Navigation Phoning It In? “The lawyer just phoned it in.” Before the great pandemic of 2020 this was a pejorative phrase. It meant someone couldn’t even bother to show up. It indicated a lack of commitment, preparation, and professionalism. It has come to have a very different meaning over the last year. The extraordinary circumstances of […]
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Want to serve on a Florida Bar committee?
Gary Lesser The annual committee preference form for Florida Bar members seeking appointment for the upcoming 2022-23 Bar year will be available December 1 at floridabar.org and are due no later than January 15, 2022. President-Elect Gary Lesser will make over 1,000 appointments to more than 70 committees and he wants to be sure he […]
Palm Beach County Bar Association participates in Reading and Robes program
Judge Lisa Small reads top kids at the Mandel Public Library in West Palm Beach as part of the Reading and Robes program Members of the 15th Judicial Circuit read to over 30 students through the Reading and Robes program, which was recently held at the Mandel Public Library in West Palm Beach. Thanks to the generosity […]
More permanent tech support helpline being negotiated
The Board Technology Committee is negotiating with a vendor for the potential addition of a tech support helpline as a service to Bar members. The Board of Governors in January approved a three-month beta test with Bar consultant Law Tech Partners. The test included detailed reports of service calls, response times, and user surveys. The […]
Judge Bryson suspended and fined for missing work
Palm Beach County Judge Marni Bryson has been suspended without pay for 10 days and fined $37,500 for failing to devote full time to her judicial duties. The Supreme Court acted November 24 in Case No. SC21-546. The case arose from events that occurred between 2016 and 2019 where Judge Bryson was absent from the […]