Navigation Attorney General Ashley Moody With jury duty scams on the rise in Florida, according to the United States Department of Justice, Attorney General Ashley Moody is releasing a new resource to help Floridians avoid falling victim. Scams at a Glance: Sham or Summons? highlights how jury duty scams work, tips to stay protected, and what […]
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May 1, 2024 Disciplinary Actions
The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined nine attorneys, suspending five, extending the ineligibility of one, and reprimanding three. Roger Barry Davis, 136 Golden Isles Dr., Suite 202, Hallandale Beach, emergency suspension effective immediately following an April 22 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1973) Davis misappropriated trust funds related to two separate client […]
Palm Beach County Bar staffs a phone bank to give the public general legal advice
In celebration of Law Week, Palm Beach County Bar Association volunteers staffed a “Dial a Lawyer Service” for three days where they took calls from the public on a variety of legal topics. Law Day is an annual commemoration to celebrate the rule of law and cultivate a deeper understanding of the legal system. The […]
This year’s Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award goes to Roderick N. Petrey
Rod Petrey Roderick N. Petrey will receive FFLA’s 2024 Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award “for his decades-long service to the legal aid community, specifically through his founding of and work for the Florida Justice Institute.” Petrey is founder and principal of New Equity Partners and vice president and secretary of the P.L. Dodge Foundation.
May 1, 2024 Letters
CLE At the age of 72, having lived longer than my father, every day and every hour is precious to me. Thus, having learned that the CLE requirements were “lowered” resulting to my suddenly being in noncompliance, missing a newly required “professionalism” course was distressing. So, I took two hours out of whatever number I […]