Navigation Rob Mason Rob Mason, one of Florida’s leading experts in juvenile delinquency law, has posthumously received the ABA Criminal Justice Section Livingston Hall Juvenile Justice Award. Mason, the long-time director of the Juvenile Division for the Public Defender’s Office in the Fourth Judicial Circuit, passed away in 2020. The award will be presented April 8 […]
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Fifth Circuit’s Professionalism Conference set for April
After a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Fifth Circuit’s Professionalism Conference is back and set for April 22 at the Circle Square Cultural Center in Ocala. This 2022 conference will focus on “Technology and Professionalism in the Digital Age” and feature Chief Justice Charles Canady, judges from the Fifth Circuit, and other attorneys and technology professionals […]
Trapp seeks Bar readmission
Richard Earl Trapp of Orlando has submitted an application with the Florida Board of Bar Examiners for Bar readmission. Trapp was disbarred in 2013 pursuant to order SC13-1339, after a Bar audit of Trapp’s trust account found that during the period January 1, 2012, to February 28, 2013, Trapp transferred clients’ third-party cost funds from […]
House and Senate get to work reconciling competing court budget plans
The House and Senate begin negotiating competing budget proposals this week, after already agreeing on some big-ticket court spending and policy priorities. The House approved a $105.3 billion proposal that is only somewhat less ambitious than the $108.6 billion Senate plan. At the same time, the House and Senate approved substantive legislation — HB 2027 […]
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, March 9 at 12 p.m. The meetings will be held on […]