Navigation A relatively new panel of judges is recruiting volunteer lawyers to help pro se litigants — including domestic violence victims — as part of a larger effort to serve the community and help conserve judicial resources, its chair told the Board of Governors last week. At a December 13 board meeting in St. Augustine, U.S. […]
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New pro bono toolkit provides attorneys with resources for limited scope cases
Jayme Cassidy: “The toolkit is for attorneys who are taking on limited-scope representation cases. It gives attorneys resources to help them with those types of cases – some sample templates, some case law, articles, other webpages to go to for help.” “If every attorney in the country took just one pro bono case a year […]
Judges and lawyers brace for civil justice changes
Chief Judge Jack Tuter Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Chief Judge Jack Tuter has spent the past several months leading seminars, meeting with the local trial lawyers, and working with colleagues to develop proposed orders. New rules that frame the Supreme Court’s civil justice reforms take effect January 1, and Tuter expects a sea change. Click Here […]
Five Broward judges with 125 years combined experience to retire in December
Judge Robert F. Diaz As the year draws to a close, five veteran judges of the 17th Judicial Circuit are preparing to retire, capping off a combined 125 years of service that have shaped the legal landscape of Broward County. Judge Louis H. Schiff Click Here To Read The Full Article
Michael Fox Orr in line to lead The Florida Bar
Michael Fox Orr: ‘I will continue the Bar’s efforts to increase access to courts by pursuing more resources and maintain our focus on protection of the public through lawyer regulation.’ Michael Fox Orr, a board-certified civil trial lawyer from Jacksonville, is the newest Florida Bar president-elect designate. A shareholder with Orr | Cook, and a […]