Navigation Five seats on the Bar Board of Governors will have a contested race in the upcoming March elections, while 15 board members were reelected without opposition and four new board members were elected without opposition when qualifying ended December 15. The contested board race include: In the First Circuit, Seat 1, Randle D. Thompson will […]
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Three races set for the YLD Board of Governors, 13 elected without opposition
Seven candidates are running in three contested races for the Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors in the Bar’s March 2026 elections while 13 young lawyers have been elected without opposition. Filing for the races closed on December 15. There are contests in the Second, Fourth, and 18th circuits The contested races include:
When the Bar’s ‘Orient Adventure’ reached Vietnam
As The Florida Bar marks its 75th year, we continue to look back at the decisions, programs, and good intentions that — sometimes in unexpected ways — helped shape the modern, integrated Bar. In the summer of 1968, the war in Vietnam raged on, and dozens of Florida lawyers were serving in combat zones from […]
Justice Canady’s farewell, court funding, and cybersecurity threats 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: Justice Charles Canady closing the final oral argument of his Florida Supreme Court service with words that were as reflective as they were emotional. Gov. Ron DeSantis releasing a $117 billion […]
Register now for 2026 International Tax Conference and Boot Camp
Abrahm Smith The Florida Bar Tax Section and the Florida Institute of CPAs will host international tax professionals, attorneys, CPAs, accountants, and financial advisors in Miami this January for the 44th Annual International Tax Conference, scheduled for January 22–23, and the 11th Annual International Tax Boot Camp on January 21. These programs remain the only […]