Navigation The Florida Registered Paralegal Enrichment Committee is now accepting nominations from legal aid groups, civic organizations, lawyers, and fellow paralegals for candidates for its 2022 FRP of the Year Award. Nominees must be in good standing with The Florida Bar and should demonstrate exemplary leadership skills, provide extraordinary commitment to the goals of the FRP […]
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Lawmakers approve bill to make it easier to obtain an overdose death conviction
The Legislature has agreed to revise a Vietnam-era law that makes drug dealing first-degree murder when a customer dies of an overdose. The Senate voted 33-5 on March 11 to approve HB 95 by Rep. Scott Plakon, R-Longwood. Sen. Jason Brodeur, R-Lake Mary, sponsored the companion, SB 190. The measure passed in the waning hours […]
Online career counseling available
David Behrend, M.ED., director of Career Planning Services for Lawyers in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, and Florida Lawyers Assistance, will offer a free career counseling program for lawyers via computer or telephone from the privacy of your home or office. The next session is on Wednesday, April 13 at 12 p.m. The meetings will be held on […]
U.S. 11th Circuit Judicial Conference set for May 5-6 in Atlanta
The 2022 U.S. 11th Circuit Judicial Conference will take place May 5-6 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel. The conference is being convened by the judges of the 11th Judicial Circuit (Alabama, Florida, and Georgia) to consider the business of the courts and to discuss means of improving the administration of justice within the circuit. […]
Grandparent visitation bill clears the legislature
Rep. Jackie Toledo Florida lawmakers have agreed to create a legal presumption in favor of grandparent and step-grandparent visitation, but only after a tragedy. The Senate voted 37-0 on March 9 to approve HB 1119 by Rep. Jackie Toledo, R-Tampa. Sen. Keith Perry, R-Gainesville, sponsored the companion, SB 1408.