The Second Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee is holding a free legal clinic on Saturday, October 25, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the R. Frank Nims Middle School at 723 W Orange Ave., in Tallahassee. There will be over a dozen different legal partners coming together to support the Big Bend community and […]

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Jeffrey D. Harvey: ‘When low-income individuals are housed, we all benefit. Legal aid professionals help tenants and homeowners navigate and understand not just evictions but leases, mortgage agreements, tax matters, deed issues and more.’ Access to safe, affordable housing provides stability for millions of low-income Americans. Housing stability is a springboard to employment, education, and […]

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Eric Maclure Florida’s trial courts are seeking $27.4 million in next year’s budget to launch a major upgrade of case management technology, part of a broader request to continue modernizing the justice system, enhance judicial security, and improve staffing and salaries, State Courts Administrator Eric Maclure told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil […]

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Julio Semino, left, director of court programs in the Ninth Judicial Circuit and president of the Florida Courts Public Information Officers, stands with Florida Bar President Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes, a Palm Beach attorney at Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley. Baker-Barnes spoke to the group at its annual educational conference in St. Augustine. Florida Bar […]

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Pursuant to Standing Board Policy 1.60, the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar publishes this notice of intent to consider the following items at its December 5, 2025 board of governors meeting. This is governed by Rule 1-12.1, Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. If approved by the board, most rules amendments must still be […]

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