Navigation The Office of the Chief Financial Officer has set the quarterly rate of interest payable on judgments and decrees beginning October 1, 2024, at 9.50% per annum or .0259563% per day.* F.S. §55.03(1) requires the CFO to set the rate of interest payable on judgments and decrees on December 1, March 1, June 1, and […]
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Policy and rule discussions to highlight Board’s September meeting
When it meets September 20, the Board of Governors will begin the process of revising a number of Bar policies and rules. The board will review, on first reading, a proposed revision to Standing Board Policy 3.30 (Guidelines for Bar Endorsements/Participation Program). The proposed revision would apply to subdivision (a)(foremost factors to review) for participation […]
It’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: The Supreme Court declining to scrub the so-called “Z” words—“zeal,” “zealous,” and “zealously” from Bar rules. A warning about a rise in jury duty scams in the U.S. Middle District of […]
U.S. Middle District of Florida reports surge in jury duty fraud calls — beware of impostors
Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan and U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg warn the public of a nationwide scam in which callers pose as U.S. Marshals or other government officials and claim that the victim is about to be arrested for not appearing for jury duty but can avoid arrest by paying a fine. […]
Proposed amendments to Rules of Civil Procedure 1.340, 1.350, and 1.380
Proposed amendments to Rules of Civil Procedure 1.340, 1.350, and 1.380