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As Hurricane Ian ravishes the Florida Peninsula, first responders, utility workers, and recovery crews are hard at work planning their response to the catastrophic impacts in the wake of the storm. With widespread property damage, loss of power, and displacement, storm-affected residents are facing a bevy of legal questions without a lot of answers. The…

Mindfulness practices and the law have a lot in common. Both are pathways for moving from confusion and conflict to clarity and calm. The former we tend to regard as an internal process; the latter we regard as external. Yet bringing greater clarity and calm into an environment (be it the courtroom, boardroom, or deposition)…

Florida Bar President Gary Lesser was the keynote speaker September 21 during a sold-out luncheon for members of the Palm Beach County Bar Association. Lesser discussed “The State of The Florida Bar.” As of July, the Bar has 110,806 members with 91,908 eligible to practice; 14% of eligible members reside out of state; 61% of firms or…

Some Florida appellate and circuit courts were closing Tuesday in anticipation of Hurricane Ian as the massive storm threatened Florida’s Gulf Coast and forced major evacuations in the Tampa Bay region. The 13th Judicial Circuit announced that it would be closed Tuesday through Thursday. “Preliminary Presentations (PP Court), Juvenile Detentions and Shelter Hearings will follow the…