Navigation Two state lawmakers have filed legislation that would have the state’s chief financial officer set the rates paid on the lawyer IOTA accounts, instead of a recently enacted Florida Supreme Court rule requiring lawyers to keep their trust accounts in institutions that tie interest rates for IOTA accounts to specific indexed rate points. Sen. Erin […]
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DOAH sets free admin law and environmental regulation CLE for Tampa January 29
A four-hour CLE covering a range of topics pertinent to administrative law and environmental regulation is planned for January 29 at Southwest Florida Water Management District office in Tampa. Sponsored by the Division of Administrative Hearings and the Bar’s Administrative Law Section, the 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. event is free and open to all. […]
YOUNG LAWYER MICHAÈL’S DÉBORAH SAINT-VIL OF MIAMI TO BE HONORED FOR PRO BONO SERVICE
Michaèl’s Déborah Saint-Vil Michaèl’s Déborah Saint-Vil is the recipient of the 2024 Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Service Award. The award recognizes public service or legal aid performed by a lawyer who is 35 or younger or who has not practiced for more than five years. The award will be presented in a […]
11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE BERTILA SOTO TO RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED JUDICIAL SERVICE PRO BONO AWARD
Judge Bertila Soto Judge Bertila Soto, of the 11th Judicial Circuit serving Miami-Dade County, is the recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Judicial Service Award. The award, which honors outstanding and sustained service to the public especially as it relates to support of pro bono legal services, will be presented by Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz […]
Twenty-one to receive Florida Bar Pro Bono Service Award in Supreme Court ceremony January 18
The Florida Bar will recognize 21 lawyers for their work on behalf of low-income and disadvantaged clients at a January 18 ceremony at the Supreme Court of Florida. Established in 1981, The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Awards are intended to encourage lawyers to volunteer free legal services to the poor by recognizing those […]