The Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee voted unanimously to support Proposed Advisory Opinion 23-1 allowing a Florida attorney to be a passive investor in an alternative business structure (ABS) in another state that allows non-lawyer ownership of law firms during its meeting at the Bar’s Annual Convention on June 23. The opinion, now in its final […]

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Sen. Arthenia Joyner and Wendy Spencer, president and CEO of Leadership Florida. Leadership Florida presented former Sen. Arthenia Joyner with the 2023 LeRoy Collins Lifetime Achievement Award at its Annual Meeting in Boca Raton this past weekend. The award recognizes an individual who has gone above and beyond by using their leadership abilities over a […]

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Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr., was sworn in as president-elect of The Florida Bar June 23 in Boca Raton. “One of his best talents, and this transcends everything Roland does, is releasing the tension in the room and making everyone feel comfortable,” fellow Board of Governors member Jorge Piedra said in introducing his friend. That rare talent […]

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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: Scott Westheimer being sworn in as the 75th president of The Florida Bar and pledging to focus on the Bar’s core mission in the year ahead. Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz […]

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With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Ron DeSantis on June 22 made law the measure providing Florida’s Court Clerks and Comptrollers access to an additional $24.1 million that would otherwise flow to the state’s general revenue fund. HB 977, the legislation aimed at diversifying clerk revenues, supporting staffing needs, and accounting for services without […]

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