Navigation In 2023, retired Carlton Fields shareholder Mark A. Brown quietly pledged the largest donation to Bay Area Legal Services in its history. “Both of my parents devoted their entire careers to public service,” said Brown. “I was moved by the enormous number of people they helped over the course of their lives, and it made […]
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Dade Legal Aid celebrates Leadership Academy Class and renames academy after Miami attorney
Dade Legal Aid Executive Director Karen J. Ladis, from the left , Chief Judge Ariana Fajardo Orshan, Nicole Grimal Helmstetter, Luis E. Llamas, and Stephanie Grosman, Leadership Academy Coordinator. Dade Legal Aid has renamed its Leadership Academy in honor of longtime supporter and legal leader Robert C. Josefsberg, while celebrating the graduation of 22 attorneys […]
Free CLE to explore modern family-building options
The Rader Law Group of Coral Springs, in partnership with community organizations including Kol Tikvah in Parkland, will present Modern Family-Building 101, a free CLE program on January 11. Nationally recognized physicians, genetic counselors, attorneys, and mental health professionals will explore today’s most pressing family-building topics, including IVF best practices, surrogacy, adoption, and mental health […]
Bill targets repeat unlicensed drivers with tougher penalties
Rep. Webster Barnaby Suspects caught repeatedly driving without a valid license would face more severe penalties under a bill that is moving through the Florida Legislature. HB 35 by Rep. Webster Barnaby, R-Deltona, would revise the definition of “habitual traffic offender” to include any person who has three or more convictions for driving without a […]
Why It Matters
Scott B. Weinberg I just got back from the hospital. I held my former client’s hand, my friend’s hand, and told him his lawyer says he has to fight, and his friend wants to see him again. I met Justin 16 years ago. It was one of my first criminal cases. He had just gotten […]