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Florida Bar Association

July 20, 2022

Allard named founding dean of Jacksonville University College of Law

Nicholas W. Allard Jacksonville University July 19 named Nicholas W. Allard the founding dean of its fledgling law school....

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Florida Bar Association

July 19, 2022

‘To me, the first rule of competency is [to] know what you don’t know’

First District Court of Appeal Judge Stephanie Williams Ray offers a brief, from a 2006 appeal, as a...

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Florida Bar Association

July 18, 2022

Supreme Court adopts rules for remote proceedings

The Florida Supreme Court has adopted, with notable exceptions, a sweeping COVID-19 Workgroup proposal regarding remote court proceedings....

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Florida Bar Association

July 18, 2022

Rule amendments address delinquency, dependency, and family law remote proceedings

The Supreme Court July 14 amended the Juvenile and Family Law Rules of procedures and forms to address...

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Florida Bar Association

July 15, 2022

Cybersecurity: Lawyers need a back up plan for thier backup plan

A May 2021 ransomware attack that temporarily shut down the Colonial Pipeline — and ignited a gas panic...

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