Navigation Alice Sum and Gary Lesser Board of Governors member Alice Sum was awarded the Tony Boggs Excellence in Discipline Award. The Boggs Award is given to recognize dedication, integrity, intellectual excellence, and extraordinary work in and on behalf of the lawyer discipline efforts of The Florida Bar.
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Family Law Section donates $75K to The Florida Bar Foundation
The Family Law Section, which is celebrating is 50th Anniversary during the 2023-24 Bar cycle, gifted The Florida Bar Foundation $75,ooo at the Bar’s Annual Convention for its children’s legal advocacy programs. During The Annual Florida Bar Convention last week in Boca Raton, The Family Law Section presented a check for $75,000 to The Florida […]
Cyberattacks on law firms are up sharply
Steven Teppler Steven Teppler, co-chair of the newly created Standing Committee on Cybersecurity and Privacy Law, could not have asked for a better illustration. As he waited to present the Professional Ethics Committee’s June 22 free CLE, “Cybersecurity, Ethics, and the Law,” news was just breaking about a massive data breach at the international firm, […]
Gov. DeSantis approves legalization of fentanyl testing strips
Sen. Tina Polsky Fentanyl testing strips will soon be decriminalized following Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature of SB 164 on June 28 that was sponsored by Boca Raton Democrat Sen. Tina Polsky. The measure amends F.S. §893.145 to revise the definition of “drug paraphernalia” to exclude certain narcotic drug-testing products, specifically those products that are used to determine […]
Committee on Mentoring makes strides at Annual Convention
It’s a time of transition for the Bar’s Special Committee on Mentoring New Lawyers. With the new Bar year approaching, the committee held its final meeting at Annual Convention June 22 ahead of becoming the Standing Committee on Mentoring in July. The group has worked tirelessly over the past year to create a mentoring program […]