Navigation Bob Shalhoub receives the Suzanne and John Foley Serving Justice Award from Judge Scott Suskauer and Florida Bar Past President Michelle Suskauer (2018-19) during the 2025 Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County’s sold-out 2025 Justice For All Celebration, a record-breaking event that raised more than $520,000 to support LASPBC’s 21 programs serving low-income and […]
'Local Law News' Category Archives
Henderson Franklin welcomes summer associates
Henderson Franklin’s Summer Associates Dylan McHugh, from the left, Quinten Zak, Kate McQuagge, and Ethan Goodman. Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt has welcomed four law students to its 2025 Summer Associate Program in Ft. Myers, offering hands-on legal experience and mentorship as part of the firm’s annual initiative to cultivate future attorneys. Each year, the […]
CCLGL Section awards scholarship to ‘outstanding law students’
Cooley Law School student Tory Sanders, Jr., left, receives a $500 scholarship from the City, County and Local Government Law Section on April 25 during its 48th Annual Local Government Law Conference. Thomas Fossler, right, of the Miami City Attorney’s Office presented the awards to seven law students from across the state in recognition of […]
Tax Section names 2025–2028 fellowship class
Ellina Berdichevsky Three new attorneys have been selected to participate in the Tax Section Fellowship Program, a three-year leadership initiative designed to encourage active participation and long-term engagement in section work. The 2025–2028 Fellows are Ellina Berdichevsky of Miami, Bianca Thomas of Miami, and Richard Vaughan of West Palm Beach.
Governors signs bill to prevent legal services fraud against immigrants
Rep. Johanna López Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that is designed to prevent scam artists from preying on immigrants seeking legal services. HB 915 by Rep. Johanna Lopez, D-Orlando, would bar notaries who are not attorneys from advertising themselves as a “notario publico,” or “immigration consultant.”