Navigation Scott Westheimer and Octavius Holliday Octavius Holliday of the Fourth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office has been named the recipient of the Government Lawyer Section’s Claude Pepper Outstanding Government Lawyer Award. “Octavius has a long record of distinguished service as a prosecutor, including currently leading the State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit’s Human Rights Division, […]
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Navigating the risks and responsibilities of AI in the law
Generative AI is saving lawyers time and money, but if used improperly, it could cost them their livelihoods, warn two of Florida’s leading ethics experts. Belmont University College of Law Professor Tim Chinaris notes that a recent Florida Bar survey showed 80% of lawyers haven’t used AI, and 80% believe it should be regulated. “What […]
Charise A. Morgan becomes president of the Miami-Dade Bar
New Miami-Dade Bar President Charise A. Morgan, center, is pictured with Dominique Calhoun, left, and Wiley Adams at the association’s annual gala. “‘Service is the rent we pay for living on this earth,’ and it certainly is a privilege to live and work in the Miami legal community,” said Morgan, quoting activist and trailblazer Shirley […]
AARP Florida recognizes Rima Nathan of the Claude Pepper Elder Law Clinic as a community ‘Fraud Fighter’
Rima Nathan, right, receives the “Florida Fraud Fighter” award from Karen Murillo, AARP Florida’s associate state director of advocacy. AARP Florida recently named Rima Nathan, director of Florida State University’s Claude Pepper Elder Law Clinic, a “Florida Fraud Fighter” of distinction at its Opening Minds Through Art event on June 21. The Florida Fraud Fighter award […]
Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence Tools & Resources recognized at convention
Co-Chair Duffy Myrtetus, right, accepts a President’s Award of Merit from outgoing President Scott Westheimer on behalf of the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence Tools & Resources for its work on identifying AI tools and examining how best to educate and provide resources as legal professionals explore and utilize AI, while upholding their duties as […]