The Board of Governors is set to weigh preliminary approval of a proposed rule amendment, drafted with Criminal Law Section input, that would provide for the emergency suspension of lawyers facing felony charges. The Disciplinary Procedure Committee voted unanimously November 23 to approve the latest version of proposed amendments to Bar Rule 3-5.2 (Emergency Suspension; […]

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A statewide legal aid program to help victims of sexual violence is looking to raise funds to continue that mission after it recently lost a federal grant. The Florida Council Against Sexual Violence is a 35-year-old program with a staff of around 20 people that certifies local rape and sexual assault crisis programs and funnels […]

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Sen. Danny Burgess A Senate panel has voted to extend COVID-19 liability protections for health-care providers for approximately another year. When they voted to protect health-care providers from pandemic-related lawsuits earlier this year, lawmakers imposed a one-year sunset provision that tolls at the end of March 2022.

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The Board of Governors is seeking applicants for the following vacancy to be filled during its March 25, 2022 meeting: Supreme Court’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee:  One lawyer to fill a four-year term commencing July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2026.  This is a 12-member committee that renders 20–25 written advisory opinions a year […]

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The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined nine attorneys, disbarring one, suspending seven, and reprimanding one. One attorney was placed on probation and two were ordered to pay restitution. Gavin David Caddy, 733 S.W. 13th Ave., Apt. 4, Ft. Lauderdale, suspended for 91 days, effective 30 days following a November10 court order. (Admitted […]

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