Annual Florida Bar Convention kicks off in Orlando The theme of this year’s convention, ‘The Power of Us – Collaborating for Tomorrow,’ emphasizes the importance of cooperation among Florida lawyers in shaping the future Roland Sanchez-Medina The installation of Miami’s Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr., as The Florida Bar’s 76th president and West Palm Beach’s Rosalyn Sia […]

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Federal Jury Finds Nevada Man Guilty Of Conspiring To Distribute And Possessing With The Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine
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Chief Justice Muñiz to join 84 ‘Counsel to Counsel’ mentors and mentees at convention Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz will attend the first “Counsel to Counsel” graduation reception, a sign of the new Florida Bar mentoring program’s unique promise, and the Supreme Court’s determination to promote professionalism. Justice Muniz Muñiz will join 84 mentors and mentees, […]

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Valrico Man Sentenced For Role In Aiding In The Preparation Of False Tax Return
Originally published at https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/valrico-man-sentenced-role-aiding-preparation-false-tax-returnThe post Valrico Man Sentenced For Role In Aiding…

Florida Bar News Briefs is on the air! 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: Lawyers and complainants in Florida Bar discipline proceedings being limited to a single, 10-day extension – absent unusual circumstances — under a new […]

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A number of bills of interest to the profession sent to the governor, including the rewrite of the Baker and Marchman acts Gov. Ron DeSantis will soon decide the fate of a $50 million proposal to reform Florida’s Baker and Marchman acts, the laws that govern the involuntary commitment of people with mental health and […]

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Put Something Back Pro Bono Project honors its volunteers Dade Legal Aid’s Put Something Back Pro Bono Project in Miami recently presented pro bono awards to volunteer attorneys at the annual its annual Nuts and Bolts of Family Law seminar. This year’s honorees include an attorney who handled a case for a human trafficking teen […]

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Odessa Woman Indicted For Unlawfully Removing Her Children From The United States
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Florida Bar YLD wraps up record-breaking year under President Anisha Patel’s leadership Anisha Patel: “The goal this year was really to reach as many people as possible. It was really trying to get people engaged with the Bar, and it was a goal of mine to really highlight professionalism.” Unfailingly polite and perpetually upbeat, Florida […]

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Three Defendants Plead Guilty to a Civil Rights Conspiracy Targeting Pregnancy Resource Centers
Originally published at https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/three-defendants-plead-guilty-civil-rights-conspiracy-targeting-pregnancy-resource-centersThe post Th…