On Saturday, 11 December 2010 thousands gathered in Fort Myers' Centennial Park to walk to raise support and awareness for cardiovascular disease, the number one killer of all Americans. Phoenix Law had the honor of sponsoring the American Heart Association for the Lee County 2010 Heart Walk!

24 September 2009 Phoenix, Pagidipati & File PLLC joined the ranks of few of the nations most elite law firms!

"Primerus is an international network of top-rated, independent, law firms that have earned the right to display the Primerus seal of quality. Candidates for membership must have the maximum AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, the peer review rating source that lawyers use to find other lawyers. Further, a law firm must submit to a rigorous evaluation which includes candid assessments from judges, fellow attorneys, current and former clients, bar associations, and malpractice insurance carriers...Primerus firms are audited annually to ensure that they continue to be the "best of the best," year after year."

http://www.primerus.com/

On 22 December 2009 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Court unanimously ruled in favor of Apellant Sarah E. Baker and reversed both the lower court in a published opinion! A small percentage of cases are reversed. Charles PT Phoenix was lead counsel.

Case Cite: 590 F.3d 1261, 2009 WL 4912122 (C.A.11 (Fla.)), Bankr. L. Rep. P 81,654, 48 Employee Benefits Cas. 1543, Pens. Plan Guide (CCH) P 24006I, 22 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C 333

The Fort Myers based News Press recently interviewed Chuck Phoenix in an article regarding the severe increase of bankruptcy filings for Southwest Florida in the past year. The article entitled "Thousands of Lee County Bankruptcies Flood Courts" was published on 20 December 2009.

http://www.news-press.com/article/20091220/BUSINESS/91219024/1075/Thousands-of-Lee-County--bankruptcies-flood-courts

Wink News interviewed Chuck Phoenix for a news piece on loan remodifications and bankruptcy in Southwest Florida. The piece discusses the number of people turning to bankruptcy as a result of lenders unwilling to modify home loans. The news piece aired on 05 October 2009.

http://www.winknews.com/news/local/63574182.html

The National Business Institute has selected Charles PT Phoenix, Esq. of Phoenix, Pagidipati & File PLLC to speak at their upcoming seminar this November on the ins and outs of bankruptcy. The Nuts & Bolts of Bankruptcy is now currently available for advanced purchase on audio CD and as a course book.

http://www.nbi-sems.com/Details.aspx/Nuts-and-Bolts-of-Bankruptcy-Law/Audio-CD-Course-Book-CD-ROM-/R-51177CDRA|?NavigationDataSource1=Rpp:25,Ro:25,Nrc:id-3-dynrank-disabled|id-14-dyncount-500-dynorder-dynamic,Nra:pEventDate%2bpEventStartTime%2bStates%2bCredits%2bScope+of+Content%2bpLocationCity%2bpDescription%2bpProductId%2bpProductDescription%2bProductCode+%28HIDDEN%29%2bpAdditionalFormats%2bDivision,N:305-63825-4294964676-27

The firm came together to collect Teddy Bears along with Leadership Lee County for the Children’s Advocacy Center in Fort Myers- it is a center that deals with children in their darkest hours. The Children’s Advocacy Center believes that a teddy bear provides much needed comfort to a child that is in that type of a situation and makes sure that every child that is brought to the center receives a brand new teddy bear.

Phoenix, Pagidipati & File PLLC has come together once again, to raise support for ACT of SWFL.

ACT (Abuse, Counseling and Treatment) is a shelter for abused and mistreated women and children of our area. They open their doors as a safe haven for women and kids and give them the comfort and support they need to stand strong again.

The Lee County Bar Association Technology Committee invited Chuck Phoenix to participate as a committee member to explore computer and other technology development affecting lawyers.

CBS affiliate WINK news aired Chuck Phoenix's bankruptcy interview April 25, 2008. Melissa Yeager reported.

Charles Phoenix, Esq. of Phoenix, Pagidipati & File PLLC has recently volunteered his time and energy to Coach the Sanibel-Captiva Little League, and has now taken on the position of Director of Clinics & Communications!

Charles Phoenix, Esq. has been appointed as a member of the Lee County Heart Walk Executive Cabinet for the 2011 calendar year!

Charles Phoenix, Esq. of Phoenix, Pagidipati & File PLLC was invited to speak at the National Business Institute ("NBI") seminar on 26 April 2011. This years conference spoke on "Protecting the Creditors Rights During Bankruptcy". This is the second year running that Mr. Phoenix has been asked to be a guest speaker.

http://www.nbi-sems.com/

Phoenix, Pagidipati & File PLLC has recently come together to help make the start of this school year at Michigan International Academy a little brighter! They recently collected together school supplies for one of the first grade classes at the school to help some of the children start out the school year with the necessities needed to start their educational journey.

