Navigation FFLA’s Board of Directors has approved loaning $1,701,940 to 173 legal aid lawyers through its Loan Repayment Assistance Program. The program assists legal aid lawyers in paying down their school loans; loans are forgiven annually if the lawyers meet the program’s requirements, including continuing to work at a nonprofit legal aid organization. This year’s loans […]
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15th Circuit Judge Samantha Schosberg Feuer to receive Distinguished Judicial Service Pro Bono Award
Judge Samantha Schosberg Feuer Fifteenth Circuit Judge Samantha Schosberg Feuer of Palm Beach County is the recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Judicial Service Award. The award, which honors outstanding and sustained service to the public especially as it relates to support of pro bono legal services, will be presented by Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz […]
ABA opinion highlights lawyers’ ethical obligations in organizational advising
The ABA Standing Committee on Professional Ethics has issued a formal opinion that provides guidance on a lawyer’s obligations when advising organizations about conduct that may create legal risks for the organization’s clients. Formal Opinion 51-4 is posted on the ABA website, linked here. It cites Rule 1.1 of the ABA Model Rules of Professional […]
Twenty-one to receive Florida Bar Pro Bono Service Awards January 16 at Supreme Court Ceremony
The Florida Bar will recognize 21 lawyers for their work on behalf of low-income and disadvantaged clients at a January 16 ceremony at the Supreme Court of Florida. Established in 1981, The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Awards are intended to encourage lawyers to volunteer free legal services to the poor by recognizing those […]
Florida Supreme Court revises rule amendment process based on Kiel Report recommendations
The Florida Supreme Court, citing a 2022 Florida Bar-commissioned study, has revised the process for developing procedural rules. The January 9 decision, Amendments to Florida Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.140, SC2023-1373, is here SC2023-1373 Opinion. In it, justices declined to adopt a Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration Committee proposal to […]