Navigation Jim Vickaryous: ‘Every time we insist upon a jury trial for a client entitled to one, we reaffirm the importance of this right in our legal culture.’ James Madison rises from his seat with a bill in his hands at Congress Hall, Philadelphia, ready for debate. It’s 1789, and the U.S. Constitution has only been […]
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There is still time to reserve your spot for A Supreme Evening 2026
Dr. Allen Guelzo With the nation preparing to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society is inviting Florida Bar members to join justices, judges, and colleagues from across the state for A Supreme Evening 2026 on January 22 in Tallahassee. The premier judicial gathering of the New […]
Justices turn down proposal to allow out-of-state lawyers work in some state agencies
The Florida Supreme Court has declined to adopt a proposal that would have allowed out-of-state attorneys to temporarily become Florida Bar members practicing in some Florida government offices. The petition, advanced by the Attorney General’s Office, asked the court to add a new Chapter 22 to the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, permitting certain state […]
January 1, 2026, Disciplinary Actions
The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 11 attorneys, disbarring two, suspending six, and reprimanding three. Aram Caldarera Bloom, 10800 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 600, Miami, suspended for three years effective immediately following a December 4 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 2009) Bloom was held in contempt for failing to submit a sworn affidavit […]
What Florida Bar leaders feared — and hoped — for in 1970s
Mark Hulsey, Jr., in 1969. As the News continues its retrospective of the Bar’s 75-year history, we look at some of the predictions made in the January 1970 edition of The Florida Bar Journal and invite readers to measure them against the landscape of the profession today. Then Bar President Mark Hulsey, Jr., commemorated the […]