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The Elements of a Mindfulness Practice
Mindfulness practices and the law have a lot in common. Both are pathways for moving from confusion and conflict to...
Integrating professionalism and social media in the age of lawyers that grew up with it
(Editor’s Note: Allaa Tayeb, a 2022 graduate of Florida State University College of Law, was the winner of this year’s...
Ask Judge Smith: Civil Trial Orders
Q. Judge Smith, how do you decide when to schedule civil cases for jury trials? What do you include in...
Be a kind lawyer
My grandmother used to say: “Kill ‘em with Kindness, Jimmy!” As a child, my grandmother’s wise advice often went in...
The Mindful Lawyer: A License to Breathe
It is said that mindfulness practices are simple, but not easy. The same can be said about relaxation practices. The...
Ask Judge Smith — Managing Cases, Part 3
Q. Judge Smith, how do you approach reviewing case files and pushing the parties toward resolution? — Minnie A. By juggling...
Be a 50-year lawyer
When you reach 50 years as a Bar member, The Florida Bar gives you a free lunch at the Annual...
Trial and Error: A Summer of learning as U.S. Judge Beth Bloom’s interns
Trials. Sentencings. Cross-examinations. Prosecutors. Public defenders. For burgeoning first-year law students, such terms are abstract, referenced only in dense casebooks...
Ask Judge Smith — Managing Cases, Part 2
Let’s compare a civil lawsuit to a game of chess. In chess, the object is to capture your opponent’s queen....
Ask Judge Smith — Managing Cases
Q. Judge Smith, how have you handled the Florida Supreme Court’s emphasis on case management by trial judges in civil...
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