Navigation The Supreme Court has adopted a new rule articulating how trial courts are to proceed when a juror in a civil case asks for trial transcripts or asks for trial testimony to be read or played back. Acting March 30 in Case No. SC2022, the court adopted new Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.453 (Jury […]
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Legislature passes bill requiring lactation spaces in courthouses
Rep. Ashley Viola Gantt The Florida Legislature approved a measure to require Florida courthouses to have dedicated lactation spaces, long a priority of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers. The Senate voted 39-0 on March 15 to approve SB 144 by Sen. Lori Berman, D-Boynton Beach, and House followed suit March 31 by a vote of 112-0. […]
It’s time to sign up for 2023 certification exams
The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education is currently accepting applications for the 2023 board certification exams. Established in 1982 by the Florida Supreme Court, board certification demonstrates a lawyer’s significant commitment to and experience in a specialty field of law. Board certified lawyers have dedicated themselves to a heightened level of excellence […]
April 1, 2023 Disciplinary Actions
The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined five attorneys, emergency suspending one, suspending three, and revoking one without leave to reapply. Alex S. Barnett, P.O. Box 2890, Silver Spring, MD, emergency suspended effectively immediately following a February 28 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2018) Barnett posted on social media, and in other communications […]
Bill targets ‘attention-grabbing’ solicitation ads
Sen. Clay Yarborough A measure to regulate certain legal advertisements soliciting clients for personal injury lawsuits against drug manufacturers unanimously cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee March 29. Sen. Clay Yarborough, R-Jacksonville, called SB 1246 a consumer protection bill that will inject “truth in advertising” in ads concerning prescription drugs or medical devices that often result […]