Navigation The Florida Registered Paralegal Enrichment Committee is now accepting nominations from legal aid groups, civic organizations, lawyers, and fellow paralegals for candidates for its 2023 FRP of the Year Award. Nominees must be in good standing with The Florida Bar and should demonstrate exemplary leadership skills, provide an extraordinary commitment to the goals of the FRP program, […]
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Legislature passes comprehensive tort legislation
Sen. Travis Hutson The Florida Legislature has passed sweeping litigation reforms proponents say will combat lawsuit abuse, rebalance the justice system, and reign in “billboard lawyers.” “We have a fundamental problem in Florida when you turn on your TV or radio and the ad says if you have been injured call an attorney first, do […]
Revamped alimony bill gets the green light from Senate committee
Sen. Joe Gruters The measure to allows courts to grant alimony to either party in the form of “temporary, bridge-the-gap, rehabilitative, or durational alimony, as is equitable,” while removing the term “permanent in nature” from the statutes, passed through the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee March 23. SB 1416 marks the third time Sarasota Republican Sen. […]
Rebecca L. Palmer Law Group Partners and others celebrate #ActsofKindnessMonth
Rebecca L. Palmer Law Group partnered with the Women’s Council of Realtors Florida, Premier Home Funding, and Serving Out of Love to create and participate in a month-long community initiative celebrating #ActsofKindnessMonth to support their local community. “We take community outreach very seriously at Rebecca L. Palmer Law Group,” said Rebecca Palmer. “It’s a point […]
Measure legalizing fentanyl testing strips ready for Senate floor, but not without questions
Sen. Tina Polsky The measure to revise the definition of “drug paraphernalia” to exclude certain narcotic drug-testing products, specifically those used to determine whether a controlled substance contains fentanyl, passed out of its final committee March 22 and is ready for the Senate floor. SB 164, by Boca Raton Democrat Sen. Tina Polsky, was voted […]