Navigation Members of the legal profession are often motivated by a desire to help others and to alleviate their distress. So basic is this ethic that many lawyers work tirelessly, worry a great deal, and feel the weight of not just one client’s burdens, but many. And as much good as this does for our clients, […]
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Many lawyers are still not e-filing in the required PDF/A format
Florida lawyers are continuing to file scanned electronic documents that do not conform to the required text-based PDF/A format. Members of the Florida Courts Technology Commission’s Portal Subcommittee on August 18 discussed ways to get lawyers to comply, including better education efforts, warnings of problems than can ensue from not filing in the proper format, […]
Bill would aid retired police dogs
Paragons of loyalty, police dogs spend their entire careers risking life and limb without so much as a 401-K or pension plan to cushion retirement. A Central Florida lawmaker may have an answer. Rep. Sam Killebrew, R-Winter Haven, has filed HB 25. The proposed “Care for Retired Law Enforcement Dogs Program Act” would dedicate $300,000 to […]
Reporters’ Workshop session delves into the Judicial Qualifications Commission
Reporters and editors have a prime opportunity to learn about Florida’s Judicial Qualifications Commission, the process of judicial discipline, and a review of how and when public documents become available. Executive Director Blan L. Teagle and General Counsel Alexander J. Williams will provide essential information for reporters about the process followed by the JQC and […]
Condo task force hears from insurance experts
William Sklar The June 24 Champlain Towers South condominium collapse has made property insurance carriers more skittish at a time when premiums were already rising and coverage hard to find. Those are some of the findings industry experts presented August 18 to a Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section task force studying the Surfside […]