Navigation A new payment processor being installed on the Florida court system’s statewide e-filing Portal will require lawyers who pay filing fees and other costs using a credit card to re-enter and save that credit card information after a November 20 Portal update. Attorneys who use the Automated Clearing House to transfer funds from their accounts […]
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Grosshans ceremonially sworn in as a justice of the Supreme Court
Justice Jamie Grosshans takes the Oath of Office as her husband, Joshua, and her oldest child, Avery, look on. I am proud to be part of Florida’s story as the fifth woman to sit on this court. “I promise to exercise judgment, never force our will, and to uphold the rule of law fairly and […]
Barry Law sweeps Florida Justice Association’s Mock Trial Competition
Barry Law’s Trial Team took the top two spots at the recent Florida Justice Association’s Mock Trial Competition in Jacksonville. Weeks of preparation paid off with a Barry Law vs. Barry Law final round, with the plaintiff team edging out the defense team with a 2-to-1 ballot victory. The teams were coached by Barry Law Trial […]
Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel glitch bills refiled
Candice K. Brower Florida’s five Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsels are again pushing legislation to address various legal glitches and ensure their attorneys are treated the same as assistant public defenders and assistant state attorneys. Candice Brower, the CCCRC for the area covered by the First District Court of Appeal, said this year’s bills […]
Bills filed to improve clerk funding
Rep. Chuck Clemmons The second step of Florida clerks of courts’ long-term plans to improve their finances has begun in the form of bills filed in the Florida House and Senate. HB 397 by Rep. Chuck Clemmons, R-Jonesville, and SB 552 by Sen. Jim Boyd, R-Bradenton, address several ways to enhance income for clerks, although […]