John H. Stone The Florida Supreme Court has appointed John H. Stone of Christmas to the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, the administrative agency responsible for supervising character and fitness investigations and administering the Florida bar exam. Stone will succeed member Nathan W. Hill of Orlando. His term of office will extend through October 31, […]

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History and pride filled downtown Miami on November 10 as the Cuban American Bar Association (CABA) celebrated the opening of the Osvaldo N. Soto Miami-Dade Justice Center, the state’s first courthouse to bear the name of a Hispanic Floridian. “Today marks a milestone for our community, not only the opening of a beautiful new courthouse, […]

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The Florida Bar again is receiving numerous reports from members regarding fraudulent emails that appear to come from The Florida Bar. These scam emails contain a request to download documents via DocuSign for signature. The emails are sent from an address not associated with The Florida Bar and often use the subject line: “Complete with […]

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As a senior staff attorney with Bay Area Legal Services’ L. Dan Shear Children’s Law Center, and creator and legal director of the non-profit FosterPower, Taylor Sartor steers clear of lobbying. But if she had a magic wand, group care would be eliminated, no child would be removed from a home for behavioral issues — […]

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Leaders from voluntary bar associations across Tampa Bay gather for the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s “Bridging the Bay” summit on November 7. The event, co-chaired by Valeria Obi and Vivian Cortes Hodz, provided a forum for networking, collaboration, and sharing best practices among bar leaders. The Hillsborough County Bar Association convened more than 40 leaders […]

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