Board workgroup to recommend how the Bar should approach the circuit consolidation study ‘This board has been asked to make a comment from various constituents. I’m going to set up a workgroup to give us a recommendation on whether we should give a comment, [and] what the comment should say’ The Board of Governors has […]

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Fort Myers, FL – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Carlos Tejeda (62, Cape Coral) to 16 years in federal prison, Juan Tejeda (35, Cape Coral) to 15 years in federal prison, and Pedro Pelaez (59, Cape Coral) to 6 years in federal prison for their roles in a large-scale credit card fraud […]

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Florida Bar News Briefs explores the YLD hurricane hotline and the new Appellate Case Information System The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including: The Young Lawyers Division opening its Disaster Legal Services Hotline, which answers legal questions for […]

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Ocala, Florida – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that Passion Lajodia Jackson (30, Ocala) has pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act. Jackson faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison and an order of forfeiture for at least […]

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WMU-Cooley Law School Tampa Bay campus welcomes its new students

WMU-Cooley Law School’s Tampa Bay campus welcomed its newest student class, Rooney Class, as the law school kicked off the 2023-2024 school year in lat…

South Florida networking events to highlight the roll out of Nota, the Bar’s new free trust accounting software The gatherings are set for Tuesday, September 12, in Coral Gables and Wednesday, September 13, in Ft. Lauderdale Two networking events in South Florida celebrating the launch of Nota — the Florida Bar’s new free member benefit […]

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Parties weigh in on proposal to expand the use of remote appearances for routine criminal matters A proposed court rule amendment that would promote greater use of remote technology in routine criminal proceedings has generated scores of comments. More than 50 responses were filed before a Supreme Court comment period expired September 5. Supporters include […]

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Stimulation hunger and its connection to the practice of mindfulness Have you ever held your breath and felt an overwhelming urge to take in air? In this month’s column, we’ll consider an interesting fact about the sensation referred to as “air hunger” and apply it to mind wandering and the discomfort or restlessness one might […]

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Bar program designed to resolve fee disputes quickly A little research, and an updated fee agreement, could spare clients and attorneys a lot of time and expense, assures veteran Ft. Lauderdale attorney Steven B. Lesser. “One of the most uncomfortable issues we deal with as lawyers is when we have a fee dispute with a […]

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Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Kristopher Justinboyer Ervin (43, Orange Park) to five years and eight months in federal prison and Matthew Raymond Hoover (39, Wisconsin) to five years in federal prison for conspiring to transfer and transferring unregistered machinegun conversion devices. Ervin additionally was sentenced for structuring cash […]

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