Navigation Dade City lawyer Jon Auvil claimed the 41st annual “Hemingway Look-Alike Contest” sponsored by the iconic Sloppy Joe’s Bar in Key West July 16. Auvil’s victory in the look-a-like contest ended eight years of competition and he says the real prize is membership in the “Papa” fellowship, and an opportunity to promote the competition’s lesser-known charitable efforts. The […]
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11th Circuit adds a chatbot to its website
The 11th Judicial Circuit is harnessing artificial intelligence — a chatbot named “SANDI” — to enhance court efficiency. SANDI greets visitors to the 11th Circuit website in an online chat window and can direct them to case numbers, judicial directories, Zoom IDs, and other useful information. Chief Judge Nushin G. Sayfie said she was excited […]
Dade County Legal Aid spends a day at the ballpark
The staff and summer interns of Dade County Legal Aid and their families enjoyed a Florida Marlins ballgame in Miami recently. Although the Marlins did not get the win, Legal Aid Executive Director Karen Ladis said a great time was had by all. “Thank you to the Marlins for supporting Dade Legal Aid,” Ladis said. It’s that time […]
Hogan Lovells hosts University of Miami Law Review reception
The Miami office of Hogan Lovells hosted a cocktail reception July 21 for the new junior staff editors of the University of Miami Law Review. Founded in 1947 as the Miami Law Quarterly, the University of Miami Law Review is a quarterly legal journal committed to publishing articles of interest to legal scholars and practitioners. From […]
Ask Judge Smith — Managing Cases, Part 2
Let’s compare a civil lawsuit to a game of chess. In chess, the object is to capture your opponent’s queen. The lawsuit equivalent of checkmate is an agreed or forced ending of the case. Due to COVID restrictions, the trial courts did not try civil lawsuits for 15 months, and our caseload spiked. In addition, […]