Navigation Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz, left, posthumously presented Judge Robert L. Dietz the 2023 Justice Harry Lee Anstead Award for The Florida Bar Board Certified Lawyer of the Year at the Bar’s Annual Convention in Boca Raton. Accepting the award was Dietz’ wife, Laura Dietz, and their children John and Stephanie. Judge Robert L. Dietz is […]
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The Bar’s various technology committees to work together
Scott Westheimer In 1994, a Florida Bar committee rented 25 computers to train lawyers how to surf the web. “They used DOS,” recalls St. Petersburg attorney and Standing Committee on Technology member Rick Georges, referring to a clunky “Disc Operating System.”
Justice Labarga discuses criminal law and his own journey
Florida Supreme Court Justice Jorge Labarga recalled how he spent 11 years managing the Supreme Court’s judicial education program for new judges. The best advice he ever received came from a more experienced judge who eventually became a good friend and mentor, Labarga said. The friend told Labarga to always remember that whenever a lawyer […]
Lesser bestows Florida Bar President’s Awards of Merit
At the Annual Florida Bar Convention’s General Assembly, outgoing Bar President Gary Lesser presented the following President’s Awards of Merit: Sia Baker-Barnes and Gary Lesser Board of Governors member Sia Baker-Barnes: “This award recognizes Sia for her exemplary leadership and service as chair of the Program Evaluation Committee, which is a very heavy lift generally […]
Proposed amendments to Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.116 (Use of Communication Technology)
Proposed amendments to Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.116 (Use of Communication Technology)