Monday January 27, 2020
Measure addresses obtaining electronic records from out-of-state corporations
A House panel has signed off on a measure that would make it easier for prosecutors to obtain electronic records...
More than $1 million raised for medical-legal partnership through Freed to Run marathon series
With the donations from Freed to Run 3.0 counted, Jacksonville Area Legal Aid is now nearly halfway to its goal...
The Mindful Lawyer: Relaxing a tension and attention
It is said that the practice of mindfulness is simple but not easy. This column is intended to help bridge...
Abolishing the CRC passes House, moving in Senate
On its first day passing bills in the 2020 session, the Florida House approved putting a constitutional amendment on the...
Deadlines extended for Foundation’s Medal of Honor and Jane Curran Award Nominations
The Florida Bar Foundation has extended the deadlines for nominations for the 2020 Medal of Honor Awards and the Jane...
Lawmakers scrutinize drug-injury related legal ads
The Florida Legislature is exploring regulating legal advertisements seeking potential clients who may have been harmed by prescription drugs or...
House committee moves bill to regulate ‘litigation lenders’
A divided House panel has approved a proposal to regulate so-called “litigation lenders,” despite warnings that it may backfire on...
Measure would make it easier to compensate the wrongfully imprisoned
Legislation to expand those qualifying for compensation after being wrongfully incarcerated in Florida may include retroactive eligibility. House Criminal Justice...
Salcines and Israel to discuss the history of Florida’s legal profession at the Winter Meeting
The Florida Bar’s Senior Lawyers Committee will present “Florida’s Legal Profession and History: Celebrating the Past and Looking to the...
Supreme Court JNC sends nine names to the governor to fill two vacancies
The Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission has certified the following nominees to fill the two vacancies created by the...
