Category Archives: Florida Bar News
The Florida Bar News
Leadership Academy turns out ‘All-Star’ lawyers, including OLAK Attorney Kim Hamill. When Eugene Pettis became The Florida Bar’s first African-American president in 2013, he offered the promise of inclusion to lawyers willing to meet him halfway. Instead of sitting on the sidelines, lawyers who asked to become involved would receive help building leadership skills… Read More »
January Case Law Summaries
by Michelle Ralat Brinner Note: the below cases were pulled directly from the DCA websites. Before relying upon any of the following case law, be sure to Shepardize and/or KeyCite. Florida Supreme Court In Re: Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure: The Court adopted proposed Rule 12.451 regarding taking testimony. This… Read More »