Navigation Florida Bar members have been reaching out wanting to help fellow attorneys and law firms impacted by Hurricane Ian. To quickly connect these members, the Bar created a Hurricane Ian section of The Florida Bar News’ Classified Ads for temporary office space or other resources. If you would like to assist attorneys impacted by Hurricane […]
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Ft. Myers attorney Danielle O’Halloran: ‘Everything flooded. My office took on 14 inches of water, front to back, as did all of the businesses downtown’
The view from Ft. Myers criminal defense attorney Danielle O’Halloran’s front porch as Hurricane Ian pummelled her neighborhood. O’Halloran and her husband thought they would be safe riding out the storm with their 3-year-old daughter, Kennedy, and 7-year-old son, Finnegan, in the family home. But late in the afternoon, when they saw the river rising, they […]
ABA issues guidance for lawyers who represent themselves
The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility recently released a formal opinion that seeks to clarify the interpretation of the ABA model rule related to a lawyer’s communication with represented persons when the lawyer is self-representing or pursuing the case pro se. Formal Opinion 502 states that under ABA Model Rule 4.2, lawyers […]
South Florida voluntary bars collecting Hurricane Ian relief supplies for Lee County
The Broward County Bar Association, ABOTA Ft. Lauderdale, and other South Florida voluntary bar associations are collecting relief supplies for Hurricane Ian victims in Lee County. “The devastation in Lee County is overwhelming,” the groups said in a statement. “The folks there need our help.” Donations will be accepted Monday and Tuesday at the Broward […]
WMU-Cooley Law School celebrates 10 years on the Tampa Bay region
WMU-Cooley Law School President and Dean James McGrath speaks during the 10th anniversary celebration of the law school’s Tampa Bay campus on September 22. Also pictured, seated from left, are WMU-Cooley Alumni Association Secretary Robert Johnson, WMU-Cooley Student Bar Association President Alberto Gonzalez, WMU-Cooley Assistant Dean and Associate Professor of Tampa Bay campus Kathy Gustafson, […]