Navigation Cooley Law School student Amber Burney was presented with the Leadership Achievement Award during the law school’s Tampa Bay honors convocation. Cooley Law School’s Tampa Bay campus recently recognized students in the Hilary Term for their achievements during an honors convocation at the Hilton Garden Inn Tampa North in Temple Terrace. Amber Burney was presented […]
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FFLA grant to Legal Aid Service of Broward County helped 1,770 in need
Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc. (LASBC) assisted 724 Broward County clients in need with free legal services during 2024 through funding furnished by Funding Florida Legal Aid (FFLA). The free legal services provided by LASBC included assistance to individuals and families facing eviction, homelessness, wage or bank garnishment and other debt collection matters, […]
February 2025 Florida Bar exam results
The Supreme Court of Florida releases the following Bar examination statistical information. These results reflect first-time, full-exam (Part A and Part B) test takers in Tampa on February 25-26. Results of any score impounded by the Supreme Court of Florida are not included. Here are the February 2025 scores: Click Here To Read The Full […]
Judicial ethics panel clears judges to join sponsored trip to Israel
Florida’s judicial ethics panel says judges may accept reasonable expense reimbursements for participating in educational trips or other extrajudicial activities — including those not directly related to the law — as long as such involvement doesn’t compromise their impartiality or violate reporting rules. The Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee acted April 6 in Opinion Number: 2025-08. […]
Parental kidnapping, ex parte orders, and vexatious litigant 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: A House panel voting unanimously late last week to give victims of parental kidnapping the right to sue for damages. The Florida Legislature passing a bill that requires the clerks of […]