Navigation Jim Vickaryous Perspective matters. Skiing out West with my family, a heavy snowfall ended a bluebird day. I stopped on the slope to get my bearings and wait for my family. In the mountain silence I could hear the snowflakes fall on the snowpack. In the solitude, I heard the scurrying of a small animal. […]
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Two Florida lawyers honored for defending voting rights
Cecile Scoon and Nellie King. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers members Nellie King of West Palm Beach, Seth Chazin of San Francisco, and Ramon de la Cabada of Miami were presented the League of Women Voters of Florida (LWVFL) David King Defender of Democracy Award at the organization’s 2024 Lobby Days Gala at the […]
Advisory Ethics Opinion 00-4 to be modified by the Professional Ethics Committee – Official Notice
00-4 R (Bar News 2-8-24)
Law allowing the public to challenge local ordinances revisited
Rep. Lawrence McClure A divided House panel agreed Wednesday to a proposal that would expand a 2023 law, in effect less than six months, that makes it easier to sue local governments. The Local Administrative, Federal Affairs, & Special Districts Subcommittee voted 11-5 to approve HB 1547 by Rep. Lawrence McClure, R-Plant City.
Family Law Section donates $37,500 to FFLA’s Civil Legal Aid Summer Fellowship Program
The Florida Bar Family Law Section has donated $37,500 to the FFLA’s Civil Legal Aid Summer Fellowship Program. Sarah Kay The Section’s Executive Council unanimously approved the funding at its recent Mid-Year Meeting in Orlando. The funds will cover the costs for four additional law student stipends in FFLA’s 2024 program for students with expressed […]