Navigation A scheduled update to the E-Filing Portal that will provide links to documents instead of PDF attachments when e-filing will not apply to entities with system limitations, following action by the Florida Courts E-Filing Board of Directors September 16. Portal Program Manager Carolyn Weber said the exemption was necessary as the planned October 29 system […]
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Florida’s Larry Watson named 2022 Distinguished Neutral of the Year
Larry Watson, left, receives the annual Distinguished Neutral of the Year Award from NADN Executive Director Darren Lee. The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) recently presented its annual Distinguished Neutral of the Year Award to Larry Watson, in recognition of “Lifetime Achievement in the practice of Civil Mediation.” “We’re delighted to recognize Larry for his almost […]
Board to consider plan to take Bar election totally electronic
The Board of Governors is poised to consider proposed bylaw amendments that would facilitate a transition to all-electronic voting in Florida Bar elections. At a September 30 meeting on Amelia Island, the board will be asked to consider — on first reading only — proposed amendments to Bylaw 2-3.6 (Election), and Bylaw 2-4.6 (Election of […]
Robert Keith Williams — 1957-2022
Robert Keith Williams Robert Keith Williams (“Keith”), 65, passed away on Thursday, September 8, 2022, at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Florida. Keith was born on February 14, 1957, in Homestead, Florida, to Roland Leslie Williams, Jr., and Martha “Marty” Orrico. Keith fondly recalled his childhood homes at Homestead AFB, Vanderburg AFB, Chanute AFB, […]
Integrating professionalism and social media in the age of lawyers that grew up with it
(Editor’s Note: Allaa Tayeb, a 2022 graduate of Florida State University College of Law, was the winner of this year’s FSU Law Writing Competition, sponsored by the Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism. Tayeb’s essay, “Integrating Professionalism and Social Media in the Age of Lawyers that Grew Up With It,” was originally published in The Professional, a publication […]