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President Baker-Barnes launches statewide virtual listening tour focused on lawyer sustainability

Free courtroom skills training in Miami

Broward State Attorney’s Office honored for mentoring partnership

Third Annual Empowered Advocacy Symposium Returns to Miami

Lincoln, the Declaration, and the enduring case for self-government

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House moves bill to expand access to veterans’ treatment courts

Feb 06, 2026

The House has overwhelmingly agreed to expand access to Florida’s veterans’ treatment courts. The House voted 110-0 on February 4 to approve HB 199 by Rep. Patt Maney, a retired Okaloosa judge.…

Have you registered for the Bar's March 6 Job & Resource Fair in Ft. Lauderdale?

Feb 06, 2026

FSU College of Law marks 60th anniversary

Feb 06, 2026

RPPTL Section accepting applications for Fellowship Program

Feb 05, 2026

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Nullius in Verba? A Multidisciplinary Assessment of the Assertion, “Eyewitness Testimony Is Inherently Unreliable”

January/February 2026

Nullius in verba, which is Latin for “take nobody’s word for it,” is the motto adopted in 1662 by The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge.[1] While this motto may…

Florida’s Evolving Transportation Funding Mechanisms — An Attempt To Introduce Sanity to the Method of Charging for and Utilizing Transportation Fees

January/February 2026

Invisible Wounds, Legal Battles: First Responders’ PTSD and the Workers’ Compensation System

January/February 2026

A New Year. A Clear Purpose.

January/February 2026

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Florida Bar rules proposals

Feb 06, 2026

Board to make May appointments

Feb 02, 2026

First Circuit has two judicial openings

Jan 30, 2026

Third DCA has a judicial opening

Jan 29, 2026

Audit Summary of The Florida Bar

Jan 29, 2026

Standard Jury Instructions in Contract and Business Cases — 416.27 and Model Form 416.27

Jan 28, 2026

Want to serve on the FFLA Board of Directors?

Jan 27, 2026

The 15th Circuit needs two judges

Jan 26, 2026

Third DCA JNC will hold an organizational meeting

Jan 26, 2026

Rodriguez petitions for Bar readmission

Jan 23, 2026

11th Circuit has a judicial opening

Jan 21, 2026

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Avoiding Sticky Situations: Why Understanding the Distinction Between Direct and Derivative Claims Is Essential When Litigation Intersects With Bankruptcy

Business Law January/February 2026

When the Verdict Is in but Questions Remain: When and How To Seek Post-Verdict Juror Interviews and Methods for Obtaining Appellate Review

Appellate Practice January/February 2026

Upstream Basis Planning — The Estate Planner’s Income Tax Planning Tool

Tax January/February 2026

Retroactivity (or Not) of the Equal Timesharing Presumption

Family Law January/February 2026

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