Navigation 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 Family Law Section praising Gov. Ron DeSantis for signing a bill that strengthens criminal penalties for threatening court officials — including quasi-judicial officers who preside over family law cases. The […]
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Join Chief Justice Muñiz for the Counsel to Counsel graduation during the Annual Florida Bar Convention
Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz of the Florida Supreme Court and Past President Gary Lesser of The Florida Bar (2022-23) will be the special guests at the Counsel to Counsel Mentoring Program graduation reception during the Annual Florida Bar Convention. Hosted by The Florida Bar Mentoring New Lawyers Committee, the reception will be held Thursday, […]
Plantation attorney launches digital estate planning tool
Barry E. Haimo “Estate Studio,” an online platform for consumers and estate planning lawyers began as a spreadsheet Plantation attorney Barry Haimo created for a distraught, newly widowed client. “And then I said to myself, this is something everybody should have,” Haimo said. Click Here To Read The Full Article
Judges grapple with surge in online threats, doxing, and harassment
‘I think there are real concerns, and they require us to make conscious decisions to ensure that we are not taking unnecessary risks,” said Chief U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard, who oversees Florida’s sprawling Middle District “But they are not going to make me stop doing my job and they’re not going to make […]
Health Law Section applauds refinement of healthcare licensure provision
Jamie Gelfman The Health Law Section officers are applauding recent legislative changes they say provide much-needed clarity to a licensure requirement that had caused significant compliance challenges and uncertainty for Florida’s healthcare providers. The Florida Legislature established F.S. §408.810(15) in 2023 that imposed a new minimum standard for healthcare licensure that applied to more than […]