As The Florida Bar marks its 75th year, The Florida Bar News continues revisiting moments that helped shape Florida’s legal profession.This installment travels back to 1949, a period when Florida was entering the explosive growth that followed World War II …
'My lessons of life came from being born into generations of coal miners in the mountains of West Virginia and the sense of community and human interaction necessary for survival at that time' Former Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis will lie in state in …
Criminal defense attorneys must be given an opportunity to challenge as pretextual a prosecutor's nondiscriminatory explanation for excluding Blacks when selecting jurors, a divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday in granting a reprieve for a …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A timeline has been set for the trial of the accused Florida State University shooter, Phoenix Ikner. Ikner is accused of opening fire on FSU’s campus last April, killing two men and injuring several others. Tiru Chabba (left) …
The Florida Supreme Court delivered a decisive blow to private-sector worker protections on Thursday, ruling that employees who blow the whistle on workplace safety concerns cannot rely on a “good faith” belief that their company is breaking the law. …
Responding to the growing use — and misuse — of generative artificial intelligence in court filings, the Florida Supreme Court has amended statewide court rules to require attorneys and self-represented litigants to certify that legal authorities cited in …
From left, Laurie Jennings, emcee; Michael Haggard, founding partner of The Haggard Law Firm; Chief Judge Edwin A. Scales III of the Third District Court of Appeal; Robert L. Parks, of counsel at Garay Law; Lilly Ann Sanchez of The L·S Law Firm and event …
Seats are available on the Third, Eighth, 10th, and 16th circuits JNCs The Florida Bar has the opportunity to nominate attorneys for vacancies on the following Judicial Nominating Commissions: The Florida Bar has the opportunity to nominate three lawyers …
A Florida appellate ruling has cleared the path for litigation brought by the parents of Ryan Costello, a 23-year-old Minor League Baseball player who died in his sleep after a team doctor allegedly failed to tell him he had a potentially life-threatening …
Chapter 12 prescribes special rules that authorize pro bono service by lawyers who would not otherwise be permitted to practice, so long as they register and obtain approval from the Florida Supreme Court to work under the supervision of one of the many …
A Massachusetts state court judge has rejected an application from Morgan & Morgan product safety practice managing partner Michael Morgan—who is licensed in Florida and Kentucky—to join a case representing plaintiffs alleging that Harvard University …
Concerned about looming deficits, Florida lawmakers are poised to approve a nearly $114.5 billion state budget for FY 2026-27 that includes some, but not all, court spending priorities. An agreement House and Senate leaders reached over the Memorial Day …
A $4 million fund negotiated by state lawmakers for relatives of the Groveland Four, the quartet of Lake County Black men falsely accused of raping a white woman in 1949, culminates a long battle to come to terms with a dark moment in Florida history. The …
Amanda BronstadBroward County Circuit Judge Carol-Lisa Phillips concluded that Abbott, which provided its formula to doctors in hospitals, could not be sued for failing to warn Tiana Ennix, the mother of a premature baby named Iyiana, who contracted …
LAKE COUNTY, Fla. — State Attorney Bill Gladson is seeking the death penalty against a man accused of sexually battering a child. Gladson made the announcement Wednesday morning after a jury indicted 41-year-old Schubert Navarozza Macarat on 47 felony …
The FBI is warning that a cybercrime group increasingly targeting law firms is using fake IT support calls — and even in-person visits — to gain access to sensitive legal data and extort victims. In a May 26 advisory, the FBI said the Silent Ransom Group ( …
Diana I. Castrillon Diana I. Castrillon has been elected president of the Broward County Bar Association, becoming the first Hispanic woman to lead the organization in its 100-year history. The Nova Law alumna is a seasoned workers’ compensation attorney …
Gary Lesser and his team from Lesser, Landy, Smith & Siegel accept the "Business of the Year" award by the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce during its Annual Leadership Awards event. Lesser, Landy, Smith & Siegel been named " …
Doug Chorvat, Jr.: 'This priority legislation represents a meaningful investment in Florida’s Clerks of Court and Comptrollers and the essential services our offices provide every day.' Court clerks say all Floridians who rely on their services …
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