Orlando, Florida – Senior United States District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. has sentenced Jeziah Guagno (24, Boynton Beach) to 37 months in federal prison for mailing threatening communications to a federal judge. Guagno had pleaded guilty on October 10, 2023. According to court documents, in May 2021, a federal judge in the Middle District […]

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Orlando’s Jamie Billotte Moses honored with Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award Jamie Billotte Moses Jamie Billotte Moses, a pro bono volunteer through the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association (LASOCBA) for more than 25 years, is the recipient of the 2024 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award, the Supreme Court’s highest […]

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Twenty-one to receive Florida Bar Pro Bono Service Award in Supreme Court ceremony January 18 Florida lawyers provided more than 1.5 million hours of pro bono services to those in need and $7.5 million to legal aid organizations during the last reporting period The Florida Bar will recognize 21 lawyers for their work on behalf […]

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Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Michael Buck Brockway (40, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to using the internet and his cellphone to attempt to entice a 13-year-old child to engage in sexual activity. Brockway faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, up to life, in prison as well as […]

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Orlando, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest and filing of a criminal complaint charging James Warren Finnister (47, Detroit, MI) with interfering with flight crew members and assaulting a flight attendant on an aircraft in the United States. If convicted, Finnister faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal […]

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A Mindfulness Holiday Gift: The Present Moment Pivot The holiday season and the New Year offer lawyers opportunities to reflect and take stock, to grow and heal, and to make meaningful changes in our lives. Rarely though do such opportunities surface without confronting a few obstacles along the way. Some obstacles are practical considerations that […]

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Annual Convention Committee seeks Presidential Showcase submissions With the 2024 Annual Florida Bar Convention just six months away, the Annual Convention Committee is now accepting proposals from Bar sections and committees to designate their CLE programs as Presidential Showcase events. But time is running out as the application period ends January 5. “President Scott Westheimer […]

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At FAMU College of Law, women outnumber men 2-to-1 FAMU is one of five universities in the United States where there are twice as many women attending than men Florida A&M University was among five law schools in the country in 2022 where the number of enrolled women was double the number of enrolled men, […]

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Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Baruch Roche II (33, Tampa) with one count of attempted possession of a firearm in a federal facility. If convicted, Roche faces a maximum penalty of one year in federal prison. The indictment also notifies Roche that the United […]

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Florida Free Legal Answers ranks second among states participating in the ABA’s free legal advice program There are 1,106 volunteer Florida attorneys offering free counsel through the virtual clinic Florida ranks second among states offering free legal advice through the American Bar Association’s virtual clinic, Free Legal Answers, according to the latest ABA profile of […]

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