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University of Miami Law Review seeks articles on U.S. 11th Circuit law

The University of Miami Law Review is accepting article submissions for its upcoming issue focused exclusively on developments in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. This annual edition aims to provide judges, scholars, and legal practitioners with insight into recent decisions and legal trends within the circuit. Articles may address federal or […]

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Gov. DeSantis appoints Michael Beato to the bench

Gov. Ron DeSantis on September 12 appointed Michael Beato of Tallahassee to serve as judge on the Second Judicial Circuit Court Beato has worked as an associate for Holtzman, Vogel, Baran, Torchinsky, & Josefiak since 2022. Previously, he served as a law clerk for Judge Barbara Lagoa of the United States Court of Appeals for the […]

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Be an Aspirational Lawyer

Jim Vickaryous We all want to be inspired. Inspiration needs to start somewhere. If not you, then who offers inspiration? Lawyers especially need inspiration. Inspiration grows from aspiration. Aspiring to be a better lawyer, learn more, dig deeper, become the lawyer that you know you can be all starts with being aspirational. Aspire to rise […]

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YLD launches ‘Open for Opportunity’ initiative under new President Arti Hirani

Rosalyn Destinie Baker Sutton, from the left, Florida Bar President Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes, and YLD President Arti Hirani at the Florida A&M College of Law induction ceremony in Orlando on August 7. Baker-Barnes and Hirani addressed the incoming 2025 class of nearly 200 law students. Sutton, Baker-Barnes’ sister, is also a member of The Florida […]

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