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News about the legal profession in Florida.
SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINES 13 ATTORNEYS
April 29th, 2022
Summaries of orders issued from March 24, 2022, to April 21, 2022 The Florida Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announces that the Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 13 attorneys, disbarring one, suspending seven, reprimanding four and revoking the licenses of one. Three attorneys were placed on probation….
SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINES 14 ATTORNEYS
March 31st, 2022
Summaries of orders issued from February 24, 2022, to March 28, 2022 The Florida Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announces that the Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 14 attorneys, disbarring four, suspending eight, reprimanding one and revoking the licenses of one. One attorney was placed on probation….
SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINES 11 ATTORNEYS
February 28th, 2022
Summaries of orders issued from January 24, 2021, to February 24, 2022 The Florida Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announces that the Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 11 attorneys, suspending five, reprimanding two and revoking the licenses of four. One attorney was placed on probation. The Florida…
SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINES 11 ATTORNEYS
February 1st, 2022
Summaries of orders issued from December 20, 2021, to January 24, 2022 The Florida Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announces that the Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 11 attorneys, disbarring two, suspending seven, and revoking the licenses of two. Two attorneys were ordered to pay restitution. The…
AUSLEY MCMULLEN TO RECEIVE COMMENDATION FOR PRO BONO WORK
January 10th, 2022
Ausley McMullen — a Tallahassee-based law firm that has made pro bono service a part of every firm attorney’s responsibilities and duties — will receive the 2022 Law Firm Commendation from Chief Justice Charles T. Canady at the annual Pro Bono Awards ceremony Jan. 20 at the Supreme Court of Florida. The commendation honors significant…
YOUNG LAWYER TREMAINE L. HEMANS OF MIAMI TO BE HONORED FOR PRO BONO SERVICE
January 10th, 2022
Tremaine L. Hemans is the recipient of the 2022 Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Service Award. The award recognizes public service or legal aid performed by a lawyer who is 35 or younger or who has not practiced for more than five years. The award will be presented in a Jan. 20 ceremony…
WILKIE D. FERGUSON, JR. BAR ASSOCIATION TO RECEIVE STATEWIDE PRO BONO AWARD
January 10th, 2022
The Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association is the recipient of the 2022 Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Award, which will be presented by Chief Justice Charles T. Canady in a Jan. 20 ceremony streamed live by the Supreme Court of Florida. The award recognizes a Florida voluntary bar that has demonstrated a significant contribution in…
TWENTY LAWYERS WILL RECEIVE FLORIDA BAR PRO BONO AWARDS IN SUPREME COURT CEREMONY JAN. 20
January 10th, 2022
The Florida Bar will recognize 20 lawyers for their work on behalf of low-income and disadvantaged clients at a Jan. 20 ceremony at the Supreme Court of Florida. Established in 1981, The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Awards are intended to encourage lawyers to volunteer free legal services to the poor by recognizing those…