Navigation Steven Teppler Florida Bar cybersecurity experts are urging all attorneys to consider new, voluntary guidelines for implementing “Model Incident Response Plans.” “Although entirely voluntary and not intended to establish a minimum standard of care, the model Incident Response Plan recommended by The Florida Bar’s Committee on Cybersecurity and Privacy Law provides Florida Bar members with […]
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St. Thomas Law mentorship program reaches 75 Miami Carol City Senior High School students
Mentors and student participants gather at the Palermo Spring Mock Trial competition, held May 5 at the Benjamin L. Crump Center for Social Justice at St. Thomas University College of Law in Miami Gardens. The event marked the culmination of the annual mentorship partnership between STU College of Law and Miami Carol City Senior High […]
Mark E. Berman receives City, County and Local Government Law Section’s Paul S. Buchman Award
Mark E. Berman Mark E. Berman, city attorney for Pompano Beach, was honored with the Paul S. Buchman Award by the City, County and Local Government Law Section for his “outstanding contribution in the area of legal public service.” Berman, who serves on the section’s executive council and is a prior recipient of the section’s Chair […]
Sixth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission announces recommendations for circuit court judicial vacancy
The Sixth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has sent the following six names to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his consideration in filling the circuit court vacancy created by the retirement of Judge George Jirokta. Judge Della Cope Nick Fiorentino
Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine again offer Annual H.T. Smith Legal Studies Scholarship
H.T Smith South Florida-based Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine continues its efforts to promote diversity in the legal sector by announcing the 2025 H.T. Smith Legal Studies Scholarship. Launched in 2021, the scholarship offers eligible law school students in Florida $15,000 in financial assistance, a summer clerkship in Kluger Kaplan’s Miami office, and an […]