The Florida Bar News- Oct. 15 Edition: Puerto Rican Bar of Florida Helps Displaced Law Students, Pro Bono Week, and a Spam Blocker Proves Costly

The October 15 Bar News is available. Top stories include The Puerto Rican Bar Association of Florida’s efforts to assist displaced Puerto Rican law students, The Foundation’s social media campaign to promote Pro Bono Week, and how a spam blocker proved costly for one firm.

PUERTO RICAN BAR OF FLORIDA WORKS TO RELOCATE DISPLACED PUERTO RICAN LAW STUDENTS
Florida Lawyer Anthony Suarez contacted law schools to assist displaced law students in Puerto Rico. Seven Florida law schools and 10 out-of-state schools are willing to assist and are following the ABA guidelines. A fund called Student Temporary Assistance and Relocation Program (STAR) has been established to assist the students.

SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE PRO BONO WEEK
The Florida Bar Foundation will launch a Pro Bono Week social media campaign during the ABA’s National Celebration of Pro Bono October 22-28 to increase participation in pro bono legal services statewide.

SPAM BLOCKER PROVES COSTLY
A firm’s server mishandled a judge’s emailed order causing a missed deadline for appealing an order. The Bar’s Practice Resource Institute has posted an item on its blog about the decision with advice for law firms, and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section also has published an article on its website.

Read these and other stories featured in the October 15, Bar News.