Jennifer Diaz The Florida Bar’s Board of Legal Specialization & Education recognized Jennifer Diaz at the Annual Convention for promoting board certification in international law. The award recognizes excellence and creativity by a Florida Bar board certified lawyer in advancing the public’s knowledge of, and reputation for, legal board certification. Diaz is a South Florida…
Rep. Jackie Toledo Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a measure that expands a grandparent’s right to petition for visitation, but only in tragic circumstances. DeSantis signed HB 1119 by Rep. Jackie Toledo, R-Tampa, on June 24. It cleared the Senate 37-0 on March 9. The House approved it 112-3 on February 24. The…
Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed a measure that would have let businesses sue a local government if a new ordinance reduced profits by 15% or more. Dubbed the “Local Business Protection Act,” SB 620 by Sen. Travis Hutson, R-Palm Coast, cleared the Senate 22-14 on January 27. It cleared the House 69-45 on March 9.…
Sen. Jim Boyd Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a measure designed to crack down on what Attorney General Ashley Moody calls “organized retail crime.” DeSantis on June 17 signed SB 1534 by Sen. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton. Rep. Chuck Clemmons, R-Jonesville, sponsored the companion, HB 1511. Under the measure, a perpetrator who…
Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bipartisan measure designed to speed the delivery of protective orders to law enforcement. The measure, HB 905 by Rep. Elizabeth Fetterhoff, R-DeLand, would require all law enforcement agencies to accept domestic violence injunctions via email. The House voted 112-1 to approve it on March 2. Two days later, the…
Andrew Sasso A Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section committee is considering a proposal to scrub so-called “Z” words — “zeal,” “zealous,” and “zealously,” — from the Bar rule book. “It’s not just the legal profession, people in general relate someone who is ‘zealous’ to someone who is a zealot,” said RPPTL…
The Florida Supreme Court has amended Bar rules to permit not-for-profit legal service providers to organize as a corporation and to permit nonlawyers to serve on the boards of directors of not-for-profit legal service providers. The court, on its own motion, amended Rule 4-5.4 (Professional Independence of a Lawyer) June 2 in Case No. SC22-607, as…
Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that gives businesses limited protections from lawsuits, but only during a declared state of emergency. SB 542 by Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez, R-Doral, is titled “Evidentiary Standards for Actions Arising During an Emergency.” Rep. Lauren Melo, R-Naples, sponsored the companion, HB 411. The legislation protects businesses…
Kayla Bokzam, Maggie Marquart, Megan Norris, Ashley Rahaim & Alyssa Vincent The editors-in-chief of all five law reviews at Miami Law are women for the first time. “It is a testament of how our times are changing as more and more women are breaking the…
With rents on the rise in Pinellas County, Gulfcoast Legal Services (GLS) has joined a group of legal aid providers to spread awareness about tenant rights and resources. For tenants who are out of the service area or cannot utilize local legal aids, partner Jacksonville Area Legal Aid has created an online form-builder that…
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