Navigation Due to emergency maintenance underway at the Miami-Dade Children’s Courthouse, 155 NW 3rd Street, some delinquency, dependency, and family court hearings scheduled for Friday, May 3, will be re-scheduled to a future date. Those who have hearings scheduled for May 3 should call the Miami-Dade Clerk of the Court and Comptroller’s Office at 305-679-2189 to determine […]
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Be A Referring Lawyer
Jim Vickaryous An old friend invited me to dinner. We originally met on opposite sides of a case and found common cause as lawyers as it worked its way through the court. We had not seen each other for a long while. At dinner, I asked him how his practice was going. He told me […]
Palm Beach County Value Adjustment Board seeks special magistrates
The Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, as clerk to the Value Adjustment Board (VAB), seeks magistrates for its 2024 hearings (October – March), to be held in person, telephonically, or by other electronic means. Special magistrates conduct hearings and prepare Recommended Decisions for consideration by the VAB. Appraiser special magistrates […]
Beyond words: Demonstrate ethical standards through Bar grievance committee service
For any lawyer who has felt challenged by a lack of public esteem for the profession, there’s a solution. Serving on a grievance committee is a practical and productive way to demonstrate that lawyers are held to the highest ethical standards. Brian Burgoon, a 24-year Board of Governors member, notes in the May/June 2024 edition […]
Board of Governors prepares for May meeting
When it meets May 10 in Key West, the Board of Governors is expected to sign off on a $43.2 million budget proposal for FY 2024-25. The proposed spending plan, which was revised after being published for member objection, projects $43.2 million in revenues and $48.4 million in expenses for an operating loss of $5.2 […]