Florida Bar News – Mandi Clay of Three Thirteen Law Encourages Lawyers to Take Care of their Mental Health

Mandi Clay, a member of the Bar’s Standing Committee on Mental Health and Wellness of Florida Lawyers, stressed the importance of setting boundaries and having a good support system – not just in your circle of family and friends, but within your profession as well. Focusing on mental health and wellness for lawyers, WMU-Cooley Law…

Florida Bar News – Chief Justice Terminates COVID-19 Emergency Operational Measures Dealing with Remote Proceedings

New comprehensive rules governing remote conduct of court proceedings took effect October 1   Supreme Court Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz has issued an administrative order that marks another milestone in Florida’s COVID-19 pandemic recovery. In Re: Termination of Specified COVID-19 Emergency Operational Measures to Account for New Rules on Remote Conduct of Court Proceedings, AOSC-2251,…

Florida Bar News – If it Doesn’t Deal with the Law, Judges are Precluded from Serving on Executive and Legislative Branch Committees

Judges may not serve on or consult with executive or legislative branch policymaking committees or commissions unless they focus on the law, legal system, administration of justice, or independence of judiciary, according to the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee. The Supreme Court’s ethics committee issued Opinion 2022-10 August 30 responding to a judge who has been asked by…

[FLN – Podcast] – Episodes 1 and 2 are Now Ready – 08/09/22

  Greetings Everyone: Our FLN Team and I are very happy to announce that the next round of episodes of the FLN Podcast have now been released, and you can click on the link below to find the latest and greatest episodes. As you can imagine, I am getting very comfortable behind the mic, and…

[FLN – Podcast Updates] – Latest and Greatest – 07/28/22

  Greetings Everyone: Ok, this is getting very exciting. By now, many of you have already had a chance to listen to Episode Zero of the FLN – Podcast. If you still haven’t found it, you can click on the links in this email, to listen – learn and share with friends and colleagues. www.FLNPodcast.com…