Navigation The lives of five pioneering Florida lawyers are being lauded as the Standing Committee on Diversity and Inclusion launched its Path to Unity campaign recently in Jacksonville to highlight The Florida Bar’s journey to becoming more inclusive. “We want to tell the story of the Bar’s journey from its segregated past to the rich, multi-cultural […]
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Insurance auditing fees can be improper fee splitting
If a client requires a law firm to use a third-party auditing company to review the legal fee with the firm paying the auditor a percentage of the fee, is that impermissible fee splitting under Bar rules? A Bar ethics staff opinion found it was and on October 15 the Professional Ethics Committee declined a […]
Martin County Bar captures 19th Circuit voluntary bar softball crown
The voluntary bar associations in the 19th Judicial Circuit played their annual softball tournament October 16 at Sandhill Crane Park in Port St. Lucie. The Martin County Bar Association won both of their games against the St. Lucie County Bar Association and the Indian River County Bar Association. The games were umpired by Chief Judge Tony […]
Group provides support for working mothers
A working mothers’ support group for attorneys is tackling challenging issues and generating positive feedback, and more help for Bar members is on the way, say members of the Mental Health and Wellness of Florida Lawyers Committee. At an October 14 virtual meeting, the committee received an update on the support group, and discussed projects […]
Beware of referral services not registered with the Bar
Recent complaints about unregistered lawyer referral services have Florida Bar investigators concerned that attorneys are unfamiliar with the Bar’s “qualifying provider” rule. Under Florida Bar Rule 4-7.22, attorneys who fail to confirm a qualifying provider’s status with the Bar, or perform other due diligence, could be held responsible for its false or misleading claims, warns […]