Navigation The Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission will conduct interviews on Thursday, June 19, to fill the position of Statewide Prosecutor, following a request from the Attorney General. The interviews will begin at 10:30 a.m. and be held virtually; the electronic link will be provided in advance. The candidates and scheduled interview times are as […]
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Stuart Weissman named president of Miami-Dade Bar Association
Stuart J. Weissman The Miami-Dade Bar Association has ushered in a new era of leadership with the appointment of Stuart Weissman as its newly installed president. As president, Weissman, a partner at Ratzan Weissman & Boldt, is placing mentorship, inclusion, and accessibility at the heart of his vision.
Stephanie Marchman receives Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association’s Tomlinson Professionalism Award
Stephanie Marchman, left, and Melanie Shore. Florida Bar Board of Governors member Stephanie Marchman has received the 2025 James L. Tomlinson Professionalism Award, the Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association’s premier honor. The award is presented to an Eighth Judicial Circuit lawyer who has demonstrated consistent dedication to the pursuit and practice of the highest ideals […]
Governor vetoes wrongful death legislation
With a health-care executive and a medical malpractice defense attorney cheering him on, Gov. Ron DeSantis appeared Thursday in Southwest Florida to announce his veto of HB 6017. The measure would have repealed a 30-year-old provision of Florida’s Wrongful Death Act that makes survivors of adult children and their parents ineligible for non-economic damages in […]
June 1, 2025 Letters
The Rule of Law Lawyers should honor the law and the rule of law. Is there any doubt in that statement? I sure hope not. Unfortunately, I am prone to wonder. Poll after poll finds that authoritarianism is being accepted in our nation. While lawyers should be expressing themselves in uniformity against authoritarianism, instead teams […]