Navigation The deadline to apply for the 2023-2024 Wm. Reece Smith, Jr., Leadership Academy Class XI has been extended to February 14. The Leadership Academy is open to all Florida Bar members who are in good standing. In an effort to achieve diversity among the participants, qualified individuals will be sought from different backgrounds, large and […]
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Rules chairs take a deep dive into report to streamline the rulemaking process
The report, “Evaluation of Development and Review of Court Rules Proposals by The Florida Bar Rules Committees,” was commissioned by the Bar and conducted by outside consultant Lisa Kiel, a former Florida State Courts Administrator. Bar rules committees are beginning to craft a response to a new study that recommends reducing committee sizes, accelerating meeting […]
Young lawyer Irina Shabetayev of Ft. Lauderdale to be honored for pro bono service
Irina Shabetayev Irina Shabetayev has been nothing short of a hero to countless Ukrainian refuges facing unimaginable circumstances and significant challenges in relocating to the United States following the Russian invasion of their country. Recognizing the exceptional hurdles these refugees were facing, Shabetayev organized a series of pro bono community events for refugees in which […]
Bill to shield judicial assistants’ personal information clear first hurdle
Sen. Tom Wright Another attempt to exempt the personal identifying information of judicial assistants from public records laws is moving through the Florida Legislature. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-1 on January 17 to approve SB 50 by Sen. Tom Wright, R-Port Orange. HB 75, a companion by Rep. David Smith, R-Winter Springs, has yet […]
Rules panel ‘thrilled’ for the opportunity to review sweeping proposals to streamlining the civil justice system
The chair of the Civil Procedure Rules Committee said he’s grateful the Supreme Court declined to order a wholesale adoption of a Judicial Management Council workgroup’s sweeping proposal for streamlining Florida’s civil justice system. Saying “additional refinements” are needed, justices in a January 13 order said they would make a “series of phased referrals” to […]