after the time provided for in this order, it may be stricken.
Docket Date 2017-08-29
Type Motions Extensions
Subtype Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Reply Brief
Description Mot. for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief ~ /ANSWER BRIEF ON CROSS APPEAL
On Behalf Of JBJ INVESTMENT OF S. FLORIDA, INC.
Docket Date 2017-07-28
Type Notice
Subtype Notice of Agreed Extension of Time - Reply Brief
Description Notice of Agreed Extension - Reply Brief ~ /ANSWER BRIEF ON CROSS-APPEAL (30 DAYS TO 8/30/17)
On Behalf Of JBJ INVESTMENT OF S. FLORIDA, INC.
Docket Date 2017-07-05
Type Brief
Subtype Answer Brief
Description Appellee's Answer Brief
On Behalf Of SOUTHERN TITLE GROUP, INC.
Docket Date 2017-06-01
Type Record
Subtype Supplemental Record
Description Supplemental Records ~ 475 PAGES
Docket Date 2017-05-12
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion to Supplement Record & EOT/Toll Briefing
Description Ord-Supplement ROA & Toll Time for Brief ~ ORDERED that appellees’ (The Burgess Law Firm, P.A., and Frederick Burgess) May 9, 2017 motion to supplement the record and toll time to serve answer brief is granted. The material requested in the motion shall be included in the record on appeal. The clerk of the lower tribunal shall prepare and file the supplemental material in this court within twenty (20) days from the date of this order. Appellees shall monitor the supplementation process; further,ORDERED that the time for filing appellees’ answer brief is tolled until thirty (30) days after the supplemental record is received.
Docket Date 2017-05-09
Type Motions Relating to Records
Subtype Motion to Supplement Record & EOT/Toll Briefing
Description Mot. file supp'l ROA & toll time
On Behalf Of SOUTHERN TITLE GROUP, INC.
Docket Date 2017-04-05
Type Notice
Subtype Notice of Agreed Extension of Time - Answer Brief
Description Notice of Agreed Extension - Answer Brief ~ 30 DAYS TO 5/12/17
On Behalf Of SOUTHERN TITLE GROUP, INC.
Docket Date 2017-02-16
Type Notice
Subtype Notice of Agreed Extension of Time - Answer Brief
Description Notice of Agreed Extension - Answer Brief ~ 30 DAYS TO 4/12/17
On Behalf Of SOUTHERN TITLE GROUP, INC.
Docket Date 2017-02-10
Type Record
Subtype Supplemental Record
Description Supplemental Records ~ (163 PAGES)
Docket Date 2017-01-20
Type Record
Subtype Record on Appeal
Description Received Records ~ (24 PAGES)
Docket Date 2017-01-09
Type Brief
Subtype Initial Brief
Description Initial Brief on Merits
On Behalf Of JBJ INVESTMENT OF S. FLORIDA, INC.
Docket Date 2016-12-28
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion to Consolidate
Description ORD-Granting Consolidation ~ ORDERED that Frederick Burgess and the Burgess Law Firm, P.A.'s (collectively, "Burgess") December 19, 2016 motion to consolidate is granted, and case numbers 4D16-1925 and 4D16-3974 are now consolidated for all purposes and shall proceed under case number 4D16-1925, and 4D16-3974 shall be treated as cross-appeal for record and briefing purposes. Further,ORDERED that appellant JBJ Investments of South Florida, Inc.'s ("JBJ") December 16, 2016 motion for extension of time is granted in part. JBJ shall serve the initial brief within ten (10) days from the date of this order. In addition, if the initial brief is not served within the time provided for in this order, this case will be subject to dismissal or the court in its discretion may impose other sanctions. JBJ is advised that no further extensions will be granted absent a detailed explanation for why the initial brief has not yet been filed and a showing of extraordinary circumstances where, if a further extension is not granted, irreparable and material harm will result to the litigant. Further,ORDERED that Burgess shall submit designations to the clerk of the lower tribunal within twenty (20) days from the date of this order. The clerk of the lower tribunal shall prepare and file the supplemental material in this court within twenty (20) days from the date the designations to the clerk are filed with the clerk of the lower tribunal. Burgess shall file is answer/cross-initial brief within thirty (30) days from the date on which the supplemental record is filed in this court.
