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A new Brightline Trains discount for Florida Bar members will make it easier for lawyers to spend more time on clients and cases, and less of it stuck in I-95’s bumper-to-bumper traffic. Miami attorney Michel Morgan, Universal Property & Casualty’s general counsel for operations, couldn’t be happier. “I am never going to drive to Orlando...

Steven Meints, a member of The Florida Bar since 2002, has been promoted to colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Meints, formerly with Wicker, Smith, O’Hara, McCoy & Ford, serves as chief counsel for Capability Program Executive – Simulation, Training, Test and Threat in Orlando In his military role with the...

The Treasure Coast Bar Association has become the first Black bar association established on Florida’s Treasure Coast, marking a milestone for the legal community in the 19th Judicial Circuit, according to organizers. Founded April 10, 2025, the association was created to promote professional excellence and provide a network for Black attorneys, judges, law students, and...

The St. Thomas University College of Law Trial Team finished second at the National Trial Competition (NTC) finals. Building on their victory at the Region 6 NTC competition, the team carried their momentum into the national championship stage in Dallas on April 8-11, where they competed in one of the nation’s premier law school advocacy...