Navigation The original 20,412 square foot, three-story Florida Bar Center built on 2.5 acres of land in what used to be known as the Smoky Hollow community in Tallahassee, three blocks from the state Capitol, was completed in 1966. As The Florida Bar continues celebrating its 75th year, we look back at the long journey that […]
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Inaugural Florida Black Lawyers Summit brings together 15 voluntary bars
VHFCNBA 2025-26 Executive Board members: Treasurer Brandon Sapp, from the left, Parliamentarian Noel Lawrence, Vice President Sherea Randle, President Brendalyn Edwards, President-elect Vladimir St. Louis, Immediate Past President Benjamin Garcia, Secretary Michael’s Deborah Saint-Vil, and Treasurer William Saintilus at the inaugural Florida Black Lawyers Summit & Judicial Reception on November 14 in Orlando. For the […]
Voluntary bars unite for opening of new civil courthouse
Pictured alongside Florida Bar President Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes, third from the right, are, from the left, Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Board of Governor member and Miami-Dade Bar Treasurer Tiffany Ashley Disney, YLD Board of Governor and Miami-Dade Bar Secretary Robert Blumberg, immediate past Miami-Dade Bar president and Florida Bar Board of Governors member Charise […]
Practical tips for avoiding Phishing and Sloshing attacks
Jade Davis Phishing and Sloshing (fraudulent redirection of wire transfers or settlement funds) remain two of the most damaging threats facing lawyers and their clients. Both target trust and timing — two things central to legal practice. A few practical steps can help mitigate these risks: Phishing Prevention:
Measure would broaden grandparents’ ability to petition for visitation
Sen. Danny Burgess Florida grandparents would have broader authority to petition for visitation under a proposal by a Southwest Florida lawmaker. Republican Sen. Danny Burgess, an Army Reserve JAG officer and former Zephyrhills mayor, is sponsoring SB 674.