With U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland calling on attorneys nationally to help tenants facing evictions, legal aid programs around Florida are bracing for an expected surge in eviction filings. Garland sent his letter, “To Members of the Legal Community,” on August 30, just four days after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling…
A potential client walks into your office to discuss hiring you in a case, but you don’t know much about the person. Now imagine having access to a statewide database of local court cases, updated every few hours, where you could in minutes see every case your potential client — or for that matter, the…
Florida lawyers may not use images or voices of celebrities in their advertisements because under Bar Rule 4-7.15(c) celebrity endorsements are considered manipulative or intrusive. But what if a lawyer were to use a movie or TV clip not as an endorsement but as an educational tool in a YouTube video to demonstrate the difference…
‘This legislation will improve the safety and autonomy of this vulnerable population’ Florida is the first state to statutorily recognize eldercaring, a court-ordered dispute resolution process for aging persons and their families that promotes respect for the voices, autonomy, and safety of older adults. Sen. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala, and Rep. Brett Hage, R-The Villages, sponsored…
APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR 13 FLORIDA BAR BOARD CERTIFICATION AREAS IS AUGUST 31 (Click Image for Original Article) The Florida Bar members interested in board certification must have applications postmarked by August 31 for 13 of Florida’s 27 legal specialization areas. Applications are available on The Florida Bar website at FloridaBar.org/certification for the following specialties: Admiralty…
(Click Image for Original Article) The Florida Bar has issued a call for nominations for the annual pro bono service awards, which honor lawyers, judges, law firms and associations that have contributed extraordinary pro bono service. The deadline for most nominations is October 8. Pro bono publico means “for the public good,” and pro bono…
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