Navigation H.T. Smith Miami-based Kluger, Kaplan, Silverman, Katzen & Levine has launched its second annual H.T. Smith Legal Studies Scholarship to support minority law school students who have a strong connection with the South Florida community. Named after H.T. Smith, founding director of the Trial Advocacy Program at Florida International University College of Law, Kluger Kaplan launched the scholarship in […]
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Day Pitney supports 16th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA
Day Pitney was a sponsor of the 16th Annual Festival of the Arts BOCA held at the Mizner Park Amphitheater. The firm hosted the pre-concert reception March 12, that featured Time for Three (TF3) in concert making their Festival return. “The Time For Three concert was the icing on the cake of a brilliant evening,” said longtime […]
Study panel decides against recommending term limits for the Board of Governors
Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr. After an extensive review, the Program Evaluation Committee has concluded there isn’t enough evidence that a term-limited Board of Governors would be more diverse. The committee voted unanimously March 24 not to forward a term-limit proposal to the Board of Governors.
Deadline to apply for a public member seat on the Florida Board of Bar Examiners extended
Members of the public are invited to volunteer on or before April 1 for one vacancy on the Florida Board of Bar Examiners. A joint screening committee will recommend three nominees for the vacancy to the Supreme Court of Florida. The Supreme Court will appoint one public member to serve on the Florida Board of […]
Governor signs Business Law Section supported ‘Financial Literacy Act’ into law
Sen. Travis Hutson More than a decade of Business Law Section advocacy paid off in a Wesley Chapel ceremony Tuesday when Gov. Ron DeSantis signed SB 1054, the “Dorothy L. Hukilll Financial Literacy Act.” “Financial literacy is an important life skill for a student to have,” DeSantis said.