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Experts discuss impact of Florida’s sweeping civil justice reforms at packed ABOTA Ft. Lauderdale CLE

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A free, ABOTA Ft. Lauderdale lunchtime CLE regarding the Supreme Court’s new civil justice reforms nearly crashed the Zoom platform...

ABA Free Legal Answers surpasses 400k inquiries; nearly 100,000 pro bono hours served 

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Free Legal Answers, the virtual legal advice clinic sponsored by the ABA, hit a major milestone, crossing the 400,000-mark in...

Hot Topics in Evidence: live, advanced training coming to Orlando

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The advanced, live (in-person) training Hot Topics in Evidence will be held at the Orange County Bar Association in Orlando...

Broward County drug court earns national ‘Mentor’ court status

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The 17th Judicial Circuit’s Adult Felony Pre-Trial Drug Court has been named one of only 10 “mentor” courts in the...

Hill, Roberts, Anderson set to join the board

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Three more Florida lawyers are set to join The Florida Bar Board of Governors in June. Benjamin Hill IV will...

Amanda L. Fernandez to lead CABA

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Amanda L. Fernandez has been formally installed the Cuban American Bar Association (CABA) new president. She will be officially sworn...

MCBA honors 2019-2020 President Jason Berger

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Jason Berger was recently honored by the Martin County Bar Association for his role as president in 2019-2020. “It’s never...

Applications sought to fill a vacant 13th Circuit seat on the YLD board

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The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division is currently accepting applications for an open seat on its Board of Governors for...

2025 YLD Board of Governors Candidates’ Platform Statements

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Here are the platform statements for the 2025 candidates for The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors. Members...

Orlando’s Thomas A. Zehnder to be honored with the Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award tomorrow

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Thomas A. Zehnder, is the recipient of the 2025 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award, the Supreme Court’s highest recognition...