Atlantic Coast Conservancy first land trust to nab FAA approval for conservation-related drone use
With a little legal help from Mobile’s own Hand Arendall LLC, the Atlantic Coast Conservancy Inc. became on May 11 the first nonprofit land trust to obtain Federal Aviation Administration approval for drone use to aid conservation operations. Hand Arendall’s Neil Johnston and Carolyne Jones represented the Jasper, Ga.-based conservancy […]
Congratulations Roger Bates
On December 10, 2019, Roger Bates was appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) during its annual meeting in Houston, Texas. SACSCOC is the accrediting commission for institutions of higher education in 11 states, including Alabama, […]
John Townsend Joins Hand Arendall Harrison Sale LLC
Destin, Florida – (November 19, 2019) -Board Certified Attorney John P. Townsend has joined Hand Arendall Harrison Sale. He is certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law by the Florida Bar. Townsend has practiced in Community Association and Planned Development Law, Civil Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law in […]
New Overtime Exemption Thresholds
DOL Issues Final Overtime Rule On September 24, 2019, the United States Department of Labor issued the long-awaited Final Rule updating the earnings thresholds necessary to exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Act’s (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime pay requirements. The Final Rule includes the […]
Hand Arendall Harrison Sale Mourns the Loss of Jack Edwards
Jack Edwards was a member of the law firm of Hand Arendall Harrison Sale LLC in Mobile, Alabama. After twenty years in the U.S. House of Representatives he voluntarily retired from Congress in 1985 to return to the practice of law. Mr. Edwards had a unique and distinguished career […]