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
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Deadline extended to apply to sit on the state’s JNCs The Florida Bar Board of Governors is seeking applicants for to fill Judicial Nominating Commission vacancies. Judicial Nominating Commissions: The Florida Bar has the opportunity to nominate three attorneys for each Judicial Nominating Commission to the governor for his appointment.  Judicial Nominating Commission vacancies: Sixth […]

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Charles Rehwinkel named ‘Consumer Protection Lawyer of the Year’ Charles J. Rehwinkel, deputy public counsel of the Florida Office of Public Counsel, has been honored with the Consumer Protection Lawyer of the Year Award by The Florida Bar’s Consumer Protection Law Committee. The accolade, recognizes Rehwinkel’s “excellence, character, and unwavering commitment to the field of […]

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The Florida Bar gears up for hurricane season ‘We are committed to protecting the Florida public, especially in times of stress or crisis, and enforcing our rules to ensure that  citizens are not being taken advantage of during a vulnerable time’ With the arrival of hurricane season, The Florida Bar is providing consumer resources, educating […]

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“Sovereign Citizen” Sentenced To 9 Years In Prison For $3.4 Million Tax Fraud Scheme, Filing A False Lien, And Absconding While On Bond
Originally published at https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/sovereign-citizen-sentenced-9-years-prison-34-million-t…