In the movie “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation,” the main character covers his house in holiday lights. He strings up so many lights that the effort makes his electrical output meter go bananas and the effect of the lights basically blinds his neighbors. Just like any other American does, the […]

    Government officials, city planners, business owners and residents all have a stake in ensuring a city or community remains a place where people want to live, work and visit. Zoning regulations, restrictions and laws play a major role in helping ensure development within cities and communities adheres to […]

PENSACOLA, Fla. (June 2017) – McDonald Fleming Moorhead is proud to announce that Stephen Moorhead was selected as a 2017 Super Lawyers (real estate) and Kathlyn White (estate planning and probate) was selected as a 2017 Super Lawyers Rising Star. Stephen Moorhead has received recognition as a Super Lawyer for […]

In a recent Florida district court case[1], the Court held that the circuit court had judicial power to review the county planning board’s denial of a land owner’s application to vacate a plat. In this case, the landowner (“Blair Nurseries”) sought to vacate a subdivision plat in order to use […]

Do you know your neighbor? Not the person who owns the property or unit next to you, but the person or people staying there tonight? Here in the Panhandle, and along our beautiful beaches in particular, there’s a not insignificant chance that the current occupants of any given property are […]

Congratulations to Ed Fleming, Todd Harris, Tanya Vaughn, and Debbie Lepinay for your work with the ongoing appeal with the Fish House! As Ed Fleming was quoted in this article, “With law and sports, it’s not over until it’s over”. Click below to read the article published in the Pensacola […]

Commercial real estate development and construction is a powerful economic engine propelling employment and growth here in Pensacola, throughout Florida, and across the country. In fact, a recent study found that development and construction in Florida’s commercial real estate sector was among the top five in the nation. If you […]

Even the most mutually advantageous Florida real estate transaction can fall apart before closing. A seller may have failed to satisfy a necessary contingency or otherwise defaulted under the sales contract. A buyer may have failed to meet its obligations under the contact, triggering the seller’s right to terminate. Even […]