News about the legal profession in Florida.
July 1st, 2025
Michael G. Tanner received The Florida Bar’s G. Kirk Haas Humanitarian Award at the Bar’s annual convention, held last week in Boca Raton. The G. Kirk Haas award was established in 1998 by then-Bar President Edward R. Blumberg, to recognize a Florida Bar member for meritorious service to the legal profession. Kirk Haas practiced law…
July 1st, 2025
Lauren Baugh, executive director of the Lee County Bar Association (LCBA), received The Florida Bar’s Marshall R. Cassedy, Sr. Award, presented last week at the Bar’s annual convention in Boca Raton. Established in 2012, the Marshall R. Cassedy, Sr. Award honors and recognizes the legacy and attributes of Cassedy, who served as executive director of…
June 20th, 2025
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – West Palm Beach attorney Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes will be sworn in as The Florida Bar’s 76th president and Jacksonville attorney Michael Fox Orr will become president-elect during next week’s 2025 Annual Florida Bar Convention. The installation of the two top officers, along with a State of the Bar address by outgoing President…
June 20th, 2025
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The installation of West Palm Beach attorney Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes as The Florida Bar’s 77th president and Jacksonville attorney Michael Orr as president-elect will highlight the 2025 Annual Florida Bar Convention, which will be held in Boca Raton from June 25-28. The convention, which will include various law committee meetings, training courses,…
June 14th, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Miami attorney Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr. will be sworn in as The Florida Bar’s 76th president and West Palm Beach attorney Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes will become president-elect during next week’s 2024 Annual Florida Bar Convention. The installation of the two top officers, along with a State of the Bar address by outgoing President…
June 14th, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The installation of Miami attorney Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr. as The Florida Bar’s 76th president and West Palm Beach attorney Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes as president-elect will highlight the 2024 Annual Florida Bar Convention, which will be held in Orlando from June 19-22. The convention, which will include various law committee meetings, training courses,…
June 16th, 2023
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Bar will host a luncheon to honor attorneys and senior counselors for 50 years of service and dedication to the practice of law during the Annual Florida Bar Convention on Friday, June 23, at 12:30 p.m. at The Boca Raton resort hotel in Boca Raton. Other veteran lawyers will also…
June 16th, 2023
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The installation of Sarasota attorney F. Scott Westheimer as The Florida Bar’s 75th president and Miami attorney Roland Sanchez-Medina as president-elect will highlight the 2023 Annual Florida Bar Convention, to be held in Boca Raton on June 21-24. The convention, including the General Assembly, seminars, committee meetings, and social functions, will take…
June 16th, 2023
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Sarasota attorney F. Scott Westheimer will be sworn in as The Florida Bar’s 75th president and Miami attorney Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr. will become president-elect during the 2023 Annual Florida Bar Convention next week. The installation of the two top officers will be featured during the General Assembly on June 23 at 9…
June 15th, 2022
TALLAHASSEE, FL – West Palm Beach attorney Gary S. Lesser, West Palm Beach, will be sworn in as The Florida Bar’s 74th president and Sarasota attorney Scott Westheimer will become president-elect at the 2022 Annual Florida Bar Convention in Orlando on June 22-25, 2022. The convention, including the General Assembly and social functions, will take place at…
