Navigation Kenneth Cohen has filed a lawsuit against two companies, alleging negligence after sustaining serious injuries from a faulty elevator handrail. The complaint was filed on February 5, 2025, in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida, naming CC West Palm LLC and PP CWPB Investors LLC as defendants. According […]
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Health Law Section’s Wellness Program opens to all Florida Bar members
Jamaal Jones The Health Law Section launched its 2025 Wellness Program in January, a free initiative designed to promote mental and physical well-being for section members. In advance of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, the section is opening the wellness series to all Florida Bar members — an opportunity to focus on improving health […]
Lawmakers push to restore funding for vetoed legal aid and pro bono projects
Rep. David Smith A legal aid society, and two iconic affinity bar associations stand to gain hundreds of thousands of dollars as House Speaker Daniel Perez, a Miami attorney, weighs whether to restore funding that Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed from the current $116.5 billion budget. Sponsors of projects benefitting Coast to Coast Legal Aid of […]
Greenberg Traurig Receives 7 Recognitions in Daily Business Review’s 2025 Florida Legal Awards
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A. and its attorneys received seven recognitions in the Daily Business Review’s (DBR) 2025 Florida Legal Awards. These annual awards recognize distinguished members of the Florida legal community. All honorees and finalists will be celebrated — and the winners announced — at the DBR’s annual awards ceremony April 3 at the JW Marriott […]
Bar to transition to paperless lawyer ad opinions beginning May 1
Starting May 1, The Florida Bar will begin sending all lawyer advertisement opinions electronically, marking a shift toward a paperless system. Under the new policy, lawyers will receive their advertisement opinions via email, eliminating the traditional paper copies that have been sent in the past. The change will affect all advertisements filed under Rule 4-7.19, […]