Navigation Cathleen M. Sargent Cathleen M. Sargent is now president and chief executive officer of Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, which was created by The Florida Bar during the professional liability insurance crisis of the 1980s. Sargent, who has overseen the company’s day-to-day operations as executive vice president and chief operations officer from February 2021, succeeds […]
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Florida Court Public Information Officers renames its Lifetime Achievement Award after Craig Waters
Craig Waters Recently retired Florida Supreme Court spokesperson Craig Waters is receiving another tribute to his nearly 40 years of service. The Florida Court Public Information Officers organization is renaming its highest honor the “Robert Craig Waters Lifetime Achievement Award,” according to a statement.
The Florida Bar Wm. Reece Smith, Jr., Leadership Academy Class IX: Getting Real About Mental Health
It’s time we stop talking about mental health as if it is an imaginary, flowery, feel-good topic, where we make our lives better by doing a breathing exercise on an organized Zoom call once every three months. It’s not. Just as our physical health can decline drastically, and even lead to death, so too can […]
Court mulls over proposals for settlement rule amendments
Some of the Supreme Court’s proposed changes to Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.442 (Proposals for Settlement), including joint proposals for settlement, are confusing, conflict with existing law, and might do more harm than good, attorneys warned justices. During April 6 oral arguments, Tallahassee attorney Bailey Howard, arguing for the Florida Justice Association, said some […]
Legal Services of Greater Miami hosts cryptocurrency program, begins accepting cryptocurrency donations
Jason Kellogg, from the left, chair of Legal Services Community Outreach Committee; Stephanie L. Carman, Legal Services board member; Darrell Payne, Legal Services board member and former board president; Stanley Wakshlag, Legal Services Foundation board president; Francesca de Quesada Covey, Tech Innovation Advisor, Miami-Dade County; Matt Haggman, Opportunity Miami, Miami-Dade Beacon Council; Alpen Sheth, senior principal, Borderless Capital; and Monica Vigues-Pitan, […]