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Holland & Knight announces Holland & Knight Announces New Leadership Team

Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Robert J. Grammig will become the firm’s Chair and Chief Executive Officer, and David C. Whitestone and Tiffani G. Lee will serve as Managing Partner and Deputy Managing Partner, respectively. The new leadership team will succeed Steven Sonberg, who has served as Managing Partner since 2008 and […]

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State’s offer-of-judgment statute is not a prevailing-party statute

Florida’s offer-of-judgment statute, designed to encourage settlements, is not a prevailing-party statute, the Supreme Court has ruled. In the June 15 decision, Brinda Coates v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Case No. SC2021-0175, Justice Jamie Grosshans refers to a “recurring issue of law” that has arisen concerning F.S. §768.79 (1922). “Specifically, whether a party must prevail […]

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WMU-Cooley Law School student organization hosts Juneteenth celebration

Hillsborough County Judge Daryl Manning was the honorary speaker for WMU-Cooley Law School’s Black Law Students Association event, Juneteenth Freedom, on June 13. He spoke about becoming and remaining a member of The Florida Bar. WMU-Cooley Law School’s Black Law Students Association hosted Juneteenth Freedom on June 13, featuring Hillsborough County Judge Daryl Manning as […]

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Board to review proposal to allow graduates to practice for up to a year — under the supervision of an attorney — while awaiting admission

When it convenes July 28 in Sarasota, the Board of Governors is expected to weigh a proposal designed to help prosecutors and public defenders offset a recruiting “crisis.” The Florida Public Defender Association’s proposed amendments to Bar Rule 11-1.9 permit a law school graduate to practice for up to a year — under the supervision […]

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A class action lawsuit alleging funding gap among black colleges is proceeding in Florida federal court

A federal judge in the Northern District of Florida is allowing a class action lawsuit alleging funding discrimination against the nation’s historically black colleges to proceed by ordering the filing of an amended complaint concerning  Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU). “The first amended complaint alleges differences between FAMU and other public universities, including in […]

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