Posts Tagged 'Florida Bar'



Former Bar President James Fox Miller passes away

James Fox Miller “Put on my tombstone, ‘Husband, Father, Grandfather, Friend, and Lawyer,’ and that’s everything there is to say about me.” James Fox Miller, a renowned family law attorney who served as president of The Florida Bar in 1990-1991, wrote those words in his blog just three years ago.

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Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz named ‘Paw-Senting Sponsor’ sponsor of Bark In The Park on December 9

Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz in Ft. Myers has been named a “Paw-Senting Sponsor” for the Gulf Coast Humane Society’s inaugural fundraiser, Bark In The Park, planned for Saturday, December 9. Bark In The Park begins at 10 a.m. at Buckingham Park and is billed as a “unique family- and pet-friendly event for pet […]

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The Cuban American Bar Foundation awards scholarships to law students

The Cuban American Bar Foundation (CABF) recently awarded 12 scholarships to law students totaling $51,000. The Honorable Margarita Esquiroz Scholarship was awarded to Veronica Alba who attends Florida A&M University College of Law. The Honorable Mario P. Goderich Scholarship was awarded to Chaveli Claver Guzman who attends Florida International

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Bar seeks a public member to serve on its Board of Governors

Continuing its practice of public involvement, The Florida Bar seeks a new nonlawyer to serve on its Board of Governors. Since 1987, two public members have served on the Bar’s 52-member governing board, after the Supreme Court approved the organization’s request to have nonlawyer representation on the board. Only 12 other state bars have public […]

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Whitco petitions for Bar reinstatement

Pursuant to Rule 3-7.10(b), Natalie Patricia Whitco of Lake Worth has petitioned the Supreme Court for Bar Reinstatement. Whitco was suspended from the practice of law for a period of three years by an order dated February 14, 2019, for having been found guilty by a jury of a third-degree felony of resisting arrest and […]

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