Navigation Labor and Employment Law Section Chair Yvette Everhart with Stetson Law’s scholarship recipients. “The section is honored to support these rising stars in the legal profession,” said Everhart. “I was fortunate to receive this same scholarship — then called the Dean Gary Vause Labor and Employment Law Award — when I was a law student […]
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Deadline extended for the Parker Thomson Awards for Outstanding Legal Journalism in Florida and the Susan Spencer-Wendel Lifetime Achievement Award
Nominations are now open for 2025 the Parker Thomson Awards for Outstanding Legal Journalism in Florida and the Susan Spencer-Wendel Lifetime Achievement Award. Submit nominations before the June 10 deadline. The first-place award recipients for The Parker Thomson Awards for Outstanding Legal Journalism in Florida will receive a cash prize of $500, a plaque and […]
Board of Governors briefed on streamlined court rule amendment process
Roland Sanchez-Medina President Roland Sanchez-Medina reminded the Board of Governors last week that a new procedure for weighing in on proposed amendments to court procedural rules took effect April 1. The new procedure no longer requires the board to vote “acceptance,” “rejection,” or “amendment,” before sponsors may file them with the Supreme Court for final […]
Restoring faith through legal aid
Jeffrey D. Harvey: Legal aid pro bono work offers attorneys a structured path to fill in gaps that the grind of firm life may obscure. For early- to mid-career lawyers especially, pro bono provides exposure to areas of the law that may not be included in their associate assignments. Pro bono is an excellent way […]
Florida Bar leaders honored in UF Law’s Heritage of Leadership Ceremony
UF Law Center Association Board of Trustees Chair and Florida Bar Board of Governors member Brian Burgoon presents an award to Celeste Phelps, sister of the late Florida Bar President Jay White, while past Florida Bar President Dori Foster-Morales looks on at the 2025 Heritage of Leadership induction ceremony at the University of Florida Levin […]