Navigation The Florida Bar Board of Governors is seeking attorney applicants to fill two vacancies on the Florida Board of Bar Examiners. A joint screening committee of Florida Bar Board of Governors members and Board of Bar Examiners members will recommend six nominees for two attorney vacancies at its May 16 meeting. The nominations will then […]
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January 1, 2025 Disciplinary Actions
The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 15 attorneys, disbarring three, suspending 11, and reprimanding one. Najah Nzinga Adams, 5200 NW 43rd St., Suite 102-178, Gainesville, suspended for 91 days effective 31 days following a December 12 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2008). Adams was hired and paid $3,500 by a client in […]
Florida Board of Bar Examiners has a public member vacancy
The Florida Bar Board of Governors is seeking applicants to fill a public member vacancy on the Florida Board of Bar Examiners. Members of the public are invited to volunteer on or before Monday, March 24, to be considered for nomination. A joint screening committee of Florida Bar Board of Governors members and Florida Board of […]
January 1, 2025 Letters
Unintended Consequences? As most of us that litigate know, we had major tort reform that went in effect on March 24, 2023. Part of this so-called “new law” is that the four-year statute of limitations for torts in Florida was reduced to two years. The reality for a plaintiff’s lawyer is given potential problems with […]
Orange County has a judicial vacancy
Gov. Ron DeSantis has requested the Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission provide him with names of highly qualified nominees for one Orange County Court vacancy. The commission requires interested candidates to submit a completed application for consideration to Chair Christian W. Waugh at cwaugh@waugh.legal on or before January 16, 2025, (3 p.m.). Incomplete applications and […]