Navigation Bar leaders from across Florida will converge July 11–12 at the newly opened Sunseeker Resort in Charlotte Harbor for the 2025 Voluntary Bar Leaders Conference (VBLC), an annual event that promises to blend technology, leadership training, and community support under this year’s theme, “Tech Trek.” “Tech Trek,” organizers say, highlights the importance of embracing new […]
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Group Professionalism Award goes to the Stetson Inns
The Florida Bar’s Standing Committee on Professionalism will present its Group Professionalism Award to the Stetson Inns at the Stetson University College of Law at the Annual Florida Bar Convention in June. The award honors one program instituted and coordinated by a bar association, judicial organization, Inn of Court, or law school organization aimed at […]
Lainey W. Francisco leads the St. Lucie Bar Association
Lainey Francisco, from left, with Law Day Dinner keynote speaker Justice Meredith Sasso of the Florida Supreme Court, and Judge Lillian B. Ewen. (Provided by SLBA) Lainey W. Francisco has become president of the St. Lucie Bar Association (SLBA) for the 2025–2026 term at the SLBA’s annual Law Day Dinner. “As a lifelong resident of […]
Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren honored as community champion for mental health advocacy
Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren: “This Community Champion of Mental Health Award belongs to a courageous community. For me, Broward’s Misdemeanor Mental Health Court will always stand as a symbol of hope. It represents our belief that individuals living with mental illness and co-occurring disorders deserve access to behavioral health treatment, dignity, and compassion — not incarceration.” […]
Cooley Law Professor Joseline Jean-Louis Hardrick honored for exemplifying professionalism in legal education
Joseline Jean-Louis Hardrick The Florida Bar’s Standing Committee on Professionalism has named Cooley Law School Associate Professor Joseline Jean-Louis Hardrick as the recipient of this year’s Law Faculty/Administrator Award, recognizing her outstanding commitment to professionalism in legal education. The award honors faculty or administrators at Florida’s accredited law schools who demonstrate excellence in teaching, scholarship, […]