Navigation The Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association is the recipient of the 2025 Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Award, which will be presented by Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz in a January 16 ceremony streamed live by the Supreme Court of Florida. The award recognizes a Florida voluntary bar that has demonstrated a significant contribution in the […]
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Ft. Lauderdale ABOTA names Judge Haimes ‘Jurist of the Year’
Judge David A. Haimes Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Judge David A. Haimes was named “Jurist of the Year” by the American Board of Trial Advocates, Ft. Lauderdale Chapter. Haimes received the award January 9 during ABOTA Ft. Lauderdale’s 2025 Installation and Awards Ceremony, “In recognition of [his] service and dedication in preserving the jury system for […]
Titusville environmental group wants appeals court to rethink its rejection of clean-water charter amendment
A Titusville environmental group has filed a motion for a rehearing in the wake of the Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal’s ruling that a city charter amendment can’t be enforced because state law bars the granting rights to bodies of water. The amendment spearheaded by Speak Up Titusville was approved by 83% of city […]
Holland & Knight Earns Top Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index
For the 10th consecutive year, Holland & Knight earned a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s (HRCF) 2025 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s foremost benchmarking survey and report measuring corporate policies and practices related to LGBTQ+ workplace equality. “Earning this recognition year after year validates Holland & Knight’s dedication to the […]
AG Moody Announces Promising Progress in Fight to End Opioid Crisis in Florida and Commends Law Enforcement Efforts to Save Lives
Attorney General Ashley Moody and Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Mark Glass today in Lake County released the latest Florida Medical Examiners Drugs Identified in Deceased Persons Report, showing a drastic drop in opioid-related deaths and a promising trend. The report is the fourth of its kind in two years showing a decrease in […]