Navigation Florida Rural Legal Services has launched “Pro Bono on Demand,” a virtual clinic offering Florida Bar-licensed family law attorneys a way to volunteer remotely. “Pro Bono on Demand removes the barriers that often prevent busy attorneys from engaging in volunteer work,” said Britt Berg, pro bono manager at FRLS. “There’s no travel, no ongoing case management, […]
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Justice Couriel praises Florida’s criminal bar, defends textualist approach
Justice John Couriel: ‘I think the results on our court, at least in the five years that I’ve been on it, is that we seem to speak with a pretty clear voice.’ Florida’s criminal trial bar is among the best in the nation, its highly skilled assistant attorney generals and capital collateral review counsel are […]
JU College of Law’s first grads prepare for and take the bar exam
Nicholas W. Allard “Well, how was I supposed to know he’d turn out to be Leonard Bernstein?” That was Sam Bernstein’s witty defense when a journalist asked whether the rumor was true that he refused to pay for his son’s music lessons because he wanted Leonard, the legendary pianist, maestro of the New York Philharmonic, and composer of West Side Story, to work for the family’s hair and beauty supply business.
Author Stephanie Land to keynote JALA’s 23rd Equal Justice Awards
Stephanie Land/photo by Tiffany Williams Best-selling author and economic justice advocate Stephanie Land, whose memoir was the inspiration for Netflix’s Golden Globe and Emmy Award-nominated original series Maid, will deliver the keynote address at Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s 23rd Equal Justice Awards September 18 at the Jacksonville Public Library. Land’s bestselling debut memoir Maid: Hard […]