Navigation Maj. Aaron Brown at his promotion ceremony May 4. Florida Bar member Aaron Brown, an active duty U.S. Army Judge Advocate, was promoted May 4 to rank of Major (0-4) in the U.S. Army Jag Corps. Maj. Brown is assigned as a national security law attorney with United States Army Pacific, and this summer will […]
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Judges are free to share their insights on the legal process
Judges may participate in local bar association panel discussions that address how judges confer with colleagues or consider amicus filings in cases, according to the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee. The ethics panel acted May 21 in Opinion Number: 2024-07. “[J]udges are free — and, indeed, encouraged — to discuss the legal process and how they […]
Laird Lile to serve on the Supreme Court’s Workgroup on Judicial Practices in the Trial Courts
Laird Lile Board of Governors member Laird Lile of Naples has been reinstated by Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz to the Florida Supreme Court’s Workgroup on Judicial Practices in the Trial Courts. The workgroup, established within the Florida Supreme Court’s Judicial Management Council, is charged with reviewing best practices for the implementation of procedures and other […]
June 1, 2024 Letters
CLE I just read that the Board of Governors proudly voted to keep our annual Bar fees the same, without increase. While that is greatly appreciated, might I suggest an alternative. What if our fees were increased by a modest amount, in exchange for the ability to enroll in an unlimited number of CLE programs, […]
Educational opportunities abound at the 2024 Annual Florida Bar Convention
Miami attorney Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr., will be sworn in as the Bar’s 76th president and West Palm Beach attorney Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes becomes president-elect during the 2024 Annual Florida Bar Convention set for June 19-22 at the Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek & Waldorf Astoria. Themed “The Power of US: Collaborating For Tomorrow,” the […]