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Board to make appointments in May

The Florida Bar Board of Governors is seeking applicants for the following vacancies to be filled during its May 20 meeting. Lawyer applicants must be members of The Florida Bar and in good standing. ABA House of Delegates: Two lawyers (one under 36 delegate) to serve two-year terms commencing August 2022, at the conclusion of the […]

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Bar elections underway; cast your ballot now

Balloting is underway in the race for Bar president-elect between Lorna Brown-Burton of Ft. Lauderdale and Scott Westheimer of Sarasota. On the ballot this year is also one Board of Governors contest in the 10th Circuit between incumbent C. Richard Nail and Victor R. Smith and one in the 17th Circuit between William “Bill” Gelin […]

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March 1, 2022 News and Notes

J. Brian Page of ForsterBoughman presented, “Taxation on the Purchase and Sale of Crypto-Currencies,” for the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants Federal Tax Conference. Miami-Dade Judges Miesha Darrough and Scott Janowitz, Lissie Salazar of the Greater Miami Legal Services, and Roy Weinfeld, a landlord-tenant attorney, presented, “Evictions in a Post-COVID World,” via Zoom. Thomas […]

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March 1, 2022 On the Move

Kelly Overstreet Johnson opened Overstreet Johnson Mediation & Arbitration in Tallahassee. Ryan M. Angel, Jill K. Bell, Carolina Y. Blanco, David W. Hughes, Connolly C. McArthur, Tori C. Simmons, Emily B. Weeks, and Timothy P. Zehnder were elected shareholders at Hill Ward Henderson. Marcie A. Charles and Alexandra D. Gabel became shareholders at Grant Fridkin Pearson […]

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