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Family Law Section seats its new officers

Immediate Past Family Law Section Chair Sarah Kay, from the left, Treasurer Tenesia Hall, Chair Christopher Rumbold, Chair-elect Aimee Gross, and Secretary Andrea Reid. During the Family Law Section’s Annual Membership Awards and Installation Banquet on June 19 in conjunction with the Annual Florida Bar Convention, Christopher W. Rumbold was sworn in as chair for […]

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Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes becomes Florida Bar president-elect

Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes is sworn in as president-elect of The Florida Bar at the Annual Florida Bar Convention in Orlando. Baker-Barnes will become the Bar’s first Black women president when she succeeds President Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr., a year from now. “She embodies the values of fairness, perseverance, and empathy,” said her sister, Destinie Baker Sutton, […]

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President Scott Westheimer — The Bar year in review

Outgoing President Scott Westheimer says the Bar is in good hands with incoming President Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr., and President-elect Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes. “You both are superstars in your own way. Your leadership, vision, and dedication will take our Bar to new heights.” From developing the nation’s first guidelines for the ethical use of generative AI, […]

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It’s a changing of the guard on this week’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: Miami’s Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr., becoming The Florida Bar’s 76th president and West Palm Beach’s Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes sworn-in as  president-elect at the Annual Florida Bar Convention in Orlando. Florida Supreme Court […]

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Tiffany Moore Russell of Orange County to lead the state’s clerks

Orange County Clerk of the Circuit Court Tiffany Moore Russell, a member of The Florida Bar, is sworn in as the 2024-25 Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers president during the FCCC Summer Conference. The Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers (FCCC) last week installed its 2024-25 board of directors. Led by incoming President Tiffany Moore Russell, […]

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