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It may be a holiday week, but Florida Bar News Briefs is still at it

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including: A handful of substantive bills being filed ahead of the March 2025 legislative session, including measures that would create new regulations for court-ordered auctions of personal and real property. The Board […]

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December 1, 2024 On the Move

Chase Hattaway was appointed administrative partner at RumbergerKirk in Orlando. Ryan Hobbs joins Brooks, LeBoeuf, Foster, Gwartney & Hobbs in Tallahassee as a shareholder. Sam Watford joins Brooks, LeBoeuf, Foster, Gwartney & Hobbs in Tallahassee.

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Governor recently appoints six new judges

Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed six new jurist in November. Heather Guarch of Winter Park to serve as judge on the Orange County Court Guarch has served as a regional legal advisor for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement since 2018. Previously, she served as an assistant state attorney in the Ninth Judicial Circuit. She earned […]

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