The Supreme Court recently approved a Bar proposal to retain more board-certified attorneys by revising certification standards. The order, In Re: Amendments to Rules Regulating The Florida Bar – Rules 6-3.5 and 6-3.6, Case No. SC2024-0237, takes effect October 21. “Having considered the Bar’s petition, the comment filed, and the Bar’s response, we amend rul...
131 Florida lawyers earn board certification
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The Board of Legal Specialization and Education congratulates the 129 lawyers who recently earned Florida Bar board certification, which recognizes attorneys’ special knowledge, skills, and proficiency in various areas of law and professionalism and ethics in practice. Board certified lawyers are “Evaluated for Professionalism and Tested for Expertise.” Flor...
T.J. Reddick Bar Association, Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Association, and the Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter of the NBA lauded for promoting board certification
The Florida Bar’s Board of Legal Specialization & Education recognized T.J. Reddick Bar Association; Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Association; and Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association at the Annual Florida Bar Convention in Orlando for promoting board certification. The award recognizes excellence and creativity in advanci...
Emergency order extends court mediator education and certification deadlines
Chief Justice Charles Canady issued a new administrative order April 7 extending education and certification deadlines for Florida Supreme Court certified mediators due to the COVID-19 public health emergency. The order extends deadlines through December 31 for mediator certification and training and renewals of mediator certification. It also waives require...
Board approves budget, works to enhance certification program
Meeting for the last time in the Bar year, the Board of Governors on Friday approved a revised, $43.2 million budget proposal, a raft of proposed rule amendments, and recommendations for enhancing Florida’s board certification program. Addressing fellow board members in a Key West conference room, Budget Committee Chair-elect Jeffrey Rynor noted that the FY ...
160 Florida lawyers earn board certification
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The Board of Legal Specialization and Education congratulates the 152 lawyers who recently earned Florida Bar board certification, which recognizes attorneys’ special knowledge, skills, and proficiency in various areas of law and professionalism and ethics in practice. Board certified lawyers are “Evaluated for Professionalism and Tested for Expertise.” Flor...
126 Florida lawyers earn board certification
https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/128-florida-lawyers-earn-board-certification/
The Board of Legal Specialization and Education congratulates the 126 lawyers who recently earned Florida Bar board certification, which recognizes attorneys’ special knowledge, skills, and proficiency in various areas of law and professionalism and ethics in practice. Board certified lawyers are “Evaluated for Professionalism and Tested for Expertise.” Flor...
Florida Bar rules proposals dealing with certification
The Board of Governors of The Florida Bar gives notice of filing with the Supreme Court of Florida, on or about February 15, 2024, a petition to amend the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. The full text of the proposed amendments is below. Members who desire to comment on these proposed amendments may do so within 30 days of the filing of the Bar’s petition....
Recent Developments In Collective Action Certification Under The Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has long been the primary vehicle through which employees seek to recover alleged unpaid minimum wage and overtime. Written before the modern class action device was developed, the FLSA has a unique mechanism through which employees can join together in a single action to bring unpaid minimum wage and overtime claims on a ...
Bar Cybersecurity Panel Considers Data Privacy Certification Course
The Cybersecurity & Privacy Law Committee has agreed to sponsor an intensive, two-day training seminar that would help Florida lawyers become internationally certified in data privacy. Meeting virtually on October 18 at the Bar’s Fall Meeting, the committee voted unanimously to begin negotiating with “Privacy Ref,” a Boynton Beach firm that trains candid...