Navigation The Trial Lawyers Section will hold its 2025 Civil Trial Update & Board Certification Review in Tampa at the Hotel Haya on February 6 and 7. The two-day seminar will focus on civil trial and business litigation and is targeted to civil litigators, business litigators, those preparing for board certification, judges, magistrates, arbitrators, and legal […]
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Family Law Section funds four FFLA Civil Legal Aid Summer Fellows
The Family Law Section has donated $39,600 to FFLA to fund four 2025 Civil Legal Aid Summer Fellows. FFLA’s Civil Legal Aid Summer Fellowship program provides stipends for second- and third-year law students to spend 10 weeks working at an FFLA-funded legal aid organization. Christopher W. Rumbold
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Jim Vickaryous The steel barrels looked cold in the late January dusk as I stared down the working end of a double-barrel shotgun. The man with his finger on the trigger smiled. “Give me one reason why I shouldn’t kill you?” he asked. He had the element of surprise, but I couldn’t just give up. […]
This week’s Florida Bar News Briefs is ready for download
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 Florida Bar posting its new “Guide to Getting Started with AI.” The invitation-only ABOTA Ft. Lauderdale chapter reminding Florida lawyers about a free webinar on the Supreme Court’s civil litigation […]
Attorney General Moody’s Cyber Fraud Enforcement Unit shuts down six cyber schemes in past three months
Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Cyber Fraud Enforcement Unit shutdown six separate cyber schemes in the last three months. Beginning in October 2024, Moody’s CFEU — a team of criminal and civil attorneys in the AG’s Office who work with Florida Department of Law Enforcement analysts and other law enforcement agencies to prosecute cybercrimes statewide — […]