Navigation Jason Blank: “We’re doing something a little different this year. We are pushing to get more members involved with the Bar.” The Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers bills itself as “the only statewide organization in Florida dedicated solely to the criminal defense attorney.” That won’t change when President-elect Jason Blank assumes command of the […]
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Supreme Court clarifies ‘surviving spouse’ standard in wrongful death cases
A Florida woman who married a Navy veteran four months before he died of mesothelioma is a “surviving spouse” entitled to recover damages, the Florida Supreme Court has determined. “We reject the respondent’s argument that, in these circumstances, the common law ‘marriage before injury’ rule bars recovery under section 768.21(2),” Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz wrote […]
Navigating judicial campaigns — what’s permissible in promoting websites?
A judicial candidate may distribute business cards and campaign literature that include the candidate’s campaign website address, where the website has an online option to make contributions to the candidate’s campaign, according to a split Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee opinion. Acting May 14 in Opinion Number: 2024-06, nine committee members said that would be permissible while […]
Brownsville Middle School Law Academy hosts Law Day commemoration celebrating the role of judges
Brownsville Middle School Law Academy in Miami celebrated Law Day May 1. The students of Brownsville Middle School Law Academy in Miami recently hosted its commemoration of Law Day 2024 that celebrated the theme, “What Makes A Good Judge” as “Voices in our Democracy.” With the support of the law firms of Hamilton Miller & […]
Supreme Court Approves Florida Bar’s Rule Revisions
Bar Seal The Supreme Court, with only minor modifications, has approved The Florida Bar’s proposed amendments to various Bar rules. In addition to a rewrite of Chapter 8, which governs lawyer referral, justices approved revisions to Bar Rules 1-3.2 (Membership Classifications); 1-3.3 (Official Bar Name and Contact Information); 1-3.7 (Reinstatement to Membership); 1-7.3 (Membership Fees); […]