Navigation Gary Lesser The annual committee preference form for Florida Bar members seeking appointment for the upcoming 2022-23 Bar year are available at floridabar.org and are due no later than January 15. President-elect Gary Lesser will make over 1,000 appointments to more than 70 committees, and he wants to be sure he has a diverse group […]
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Legal Services of Greater Miami receives $50,000 gift for Julie Azuaje Legal Fellowship
Julie Azuaje Ryder System, Inc., is helping to expand access to legal representation for people who cannot afford it, with a $50,000 gift to Legal Services of Greater Miami in honor of Julie Azuaje, former general counsel for Ryder Dedicated Transportation Services, who passed away in 2021. Azuaje also served as first vice chair of […]
Court sets February 8 arguments in communications technology case
The Florida Supreme Court has set oral arguments for February 8 in a pandemic-related rules petition designed to facilitate greater use of remote technology. The Supreme Court’s “Workgroup on the Continuity of Court Operations and Proceedings During and After COVID-19,” otherwise known as the COVID-19 Workgroup, filed the petition July 1. The Supreme Court’s December […]
Gov. DeSantis appoints Melanie Griffin secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Melanie Griffin Gov. Ron DeSantis recently appointed Tampa lawyer Melanie Griffin as secretary of the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Griffin come to her new role from Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick and is a former president of The Florida Bar’s Young Lawyers Division, serving in 2013-14.
DeSantis makes three judicial appointments
Gov. Ron DeSantis recently appointed one new judge to the Seventh Judicial Circuit and one each to the Duval County and the Palm Beach County courts. Christopher Kelly of New Smyrna Beach to serve as judge on the Seventh Circuit Court Kelly has served as judge on the Volusia County Court since 2013 after he […]