Chuck Phoenix participated in the WINK news "Call to Action" program on foreclosures April 21, 2008. Viewers called a bank of 6 attorneys, including Chuck, to ask questions concerning foreclosures. The program was very popular. WINK is the Fort Myers CBS affiliate.

WINK News reporter Melissa Yeager interviewed Chuck Phoenix on 21 April 2008 regarding Florida foreclosure law. WINK News is a Fort Myers-based CBS affiliate.

The News-Press quoted Chuck Phoenix in its article "Victims of Lee bust opt for bankruptcy." The article focuses on the poor housing market forcing families into bankruptcy. The article published 23 Mar 08.

http://www.news-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080323/RE/80323018/1075&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL#pluckcomments

The Tampa Bay Business Journal quoted Chuck in an article about publicly-traded special purpose acquisition corporations based on his experience with a $450 million merger transaction in 2007. The article published March 14, 2008.

http://tampabay.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2008/03/17/story2.html?b=1205726400^1604740&surround=etf

LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell has recognized Chuck Phoenix with a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating. Chuck Phoenix was given a "BV" rating (the maximum rating a lawyer can receive who has been admitted to the bar from 5-9 years) from his peers, which means that he was deemed to have very high professional ethics and very high legal ability. Only lawyers with the highest ethical standards and exceptional qualifications receive a Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating.

Martindale-Hubbell’s exclusive Peer Review Lawyer Rating System evaluates attorneys and law firms in the U.S. and Canada with its independent peer review process. To establish a rating, Martindale-Hubbell sends confidential questionnaires to other lawyers and judges within the same geographic location and/or practice area as the attorney or law firm under evaluation. Martindale-Hubbell staff also participates in the review process by conducting personal interviews with members of the bar who may be able to shed some light on the credentials of a specific attorney or law firm. Information obtained during the interviews is then combined with the geographic surveys.

Opinions are solicited from peers with direct, professional knowledge of the lawyers under review. All of the review materials are strictly confidential, enabling participants to provide completely candid assessments of their colleagues. On average, Martindale-Hubbell contacts hundreds of thousands of attorneys each year to establish or confirm ratings. To ensure impartiality, no single law firm can submit more than two evaluations for a particular lawyer. The number of attorneys rated annually varies depending on how many meet the high standards in a given year.

The confidentiality, objectivity and complete independence of the ratings process is what has made it a unique and credible evaluation tool for members of the legal profession. The legal community values the accuracy of attorney ratings because they are determined by their peers – the people who are best suited to assess the legal ability and professional ethics of their colleagues.

“Martindale-Hubbell Ratings were created in 1887 as an objective tool that would attest to a lawyer or law firm’s ability and professional ethics, based on the confidential opinions of other lawyers and judges who have worked with the lawyers they are evaluating,” said Mike Walsh, senior vice president of large and national law firm markets at LexisNexis. “The Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings have remained the most prestigious and widely respected lawyer rating system in the world for the past 119 years.”

In this highly competitive environment for legal services, the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating is often one of the only means to differentiate lawyers who are otherwise very comparable in their credentials. This is important on a variety of levels – from the in-house counsel trying to determine which one of his outside law firms should be assigned a new matter to the private practice attorney seeking to refer a case to another lawyer with the appropriate expertise in a specific area of practice.

Indeed, a Martindale-Hubbell rating can be one of the most important criteria that lawyers and clients use to evaluate an attorney when retaining a lawyer, or simply researching the background of co-counsel or opposing counsel. When referring matters to colleagues with specific expertise or looking for counsel in another jurisdiction, lawyers want to have confidence in the individual attorney under consideration. By reviewing the ratings, they can be guided to an attorney with very high ethics as well as the appropriate level of professional experience.

Please join us in congratulating Chuck Phoenix on this exceptional recent accomplishment!

Jason File was admitted to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida in February 2008. Previously, he was admitted to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Please join us in congratulating him on this accomplishment!

Chuck Phoenix participated in his second HalfMoon LLC seminar entitled, "Florida Real Estate Title Issues," at the Embassy Suites Airport/Westshore in Tampa, Florida on November 9, 2006.

He led several discussions throughout the seminar. The first, "Understanding Easements,” explained the purpose of easements, easements as title exceptions, and insuring easements. His second discussion, "Using Title Insurance Endorsements," discussed survey, owner, lender, and special endorsements. Finally, his discussion, "Understanding Florida's Title Standards," reviewed the history and development of title standards, examining those standards, and current issues in the title industry.

Congratulations to Chuck on his continued success!

Chuck Phoenix was recently quoted by the Fort Myers News-Press regarding the Presidents recently passed Mortgage-Relief Bill.