Morgan Brickettu and Camron Baker/photo by Robyn Knaster. The “Legal Aid Young Advocates” held its inaugural fundraising event on September 23 at PopStroke, drawing nearly 100 attendees in support of The Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County. Coordinated by event Chairs Josh Benrubi and Josh Resnick, the evening raised over $10,000 for the organization. […]

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Gov. Ron DeSantis October 3 appointed Charles Garrett Hill of Lake City to serve as judge on the Columbia County bench. Hill has served as an assistant state attorney for the Third Judicial Circuit since 2020. Previously, he served as an assistant state attorney in the Fourth Judicial Circuit. He earned his bachelor’s degree from […]

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division, in partnership with the ABA Young Lawyers Section and FEMA, has opened its Disaster Relief Hotline to provide essential legal assistance to Floridians affected by the storm. The hotline aims to connect volunteer attorneys with those who cannot afford legal representation for non-fee […]

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Robert Jarvis A new study of legal malpractice in Florida shows that insurers pay an average of $154,000 per claim and that lawyers who are the subject of a claim pay an average of $11,000 in out-of-pocket expenses. When it comes to being the subject of a legal malpractice claim, men far outpace women, 83% […]

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Jones Foster employees gathered at the Palm Beach County Food Bank in Lake Worth Beach for two afternoon shifts to assemble packages of dried pasta for local food pantry distribution as well as bags of nutritious, easy-to-prepare food that school-age children could bring home for weekend meals. JF team members also met with PBCFB CEO […]

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