Navigation City and county attorneys and their deputies, and Florida court clerks and “clerk personnel,” would have additional protections against death threats and stalking under bipartisan bills that lawmakers have forwarded to Gov. Ron DeSantis. Also forwarded was HB 521, “Equitable Distribution of Marital Assets and Liabilities,” a Family Law Section priority. The Legislature has forwarded […]
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It’s time for 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: Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz empaneling a new Workgroup on Vexatious Litigants. Chief U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan saying an increase in the number of credible threats against federal judges is being […]
Former Justice James E.C. Perry and Retired Okaloosa Judge Patt Maney to highlight 50-Year Member and Senior Counselor Luncheon
Justice Perry Former Justice James E.C. Perry and Retired Okaloosa Judge Patt Maney, a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, will be the featured speakers at the annual 50-Year Member and Senior Counselor Luncheon at the Annual Florida Bar Convention in Orlando. The luncheon is set for Friday, June 21, at the Signia […]
June 1, 2024 Disciplinary Actions
The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined five attorneys, disbarring one, suspending two, and reprimanding two. Denise A. Gunn, 2800 Davis Blvd., Suite 206, Naples, disbarred effective immediately following a May 23 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1997) Gunn failed to completely and diligently represent two clients in separate family law matters, resulting […]
Retired judge reflects on 30-year career and challenges ahead for legal profession
Judge Jennifer Bailey The “graying” of the profession is robbing young lawyers of courtroom experience, and “process exploitation” continues to threaten access to justice, warns recently retired 11th Circuit Administrative Judge Jennifer Bailey. In a May 24 edition of ABOTA Ft. Lauderdale podcast, Bailey traces a 30-year career that included chairing the Supreme Court’s Residential Foreclosure […]