Navigation Legal Services and nonprofit partners leadership pose with Miami-Dade County representatives immediately after Board of County Commission voted to initiate a Eviction Diversion Pilot Program March 7. The Miami-Dade County Commission released $2.9 million for an Eviction Diversion Pilot Program designed to support free legal assistance for transformational eviction diversion services. The core goal of […]
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Bill would make it easier for trafficking victims to expunge criminal records
Rep. Fred Hawkins A House panel has approved a measure that sponsors say would make it easier for human trafficking victims to return to a society. The House Criminal Justice Subcommittee voted 17-0 on March 13 to approve HB 841 by Rep. Fred Hawkins, R-Orlando.
Deadline extended to apply to be a judge of compensation claims in second and third state appellate districts
The Florida Bar Board of Governors is seeking applicants for the following vacancies to be filled during the May 12, 2023, meeting. Statewide Nominating Commission for Judges of Compensation Claims: Two attorneys from the territorial jurisdictions of the second and third state appellate districts to serve staggered four-year terms commencing July 3, 2023. All applicants […]
Lawyers and AI: How Lawyers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence Could Implicate the Rules of Professional Conduct
Jonathan Grabb: “This may go without saying for many lawyers, but it is worth repeating: every lawyer is responsible for their own conduct. While a chatbot may be able to draft a document in mere seconds, any lawyer who uses AI assistance is still responsible for generating work product that is legally and factually accurate, […]
Revamped alimony reform bill receives committee references
Sen. Joe Gruters Sen. Joe Gruters hopes the third time’s a charm for his alimony reform bill. On March 2, the Sarasota Republican filed SB 1416, which would allow courts to grant alimony to either party in the form of “temporary, bridge-the-gap, rehabilitative, or durational alimony, as is equitable,” and would remove the term, “permanent […]