FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 8, 2021 – Tripp Scott today announced that Paul Lopez, COO of Tripp Scott, Norman Tripp, chairman emeritus of Tripp Scott, and Wilson Atkinson, Edward Curtis, and Dan Taylor, directors with the law firm, have made the “Top Lawyers” list in the 2020 edition of South Florida Legal Guide. In addition, Jeffrey Fauer and Ian Lis, directors with the firm, were named “Top Up and Comers”, and Tripp Scott was recognized as a “Top Law Firm” for its commitment to excellence in the legal field.
A Special Report by Tripp Scott's Tanya Bower
The $900 billion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (the Act) passed by Congress on Friday and signed by President Trump over the weekend provides for significant modifications to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). These modifications are favorable to businesses. The Act benefits both existing PPP borrowers and qualifying businesses that receive a second PPP Loan.
Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida’s Department of Education rightly have continued to urge, and require, all public schools to provide the choice of live in-person instruction for all students. Plenty of attention has been paid — correctly — to the public-health issues involved in opening public schools safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, but one aspect has been mostly overlooked: The question of keeping schools open, like other matters of educational opportunity, is also a civil-rights issue.
