There is a “unicorn,” and it is in Volusia County.

In this case, unicorn is defined by members of the Florida Courts Technology Commission’s Portal Subcommittee as an attorney who has set up a huge number of email addresses to accept e-service in various cases the attorney is involved with. And they hope that instance is as rare as the mythical animal.

The Portal allows lawyers to create up to three electronic service email addresses for every case they are involved in. That in turn has caused a problem for clerks, judicial assistants, and judges trying to figure out the proper email address when they need to contact or serve a lawyer.