Stories by John Severance on Florida Record

TALLAHASSEE — An appeals court recently handed a victory to the city of Tallahassee, rejecting a suit filed by a pair of guns-rights groups.

TITUSVILLE – Brevard County Clerk of Court Scott Ellis has waited more than three years for this.

SARASOTA – New College of Florida, a liberal arts college in Sarasota, has hired Michael Pierce as its general counsel

SAINT LEO – Florida voters support two different alternative energy proposals that will be on the ballot in August and November, according to the Saint Leo University Polling Institute.

ST. PETERSBURG – Florida Trend magazine recently released its 2016 Legal Elite list, and there was one firm that got more recognition than anybody else.

OCALA – At age 81, Landis Curry, a lifelong Ocala resident, is still practicing real estate law. Just last month, he was honored by the Florida Bar for 50 years of service.

MIAMI – The attorney for a Florida Keys couple accused of illegally buying and selling sharks said it’s possible a plea deal may be reached in a hearing before U.S. District Judge Jose E. Martinez on July 11.