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Miami’s Alan Fertel recounts the thrills and challenges of supporting Olympic stars

Miami lawyer Alan Fertel, right, at the Paris Olympics with client Bobby Finke’s parents, Jeanne and Joe. Finke won the 1,500-meter freestyle and preserved a tradition that has seen U.S. men’s swimming take at least one individual Olympic gold medal since 1900. “Bobby Finke saved U.S. men’s swimming,” Fertel says. “If Bobby Finke doesn’t win […]

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A new 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 Supreme Court amending Bar rules to prohibit fictitious names. The Workgroup on Uncontested Probate Proceedings hosting a public meeting September 11 to obtain feedback from probate practitioners and other […]

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Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist and author Andrea Elliott to headline Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s 22nd Equal Justice Awards

Andrea Elliott Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist and author Andrea Elliott will deliver the keynote address at Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s 22nd Equal Justice Awards September 18 at the Marriott Jacksonville Downtown. Elliott has documented the lives of poor Americans, Muslim immigrants, and other people on the margins of power. She is an investigative reporter for The New […]

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