Navigation Michael Lincoln-McCreight is a former guardianship ward who has had his rights restored and now serves as a member of the Guardianship Improvement Task Force. At the task force’s August 19 meeting, which was devoted to looking at recent reforms enacted in other states and hearing from two guardianship experts, Lincoln-McCreight wanted to know the […]
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Chief Justice praises tech staffs for COVID work
Chief Justice Charles Canady Saying, “We could not have done it without you,” Chief Justice Charles Canady recently led a slew of court and clerk of court leaders in praising their IT staffs for keeping the court system running throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Canady appeared on a video at the August 20 meeting of the […]
FCTC withdraws self-represented litigant recommendations
The Florida Courts Technology Commission has withdrawn a recommendation to establish a court standing commission or committee to study a comprehensive approach to helping self-represented litigants navigate the court system. The commission, at its August 20 meeting, voted to withdraw the proposal it has passed in May on first reading (see story here) that called […]
Whitesman named Gerald T. Hart Outstanding Tax Attorney
Guy E. Whitesman Guy E. Whitesman of Ft. Myers is the Tax Section’s 2021-2022 Gerald T. Hart Outstanding Tax Attorney of the Year. Each year the chair of section selects an individual who has made major contributions to the advancement of the practice of tax law and who exemplifies the highest standards of competence and […]
Course offers help to lawyers on Rule 2.420, protecting confidential information
An online CLE seminar to help Bar members protect confidential client information when they file court documents is set for August 31 from 2-3 p.m. The seminar, sponsored jointly by the Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers and the Bar’s LegalFuel Practice Resource Center, takes on added significance because of a recent Supreme Court amendment to […]