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The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 11 attorneys, revoking the license of two, suspending six, and reprimanding two. Four attorneys were also placed on probation. Attorneys suspended for periods of 91 days and longer must undergo a rigorous process to regain their law licenses including proving rehabilitation. Disciplinary revocation is tantamount to…

The Florida State University College Trial Team won first place in the 2020 Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition October 25. The competition was held virtually over three days and hosted by the University of Buffalo School of Law. FSU Law’s Trial Team also won the Buffalo-Niagara Mock Trial Competition in 2016. Twenty-four law school teams participated…

It took a small army of judges, court administrators, Duval Court Clerk staff, IT managers — and ABOTA Jacksonville and Chester Bedell Inn of Court volunteers — to design Florida’s first fully remote, binding civil jury trial, according to an October 27 report. Fourth Circuit Judge Bruce Anderson writes in the report that the project…

A South Florida law firm’s billboard proclaiming “SettleForFree.com,” “Don’t pay 30-40% attorney’s fees,” and “0%fee,” violates Bar advertising rules, the Board of Governors has decided. Also impermissible, the board concluded, is a humorous TV commercial that depicts insurance company employees supposedly cowering in fear at the mention of a personal injury firm’s name. The board…