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Florida ranks among top states for lawyer population growth

Florida has the fastest growing lawyer population, with the number of active, resident lawyers increasing 17% in the past decade. This figure from the American Bar Institute’s 2023-2026 National Lawyer Population Survey was included in the ABA’s 2024 Profile of the Legal Profession, released in November. According to the survey, there are more than 1.3 […]

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Judge Michael A. Robinson honored with the Justice Peggy A. Quince Judicial Excellence Award

Judge Michael Robinson Seventeenth Circuit Judge Michael A. Robinson has been awarded the Peggy A. Quince Judicial Excellence Award, which is given in recognition of outstanding service and significant contribution to the fair administration of justice for all people. “I am very honored and humbled to receive this award. Members of the judiciary must follow […]

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Governor makes 17th Circuit judicial appointment

Johnathan Lott Gov. Ron DeSantis on November 25 appointed Johnathan D. Lott to the 17th Circuit bench. Originally from Pensacola, Lott is a 2014 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School and a member of The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division. The Ft. Lauderdale resident has worked for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for four […]

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