Navigation Steven B. Lesser “One of the most uncomfortable issues we deal with as lawyers is when we have a fee dispute with a client,” says Steven Lesser, chair of the Grievance Mediation and Fee Arbitration Standing Committee, in the video, “Fee Arbitration Explained.” To help attorneys and former clients navigate the resolution process, the Grievance […]
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Florida Bar members begin embracing CLE incentive for pro bono service
Scores of Florida Bar members have requested CLE credit for pro bono service since the Supreme Court’s amendments to Rule 6-10.3 (h) took effect in December. Maritza McGill, director of the Bar’s Legal Specialization and Education Department, said that as of August 5, 179 members requested CLE credit through an online form. “I am sure […]
FRLS launches Pro Bono on Demand virtual clinic
Florida Rural Legal Services has launched “Pro Bono on Demand,” a virtual clinic offering Florida Bar-licensed family law attorneys a way to volunteer remotely. “Pro Bono on Demand removes the barriers that often prevent busy attorneys from engaging in volunteer work,” said Britt Berg, pro bono manager at FRLS. “There’s no travel, no ongoing case management, […]
Justice Couriel praises Florida’s criminal bar, defends textualist approach
Justice John Couriel: ‘I think the results on our court, at least in the five years that I’ve been on it, is that we seem to speak with a pretty clear voice.’ Florida’s criminal trial bar is among the best in the nation, its highly skilled assistant attorney generals and capital collateral review counsel are […]
JU College of Law’s first grads prepare for and take the bar exam
Nicholas W. Allard “Well, how was I supposed to know he’d turn out to be Leonard Bernstein?” That was Sam Bernstein’s witty defense when a journalist asked whether the rumor was true that he refused to pay for his son’s music lessons because he wanted Leonard, the legendary pianist, maestro of the New York Philharmonic, and composer of West Side Story, to work for the family’s hair and beauty supply business. Click […]