Attorney General Ashley Moody As Tax Day approaches, Attorney General Ashley Moody is launching the 2024 Tax Season Scam Series to help Floridians, including the state’s lawyers, avoid falling prey to fraudulent schemes. In 2022, Internal Revenue Service data revealed that consumers lost $5.7 billion to tax scams and fraud. As part of the series […]
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This week’s Florida Bar News Briefs is now available
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: Miami-Dade’s veteran state attorney and public defender both saying the latest round of state pay raises, 3%, won’t stop a troubling exodus of front-line prosecutors and public defenders. The Board of […]
Vivian Cortes Hodz, former staff attorney, chairs Bay Area Legal’s board
Vivian Cortes Hodz Vivian Cortes Hodz has become chair of Bay Area Legal Services Board of Directors for 2024. Joining Cortes Hodz as 2024 officers are Jeffrey E. Cox as chair-elect (Orrick), James D. Thaler, Jr., as treasurer (Thaler Law Firm), and Craig E. Rothburd as secretary (Craig E. Rothburd, P.A.). Click Here To Read […]
University of Pittsburgh wins Tax Section’s National Tax Moot Court Competition
University of Pittsburgh School of Law Moot Court team members Dustin Foley, from the left, Nina Wiramidjaja, and Luke Kastenhuber. The team won Best Oral Argument, Final Round, and Kastenhuber won Best Individual Oralist, Final Round, and Best Individual Oralist, Preliminary Rounds, at the National Tax Moot Court Competition hosted by the Tax Section at […]
Former Judge Jeri Beth Cohen would like to serve as a senior judge
Former Circuit Judge Jeri Beth Cohen of the 11th Judicial Circuit wishes to serve as a senior judge. Any persons having knowledge bearing upon the fitness or qualifications of Cohen to serve as a senior judge should send, on or before April 24, written comments to John A. Tomasino, Clerk, Florida Supreme Court, 500 South […]