Navigation Jim Vickaryous Be a resolute lawyer. A new year often brings about resolutions. Unfortunately, resolutions quickly disappear. The way resolutions become reality is by being resolute. Lawyers should embrace the character trait of being resolute. When you first meet with a client, they have their resolutions to guide you and your representation of them. However, […]
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Proposed board action
Pursuant to Standing Board Policy 1.60, the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar publishes this notice of intent to consider the following items at its March 3, 2023, Board of Governors meeting. This is governed by Rule 1-12.1, Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. If approved by the board, most rules amendments must still be […]
Legal notices no longer to need be published in newspapers
Governmental agencies are no longer required to publish legal notices in local newspapers or on their websites. HB 7049, signed by the Gov. Ron DeSantis last May, took effect New Year’s Day and modifies long-standing provisions of Florida law that requires legal notices to be included in local newspapers. The bill gives a governmental agency […]
Nominating petitions sought for 11th Circuit Board of Governors vacancy
Florida Bar Executive Director Joshua E. Doyle has announced a vacancy on the Board of Governors due to the election of of 11th Circuit board member Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr., as president-elect designate. Sanchez-Medina was finishing out a two-year term on the board. The office commences on June 23 and continues for a term ending June […]
Ask Judge Smith: ‘Default Judgments and Damages’
Q. Judge Smith, what is a default judgment? Does a default judgment end the case? Thank you, Dee.A. Due process of law requires notice and an opportunity to be heard. Plaintiffs begin lawsuits by filing complaints against defendants. The purpose of a complaint is to tell a defendant what he did, how it damaged the plaintiff, and […]