Navigation Salesia V. Smith-Gordon Salesia V. Smith-Gordon of West Palm Beach has made a $200,000 gift to the Florida State University College of Law, the first Black alumna to make a donation this large. In honor of the gift, Smith-Gordon will have her portrait installed in the FSU Law Rotunda in September.
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Pavese Law’s ‘Day of Caring’ supports students in need
Pavese Law’s staff and their families participated in a morning of giving back to the community August 13 during a United Way Day of Caring. Pavese Law Firm continued its support of the Southwest Florida community by taking part in a “Day of Caring” on Saturday, August 13 to benefit the United Way School Resource […]
NSU Trial Association hosts Eighth Annual Trial Advocacy Summer Institute
Nova Southeastern University Trial Association’s Trial Advocacy Summer Institute helps students develop and polish their advocacy and trial skills under the guidance of members of the legal community. The Nova Southeastern University Trial Association recently hosted its Eighth Annual Trial Advocacy Summer Institute, a week-long program of immersive workshops culminating in a mock trial. The program […]
Missed jury scams abound across Florida
Florida court clerks are warning about the reemergence of a telephone scam tied to fake claims of missed jury duty. A spokesperson for Collier County Clerk of Court & Comptroller Crystal Kinzel told a local news outlet August 15 that at least one constituent reported being targeted. “It’s very important,” spokesperson Lisa Kasparian told the […]
The Florida Bar’s merit retention poll in is the mail
Five Florida Supreme Court justices and 28 appellate judges will be on the merit retention ballot November 8, and in-state members of The Florida Bar soon will be asked their opinions of those up for retention. Every two years, Florida’s voters are asked whether the justices and the district courts of appeal judges up for […]