Navigation Justice Labarga Florida Supreme Court Justice Jorge Labarga will deliver a keynote address to the Criminal Law Section’s “Criminal Law Update 2023,” on Thursday, June 22, at the Annual Florida Bar Convention in Boca Raton. Appointed to the Supreme Court in 2009 by Gov. Charlie Crist, Labarga has agreed to share his “very personal story” […]
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The Florida Bar will honors it 50-Year Members and Senior Counselors at a Friday luncheon
The Florida Bar will host a luncheon to honor attorneys and senior counselors for 50 years of service and dedication to the practice of law during the Annual Florida Bar Convention on Friday, June 23, at 12:30 p.m. at The Boca Raton resort hotel in Boca Raton. Other veteran lawyers will also be recognized at […]
Convention week on Florida Bar News Briefs
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 preview of the 2023 Annual Florida Bar Convention. The rules committees’ response to a Bar consultant’s recommendations for streamlining the rule development process.
The Attorney-client Privilege v. The Confidentiality Rule: A Lawyer’s Conundrum in the Use and Application of the Evidence Code v. The Rules of Professional Conduct
From newly admitted members of The Florida Bar to those ready for retirement after countless years of dedication to the legal profession, many lawyers have committed the faux crime of using “privileged” and “confidential” interchangeably when justifying why they cannot disclose certain information relating to a client’s representation. Why is this? Perhaps the simplest answer […]
Criminal Law Section to award three student scholarships at the Annual Convention
Three Florida law students will receive the Criminal Law Section’s 2023 Student Scholarship Awards during a reception at the Annual Florida Bar Convention this week. Students Haley Kinart and Skyler Jackle of Stetson University College of Law and Victoria Thacker, Florida International University College of Law, will receive $2,500 cash scholarships. The June 22 reception […]