Navigation 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 pair of Southwest Florida lawmakers agreeing to sponsor an Elder Law Section proposal aimed at preventing scammers from draining a vulnerable victim’s bank account. Seventeenth Circuit Judge Robert Lee being […]
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FSU College of Law welcomes best-selling author Scott Turow
Best-selling writer Scott Turow will be discussing his newest novel, “Presumed Guilty,” with Florida State University criminal law professor Wayne Logan on January 18 at 7 p.m., at FSU’s Opperman Music Hall. The event is presented by Midtown Reader, an independent bookstore in Tallahassee. Tickets are available on the Midtown Reader website, by clicking here. Turow’s […]
There is still time to apply for the Bar’s Wm. Reese Smith, Jr., Leadership Academy
“The experience is once in a lifetime,” said David Thompson, referring to the access he was given to judges, senators, state attorneys, and public defenders – some of whom gave out their personal numbers in case any of the fellows wanted to “bounce an idea off.” David Thompson, co-chair of the Bar’s Wm. Reese Smith, […]
Rep. Pat Maney, Sen. Jennifer Bradley honored with FPAA’s ‘Sword of Justice’
Rep. Pat Maney of Ft. Walton Beach, right, and First Judicial Circuit State Attorney Ginger Madden, left, with the FPAA “Sword of Justice” House Leadership Award. Rep. Maney chairs the House Judiciary Budget Subcommittee. Republican Rep. Patt Maney, a retired brigadier general and former Okaloosa County judge, was recently awarded the “Sword of Justice” House […]