Navigation Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is co-leading a multistate coalition urging Congress to pass the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2024. The coalition of AGs say the destruction and life-threatening conditions just witnessed during Hurricane Helene have proven that bipartisan protections for AM radios in vehicles are critical as electric vehicles and other […]
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Call for volunteers — Florida’s legal aid providers respond to hurricane crisis
Florida legal aid organizations were putting out a call Tuesday for more volunteers and scrambling to help Hurricane Helene victims as they watched a second deadly hurricane in less than two weeks draw a bead on the Gulf Coast. Legal aid offices in Central and Southwest Florida were temporarily closed Tuesday as mandatory evacuations were […]
Solo and Small Firm Section hosts ‘Digital Dilemmas’ virtual ethics and professionalism update
“Digital Dilemmas: Ethical and Professionalism Considerations for Attorneys in a Tech-Driven World” is this year’s theme for the Solo & Small Firm Section’s annual ethics and professionalism update. The virtual event takes place on October 25 from 8:25 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. and includes text-message client communications, trust accounting, multi-state virtual practices, and artificial intelligence. […]
Be a Nimble Lawyer
Jim Vickaryous Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick. Lawyers must be nimble. Lawyers who are not nimble in these times of legal change may get burned. The nimblest of us will be of great benefit to our clients. It makes me think of the old English nursery rhyme, “Jack Be […]
Holland & Knight Earns True Trailblazer Status As It Receives Mansfield Certification for Seventh Straight Year
For the seventh year in a row, Holland & Knight has achieved “Mansfield Certified” status awarded by Diversity Lab, an incubator for innovative ideas and solutions that boost diversity and inclusion in law. Additionally, Holland & Knight was recognized as a True Trailblazer, which honors 56 firms that consecutively achieved Mansfield Certification for seven to […]