Navigation Cuban American Bar Association members were on hand as the Miami-Dade County Commission voted to rename the new courthouse after the late Osvaldo N. Soto, one of CABA’s founding members. “After participating in the Bay of Pigs Invasion as a member of the Assault Brigade 2506, and subsequently through his involvement in CABA, and as […]
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First DCA JNC organizational meeting set for March 18
The First District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) will hold an organizational meeting on March 18 at 4:30 p.m. (EDT). The JNC expects to confirm and elect officers and to discuss the process for evaluating judicial applications for the vacancy on the First District Court of Appeal created by the resignation of Judge […]
Measure aims to level the playing field for consumers in insurance disputes
Rep. Hillary Cassel Insurance companies, in certain circumstances, would be forced to pay a policy holders’ attorney fees under a measure that is moving through the House. The House Civil Justice and Claims Subcommittee voted 16-1 last week to approve HB 1551 by Republican Rep. Hillary Cassel, a Broward County insurance lawyer.
IOTA, scams, and law school accreditation on this week’s Florida Bar News Brirfs
The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including: A bill that could give banks more flexibility in paying lower interest rates on lawyer trust accounts making its way through the Senate. A troubling and sophisticated scam that nearly cost […]
35th Annual Bankruptcy Skills Workshop to Address Growing Foreclosure and Bankruptcy Cases
Chief Judge Erik Kimball Dade Legal Aid, Put Something Back pro bono program and the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida are co-hosting the 35th Annual Bankruptcy Skills Workshop at the University of Miami School of Law on May 16.