Navigation Gov. Ron DeSantis recently made eight judicial appointments. Ray Treadwell of Tallahassee to serve as judge on the First District Court of Appeal. Treadwell has been a shareholder at Lawson Huck Gonzalez since 2023. Previously, he served as chief deputy general counsel to the Executive Office of the Governor. He was also the general counsel […]
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Supreme Court adopts rule for suspending lawyers charged with felonies
The Florida Supreme Court has adopted a new Bar rule allowing for the interim suspension of attorneys charged with felonies that reflect adversely on their fitness to practice. Acting on its own motion June 5 in Case No. SC2025-0727, the court adopted new Rule Regulating The Florida Bar 3-5.3 (Interim Suspension), which addresses the grounds […]
LASPBC Justice For All Celebration breaks record, raises more than half a million dollars
Bob Shalhoub receives the Suzanne and John Foley Serving Justice Award from Judge Scott Suskauer and Florida Bar Past President Michelle Suskauer (2018-19) during the 2025 Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County’s sold-out 2025 Justice For All Celebration, a record-breaking event that raised more than $520,000 to support LASPBC’s 21 programs serving low-income and […]
Henderson Franklin welcomes summer associates
Henderson Franklin’s Summer Associates Dylan McHugh, from the left, Quinten Zak, Kate McQuagge, and Ethan Goodman. Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt has welcomed four law students to its 2025 Summer Associate Program in Ft. Myers, offering hands-on legal experience and mentorship as part of the firm’s annual initiative to cultivate future attorneys. Each year, the […]
CCLGL Section awards scholarship to ‘outstanding law students’
Cooley Law School student Tory Sanders, Jr., left, receives a $500 scholarship from the City, County and Local Government Law Section on April 25 during its 48th Annual Local Government Law Conference. Thomas Fossler, right, of the Miami City Attorney’s Office presented the awards to seven law students from across the state in recognition of […]