Navigation 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 recent Supreme Court order revising minimum continuing legal education requirements. The launch of Decorum.Law which offers free professionalism resources for developing and seasoned legal leaders across Florida and challenges users […]
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Lee County Legal Aid Society expands immigration law outreach
The Lee County Legal Aid Society is expanding its efforts to assist immigrant children and teens, including those who are abandoned, entered the country alone, or are victims of human trafficking. The three-year effort, which began in late 2022, is funded by a federal American Rescue Plan Act grant of roughly $490,000 administered by the […]
Jessica Marra appointed to the 17th Circuit bench
Jessica Marra Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Jessica Marra of Plantation to serve as judge on the 17th Judicial Circuit Court Marra has been a partner with Kelley Kronenberg since 2014. Previously, she served as an assistant state attorney for the 17th Circuit. She received her bachelor’s degree from Florida International University and her law degree from […]
Supreme Court reduces the number of mandatory CLE hours
Florida Bar members will begin feeling the impact of a recent Supreme Court order that revises continuing legal education requirements beginning in January, according to Bar staff. “The important thing for lawyers to know is the effective date of the order is January 8, 2024,” said Florida Bar Programs Division Director Terry Hill. “There will […]
Governor appoints 38 to Judicial Nominating Commissions
Gov. Ron DeSantis July 14 appointed 38 Floridians to the state’s Judicial Nominating Commissions. Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission Charbel Barakat of Tampa is the regional counsel at D.R. Horton, Inc. He earned his bachelor’s degree from The John Hopkins University and his juris doctor from New York University. Barakat is appointed from a list […]