“No Courts, No Justice, No Freedom” is the ABA’s national theme for Law Day. And this year, there is special urgency in Florida to help educate citizens not only about the importance of maintaining a fully funded court system, but to ensure that the judiciary remains independent and free of political attacks.
Plea waivers under examination
The Professional Ethics Committee has postponed its vote on a proposed advisory opinion that would make it unethical for defense attorneys to advise clients to waive future claims of ineffective assistance of counsel as part of the plea bargaining process. The opinion would also make it unethical for prosecutors to require a defendant to waive any future claim of prosecutorial misconduct.
Facing devastating cuts to legal aid, Foundation turns to lawyers
Florida Bar President Scott Hawkins and Florida Bar Foundation President Michele Kane Cummings have issued a joint appeal to lawyers for charitable donations to the Foundation to help minimize funding cuts local legal aid programs will experience in the next three years due to declining revenue from Florida’s Interest on Trust Accounts Program.
Strategic plan sets out the Bar's goals and objectives
Sluggish economy is a drag on lawyers' bottom lines
The current economic climate is a drag on law firms’ profitability, and a majority of Florida lawyers don’t expect the economy to recover for at least another two years. This according to the conclusions drawn from a survey conducted by the Bar’s Research, Planning and Evaluation Department
JUSTICE FRED LEWIS recently presented an interactive Justice Teaching presentation to the Law Academy of Alonso and Tracy Mourning High School at the North Dade Justice Center as part of the Color of Justice program sponsored by the National Association of Women Judges. . .
Special election candidates announced
More News
- After Graham, courts look to the Legislature
- Foreclosure bill advances
- No-cuts court budget moves forward in House, Senate
- E-filings now being accepted in 46 counties
- E-filings must be ADA compliant
- Holocaust insurance era claims recovered
- Bar News' mobile app will be released soon
- PEC prepares reviews of Bar programs
- Bar LRS goes electronic
- Member Benefits adds website services, legal forms discounts
- Budget panel sees no reason to raise fees
- Our Lady of Lourdes captures state championship
- Marsicano Award nominations sought
- Consumer Protection Lawyer of the Year nominations sought
- Selig I. Goldin Memorial Award nominations sought
- Claude Pepper Award nominations sought
Notices
- March appointment to be filled
- Board to make FBBE, professionalism appointments
- Board to make appointments at its May meeting
- Aaron petitions for readmission
- Court seeks comments on Judicial Branch Governance Study Group Recommendations
- Amendments to the Rules of Juvenile Procedure
- Amendments to the Rules of Criminal Procedure
- Amendments to the criminal case instructions
- Proposed board actions
Judicial Vacancies
- 20th JNC seeks a circuit judge
- 17th Circuit has a judicial opening
- Palm Beach County needs a judge
- Federal JNC seeks U.S. district judge
Whether Ranches Dedicated to Abused, Abandoned, and Aging Horses Qualify for “Agricultural” Classifications Under Florida’s Greenbelt Law In light of recent special sessions, hiring freezes, lagging real estate markets, and numerous articles on greenbelt abuse, local governments need a legal adaptation to help ease the tensions between property owners and property appraisers. Despite tensions over property values, Florida’s population continues to grow steadily, including Florida’s equestrian community. Florida boasts the third largest horse population in the country, surpassed only by California and Texas. With an economic impact on gross domestic product of over 6.5 billion dollars, and generating over 72,000 jobs, the Florida equestrian industry is a significant agricultural commodity. |
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Lawyers must educate public about merit retention
Comparing this fall’s merit retention elections with an attorney’s responsibility to revere the law in both public and private, Bar President-elect designate Gene Pettis encouraged attendees at the Young Lawyers Division Affiliate Outreach Conference to educate voters in their communities on the role the judiciary plays in state and federal government.
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On the Move
Basic Trial Practice 2012
Course Classification: Basic Level, Live Presentation: Thursday, March 15, 2012, Tampa Airport Marriott • 4200 George J. Bean Parkway • Tampa, FL 33607
South Florida Environmental and Land Use Law: Recent Developments
Course Classification:Intermediate Level, March 23, 2012
Shepard Broad Law Center - Nova Southeastern University, 3305 College Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale-Davie, Florida 33314, (954) 920-3500
Basic Discovery 2012
Course Classification: Basic Level Live Presentation: Thursday, March 29, 2012 • Tampa Airport Marriott • 4200 George J. Bean Parkway • Tampa, FL 33607
Practicing with Professionalism Spring 2012
Course Classification: Basic Level, Live Presentations (10 locations): through May 11, Miami • Orlando • West Palm Beach • St. Petersburg, Dania Beach • Jacksonville • Tallahassee • Panama City
Advanced Construction Law Certification Review Course 2012
Course Classification: Advanced Level, Live Presentation: March 23 - 24, Reunion Resort • 7593 Gathering Drive • Reunion
5th Annual Construction Law Institute
Course Classification: Advanced Level, Live Presentation: March 22 - 24, Orlando
3rd Annual Intellectual Property Law Symposium
Course Classification: Advanced, Live Presentation: Thursday & Friday, March 1 - 2, Webcast: Friday, March 2, Doubletree by Hilton, 60 South Ivanhoe Blvd, Orlando
E. Earle Zehmer Appellate Practice Seminar: Practicing Before the First
Course Classification: Advanced, Live Presentation: Friday, March 2,First District Court of Appeal Courthouse, 2000 Drayton Drive, Tallahassee
South Florida Environmental and Land Use Law: Recent Developments
Course Classification: Intermediate Level, March 23, Shepard Broad Law Center - Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale-Davie
Advanced Health Law Topics and Certification Review 2012
Course Classification: Advanced Level, Live Presentation and Webcast: March 9-10, Hyatt Regency Orlando International Airport • 9300 Jeff Fuqua Boulevard • Orlando
Estate Planning - Leaping Into the Future
Course Classification: Intermediate Level, Live and Webcast Presentation: Wednesday, February 29, Tampa Airport Marriott • 4200 George J. Bean Parkway • Tampa
Advanced Real Estate Law Certification Review 2012
Course Classification: Advanced Level, Live and Webcast Presentation: Friday & Saturday, March 9 - 10, Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport • 9300 Airport Boulevard • Orlando
Topics in Evidence
Course Classification: Intermediate Level, Live Presentation and Webcast: Friday, March 2, Tampa Airport Marriott, 4200 George J. Bean Parkway, Tampa
Wills, Trusts and Estates Certification Review Course and Advanced Practice Update
Course Classification: Advanced Level, Live and Webcast Presentation: Friday & Saturday, March 9 - 10, Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport • 9300 Airport Boulevard • Orlando
From Pots and Pans to Ferraris: Dealing With Equitable Distribution Issues In Your Family Law Practice
Course Classification: Intermediate Level, Live Presentation & Webcast: March 23, Hilton Fort Lauderdale Marina
10th Annual International Litigation and Arbitration Conference
Course Classification: Intermediate Level, February 24, JW Marriott Marquis, Miami
Joint Comparative Law CLE: The London Symposium
Course Classification: Intermediate Level, May 22 - 23, 2012, Charing Cross Hotel * The Strand * London, United Kingdom
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