Navigation The Board of Governors has approved a series of recommendations for enhancing a signature program that honors 50-year Florida Bar members and senior counselors. At a December 3 meeting on Amelia Island, President Michael Tanner called the 50-year Member/Senior Counselor Luncheon and Program “an important event for a very important group of our constituents.” “It […]
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Florida Academy of Professional Mediators honors Beylus, Pothoff
The Florida Academy of Professional Mediators has awarded its Mel Rubin Memorial Award of Merit and the Susan Dubow Service Award. Deborah Beylus is the winner of the Mel Rubin Memorial Award of Merit. Beylus has been certified by the Florida Supreme Court for over 10 years. She is certified in family, circuit civil, county, […]
Florida firms collaborate to help establish racial justice advocacy fund at FSU College of Law
A collaborative effort among attorneys at Nelson Mullins, Akerman, and Greenberg Traurig, has enabled Florida State University’s College of Law has established the Racial Justice Advocacy Fund, that provides financial support to students who choose to use their legal skills to fight for racial justice. In creating the fund, Akerman Partner Bruce Wiener worked with […]
Deadline extended to apply for JNCs
Judicial Nominating Commissions: Two lawyer vacancies for each of the 26 JNCs. The Florida Bar has the opportunity to nominate six lawyers for each Judicial Nominating Commission to the governor for his appointment. Each appointee will serve a four-year term, commencing July 1, 2022. Applicants must be members of The Florida Bar engaged in the […]
Governor’s proposed budget includes ample court funding
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed $99.7 billion “Freedom First Budget,” flush with billions in federal dollars and bolstered by a rebounding tourism industry, includes a handful of court spending priorities. “Florida is clicking in on all cylinders when it comes to the economy,” DeSantis said during a morning news conference last week in Tallahassee. “This is […]