Docket Date 2016-12-19
Type Motions Other
Subtype Motion To Consolidate
Description Motion To Consolidate
On Behalf Of SOUTHERN TITLE GROUP, INC.
Docket Date 2016-11-21
Type Order
Subtype Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Initial Brief
Description Order Granting EOT for Initial Brief ~ ORDERED that appellant's November 15, 2016 motion for extension of time is granted, and appellant shall serve the initial brief on or before December 16, 2016. In addition, if the initial brief is not served within the time provided for in this order, the above-styled case may be subject to dismissal or the court in its discretion may impose other sanctions.
Docket Date 2016-11-15
Type Motions Extensions
Subtype Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Initial Brief
Description Mot. for Extension of time to file Initial Brief
On Behalf Of JBJ INVESTMENT OF S. FLORIDA, INC.
Docket Date 2016-10-17
Type Notice
Subtype Notice of Agreed Extension of Time - Initial Brief
Description Notice of Agreed Extension - Initial Brief ~ 30 DAYS TO 11/16/16
On Behalf Of JBJ INVESTMENT OF S. FLORIDA, INC.
Docket Date 2016-10-11
Type Record
Subtype Record on Appeal
Description Received Records ~ 470 pages
Docket Date 2016-08-16
Type Notice
Subtype Notice of Agreed Extension of Time - Initial Brief
Description Notice of Agreed Extension - Initial Brief ~ 60 DAYS TO 10/17/16
On Behalf Of JBJ INVESTMENT OF S. FLORIDA, INC.
Docket Date 2016-07-06
Type Notice
Subtype Notice of Appearance
Description Notice of Appearance ~ & DESIGNATION OF EMAIL ADDRESS
On Behalf Of SOUTHERN TITLE GROUP, INC.
Docket Date 2016-06-09
Type Order
Subtype Order on Filing Fee
Description ORD-Pay Filing Fee-Civil Appeal ~ The jurisdiction of this court was invoked by filing of a Notice of Appeal in the lower tribunal. The $300.00 filing fee, or a circuit court clerk's determination of indigent status, did not accompany the Notice of Appeal as required in Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.110(b) and 9.140(a). The filing fee is due and payable at the time of filing REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE APPEAL IS LATER DISMISSED VOLUNTARILY OR ADVERSELY.ORDERED that appellant shall pay the $300.00 filing fee or file the circuit court clerk's determination of indigent status in this court within ten (10) days from the date of this order. Failure to comply within the time prescribed will result in dismissal of this cause and may result in the court sanctioning of any party, or the party's attorney, who has not paid the filing fee. The attorney filing the Notice of Appeal has a duty to tender the filing fee to the appellate court when the appeal is initiated. See In Re Payment of Filing Fees, 744 So. 2d 1025 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997). Failure of the attorney to pay will result in referral to the Department of Financial Services for collection.**NOTE: This order does not toll the time for filing any pleadings necessary to prosecute this appeal and no extensions of time will be entertained. Once the fee is paid, it is not refundable. Except for dismissal, this court will take no action in this appeal until the filing fee is paid or until a circuit court clerk's determination of indigent status is filed.
Docket Date 2016-06-09
Type Letter
Subtype Acknowledgment Letter
Description Acknowledgment Letter
Docket Date 2016-06-08
Type Misc. Events
Subtype Fee Status
Description A3:Paid In Full - $300
Docket Date 2016-06-08
Type Notice
Subtype Notice of Appeal
Description Notice of Appeal Filed
On Behalf Of JBJ INVESTMENT OF S. FLORIDA, INC.

Date of last update: 01 Jan 2025

Sources: Florida Department of State