Navigation Here are the platform statements for the 2025 candidates for The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors. Members in the circuits with contested races may vote by accessing the MyFloridaBar Member Portal on The Florida Bar’s website. Election ballots will be emailed or mailed by March 1. All voted ballots must be received by […]
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Orlando’s Thomas A. Zehnder to be honored with the Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award tomorrow
Thomas A. Zehnder Thomas A. Zehnder, is the recipient of the 2025 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award, the Supreme Court’s highest recognition of a private lawyer for pro bono service. The award will be presented by Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz in a January 16 ceremony streamed live by the Supreme Court of Florida.
Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association to receive statewide pro bono award
The Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association is the recipient of the 2025 Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Award, which will be presented by Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz in a January 16 ceremony streamed live by the Supreme Court of Florida. The award recognizes a Florida voluntary bar that has demonstrated a significant contribution in the […]
Ft. Lauderdale ABOTA names Judge Haimes ‘Jurist of the Year’
Judge David A. Haimes Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Judge David A. Haimes was named “Jurist of the Year” by the American Board of Trial Advocates, Ft. Lauderdale Chapter. Haimes received the award January 9 during ABOTA Ft. Lauderdale’s 2025 Installation and Awards Ceremony, “In recognition of [his] service and dedication in preserving the jury system for […]
Bill seeks to extend misdemeanor probation for substance abuse treatment
Rep. Michelle Rayner A bipartisan proposal by two Southwest Florida lawmakers would double the length of eligible probation for certain misdemeanors – from six months to a year – to better accommodate alcohol and drug treatment.