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Chase Stoecker Honored at Florida Legal Awards
Read Time: 2 minsMcGlinchey Stafford is pleased to announce that Member Charles “Chase” Stoecker (Fort Lauderdale) will be honored at the ALM/Daily Business Review’s Florida Legal Awards with the On the Rise (Small/Midsize Firm) award. Honorees will be recognized at an awards dinner on April 4, 2024.
“Congratulations to Chase on this well-deserved recognition,” said Kerry Ann Cummings, Managing Member of McGlinchey’s Fort Lauderdale office. “Since joining McGlinchey, he has expanded his skillset across new practice areas and industries. He is a talented advocate whose dedication and energy both serve his clients and represent our firm well.”
Chase is a versatile attorney whose practice spans labor and employment and litigation counsel with a particular focus on the Cannabis and Financial Services industries. In his employment practice, Chase drafts and advises on documentation such as employee handbooks, compensation, and non-compete agreements and represents clients in litigation. In his broad commercial litigation practice, Chase works with clients in business disputes, from breach of contract actions to property management and premises liability. He also represents financial institutions in contested mortgage foreclosure actions (both commercial and residential) and defends actions involving consumer protection statutes.
Chase’s cannabis industry clients include staffing companies, payment processors, insurance companies, farm equipment manufacturers, transportation companies, and grow licensees. In addition to his legal work in this space, Chase has conducted several presentations throughout the country related to cannabis law and he has published multiple articles in various publications.
Chase is the current Membership Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) ‘s Cannabis Law and Policy General Committee. Since 2018, he has been named to Florida Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list in areas including Banking, Appellate, Employment and labor: employer, and Business/Corporate. He has had articles published in the American Bar Association’s Business Law Today, The Legal Intelligencer, and Law.com’s Mid-Market Report.
The Daily Business Review hosts its annual Professional Excellence Awards to recognize distinguished members of the Florida legal community in assorted areas of the law. The awards are aimed at honoring the best the profession has to offer and those individuals and organizations who are taking the industry to the next level.