Navigation Florida Lawyers Assistance, Inc., Board of Directors: One non-attorney to serve a three-year term commencing July 1, 2023. This 15-member board assists the legal community in securing counseling and treatment for emotional and chemical dependency problems for lawyers. Applications will be accepted until the minimum number required, has been received. Resumes will not be accepted […]
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Bill to limit depositions of alleged child sexual assault victims moves in the Senate
Sen. Danny Burgess A proposal to bar criminal defense attorneys from deposing alleged child sexual assault victims — without a showing of good cause — is gaining steam in the Florida Senate. Sen. Danny Burgess, a Zephyrhills Republican and Army JAG officer, tacked the proposal onto SB 510, “Victim’s Right to Candor in Criminal Proceedings,” on […]
WMU-Cooley Law School’s Tampa Bay campus graduates 30 new JD recipients
Students received their juris doctor degrees from WMU-Cooley Law School’s Tampa Bay campus graduation ceremony on April 15. Graduates of WMU-Cooley Law School’s Tampa Bay campus were honored during a graduation ceremony on April 15 at the law school’s auditorium in Riverview. Juris doctor degrees were conferred to 30 members of the law school’s Justice […]
Theresa Radwan named Law Faculty/Administrator Award winner
Theresa Pulley Radwan The Standing Committee on Professionalism named Theresa Radwan recipient of the Law Faculty/Administrator Award. Radwan is the interim dean at Stetson University College of Law.
Clerk funding bills moves closer to floor action
Sen. Travis Hutson Legislation aimed at granting Florida’s court clerks access to an additional $31.2 million that would otherwise flow to the state’s general revenue fund breezed through committee stops in both chambers this week. The Senate Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice took up SB 1130 April 18. Bill sponsor Sen. Travis Hutson, […]