Navigation Stetson Law Moot Court team members Mia Bartolomei-Negron and Eddie Hong with Stetson Law Associate Professor Andrew Appleby. Bartolomei-Negron and Hong took top honors in the Tax Section’s 2025 National Tax Moot Court Competition, winning Best Oral Argument, Best Brief, and Best Oralist Final Round (tied). After three days of competition featuring teams from law […]
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First DCA JNC sets applicant interviews to fill a judicial vacancy
The First District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission has set the following interview schedule for April 3 to fill the vacancy on the First District Court of Appeal resulting from the resignation of Judge Bradford Thomas. 8:00 – 8:25 am Judge Jennifer J. Frydrychowicz
Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida honored with JM Family Enterprises Community Choice Award
Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida (CCLA) has been awarded the JM Family Enterprises Community Choice Award by 211 Broward. The honor reflects the community’s recognition of CCLA’s “unwavering commitment to providing free civil legal services to vulnerable residents in Broward and Collier counties.” The JM Family Enterprises Community Choice Award is an […]
A match made in mentorship
Vanessa Sloat-Rogers and Adena Hatcher After joining The Florida Bar’s Counsel to Counsel Mentoring Program last August, Vanessa Sloat-Rogers and Adena Hatcher were paired in October 2024. In just a few months, they’ve formed a genuine, supportive friendship. “It was like, ‘where have you been all my life?’” said mentee Hatcher.
Lawmaker pushes for tenfold increase in sovereign immunity caps
Rep. Fiona McFarland After failing last year to double “sovereign immunity” caps that limit recovery for victims of government negligence, the House sponsor is back with a bolder plan — a tenfold increase. The House Budget Committee on Thursday voted 25 to 3 to approve HB 301 by Republican Rep. Fiona McFarland, a Sarasota business […]