Miami International Arbitration Society celebrates Arbitration Week Ava J. Borrasso of Borrasso Arbitration & DR, from the left, Richard Lorenzo, MIAS chair and regional managing partner – Americas of  Hogan Lovells, Don Hayden of Mark Migdal & Hayden, Sherman Humphrey, senior global practice manager for JAMS, and Bryan J. Brannon, regional relationship manager for Ciarb […]

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Be a Thankful Lawyer Jim Vickaryous Thanksgiving gives us all an opportunity to take time to think about what we appreciate. Recently, I welcomed my 30th year of being a lawyer. It got me thinking, what was going through the minds of my clients in my early years when they hired a young and unexperienced […]

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Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge James S. Moody, Jr. has sentenced Alexander Leszczynski to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for murder for hire and obstruction of justice. Leszczynski had pleaded guilty on June 6, 2023. Judge Moody ordered that Leszczynski’s sentence of 17 years and 6 months be served consecutive to […]

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Want to serve on a Florida Bar Committee? Preference forms will be available December 1 Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr. The annual committee preference form for Florida Bar members seeking appointment for the upcoming 2024-25 Bar year will be available on December 1 in your MyFloridaBar Member Portal at floridabar.org and are due no later than January […]

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Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Jose Santos Pardo (23, Homestead) with one count of possession with the intent to distribute over 40 grams of fentanyl and one count of possession of contraband by an inmate in prison. If convicted, Santos Pardo faces a minimum […]

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Legal Services Corporation provides $209,000 in technology grants to two Florida legal aid programs The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is awarding Technology Initiative Grants to Legal Services of North Florida (LSNF) and Bay Area Legal Services (BALS). LSNF is receiving two grants in the amounts of $141,347 and $35,000, which will fund an online appointment […]

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Jacksonville, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Olidier Roblero-Perez (34, Mexico) has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with transporting undocumented aliens for the purpose of furthering their illegal presence in the United States. If convicted, Roblero-Perez faces a maximum penalty of five years in federal prison. According to the […]

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House Justice Appropriations Subcommittee hears court spending request A House panel on Tuesday began weighing the FY 2024-25 judicial branch budget request, a list that includes $8 million to launch construction of a Sixth DCA courthouse. The money would pay for “Phase 1” construction, which includes such things as site acquisition and architectural and engineering […]

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Tampa, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the return of an indictment charging Octavio Nogueira Pessoa (31, Largo) with three counts of production, one count of distribution, one count of receipt, and one count of possession of child sex abuse material. If convicted, Pessoa faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in […]

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Bar seeks a public member to serve on its Board of Governors Continuing its practice of public involvement, The Florida Bar seeks a new nonlawyer to serve on its Board of Governors. Since 1987, two public members have served on the Bar’s 52-member governing board, after the Supreme Court approved the organization’s request to have […]

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