Navigation Logan Misuraca will drive the FSU College of Law car in the Red Eye 50/50 race at New Smyrna Speedway in January to coincide with the launch of the law school’s Stoops Center of Law and Business that will begin offering online executive education courses. The Florida State University College of Law Stoops Center of […]
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In anticipation of a special session, sides form over the need for ‘tort reform’
Florida business leaders are renewing a call to fight “lawsuit abuse” as Gov. Ron DeSantis prepares to call a special session to address Hurricane Ian relief and property insurance reforms. At the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s annual convention in Orlando, Tallahassee attorney Jason Gonzalez announced the group has formed a “council of general counsels.” “It […]
Sixth DCA JNC submits names to the governor to fill three vacancies
The Sixth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission has sent 18 names to Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill the three vacancies on the newly created Sixth District Court of Appeal. The Sixth DCA JNC nominated the following lawyers for appointment: Rep. Michael Paul Beltran of Tampa
‘How Mindfulness Helped Me Win a Jury Trial’
In this month’s column, trial attorney Roger Feicht shares some of the ways the practice of mindfulness meaningfully influenced the course of a fiercely contested federal trial. He writes that “it is indisputable that a few simple mindfulness practices helped me perform at my highest level as a trial attorney.” Roger wrote of his experience […]
Palm Beach County Bar trucks relief supplies to Southwest Florida
Jeanne Brander, from the left, Scott Smith, and Jessica Gonzalez Palm Beach County Bar Association President Scott Smith, center, recently drove a truck full of donated goods over to the west coast to help victims of Hurricane Ian. PBCBA members donated everything from paper towels, to diapers, to food, and much more. Pictured with Smith […]