Navigation Assistant U.S. Attorney Lisa Thelwell was awarded “Prosecutor of the Year” by Attorney General Ashley Moody at the annual Human Trafficking Summit. Lisa Thelwell remembers that August day in 2012 when Chief Assistant Don Horn welcomed her class of 40 new hires — mostly beginning lawyers like her — to the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office. […]
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Williams Parker partners with Ringling College of Art and Design for 2022 holiday card design contest
Sky Chandler is the winner of its 2022 holiday card design contest with Ringling College of Art and Design. She is pictured with Williams Parker President Michael J. Wilson Sky Chandler, an illustration sophomore at the Ringling College of Art and Design, is the winner of Williams Parker’s 2022 holiday card design contest. This is […]
Event raises $40,000+ for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
Curry Pajcic and Howard Coker The Florida Justice Association and the Jacksonville Justice Association recently hosted the 16th Annual Jacksonville Wine Reception to benefit Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc. The event raised more than $40,000 to assist low-income local community members with civil legal issues.
Want to serve on one of The Florida Bar’s many committees?
Scott Westheimer The annual committee preference form for Florida Bar members seeking appointment for the upcoming 2023-24 Bar year will be available December 1 in your MyFloridaBar Member Portal at floridabar.org and are due no later than January 15, 2023. President-Elect Scott Westheimer will make over 1,000 appointments to more than 70 committees and he […]
Once inactive, Latimer Hawkins Judicial Council rebooted
Judges of the reconstituted Latimer Hawkins Judicial Council at the Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association’s recent meeting at the Florida A&M University College of Law in Orlando. The Latimer Hawkins Judicial Council, an organization comprised of African American judges committed to the improvement of the law, the legal system, and the […]