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Clausen Miller Welcomes Boca Raton Partner Jonathan Wickham and Fort Lauderdale Associate Mykal Hill

Clausen Miller is proud to announce the additions of Jonathan Wickham and Mykal Hill to its Florida offices. Joining Clausen Miller’s Boca Raton office as a partner, Jonathan Wickham focuses his practice on civil litigation, including matters related to first and third-party insurance coverage, general liability, premises liability, automobile negligence, construction defect, municipal liability, Section 1983, employment […]

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Caba Advocates for New Miami Courthouse to Honor Civil Rights Pioneer Osvaldo Soto

The Cuban American Bar Association, among others, recently submitted a formal request to all members of the Miami-Dade County Commission and Mayor Levine Cava, seeking their consideration to name the new Miami-Dade courthouse in honor of Osvaldo Soto. “Throughout his life, Mr. Soto was a trailblazing attorney, civil rights advocate and lifelong defender of equality […]

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Cybersecurity highlighted on this week’s Florida Bar News Briefs

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 Bar’s Cybersecurity & Privacy Law Committee considering a formal recommendation that Florida Bar members develop an “incident response plan” for ransomware attacks and other data breaches. Florida lawyers providing more […]

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FSU Law professor recognized as one of the nation’s top 10 most cited experts in legislation law

FSU College of Law Professor Brian Slocum’s work has garnered attention from influential figures in the legal community, including retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer. (FSU College of Law) Brian Slocum, a Stearns Weaver Miller law professor at the Florida State University College of Law, has been ranked among the top 10 most cited […]

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Martin County Bar Association hosts Gator tailgate

Martin County Bar Association members were well represented in Gainesville for the Fifth Annual Tom Warner MCBA Tailgate during homecoming weekend. At least 80 people stopped by the tent to visit, including six local judges. Jason Berger, Scott Konopka, the MCBA Tailgate Committee organized the event. Florida defeated the Kentucky Wildcats 48-20. Click Here To […]

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