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“ Networking is not about just connecting people. It’s about connecting people with people, people with ideas, and people with opportunities. ” Michele Jennae
DetailsFlorida Bar News – Beware of Referral Services Not Registered with the Bar
Recent complaints about unregistered lawyer referral services have Florida Bar investigators concerned that attorneys are unfamiliar with the Bar’s “qualifying provider” rule. Under Florida Bar Rule 4-7.22, attorneys who fail to confirm a qualifying provider’s status with the Bar, or perform other due diligence, could be held responsible for its false or misleading claims, warns…
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“ This world is your best teacher. There is a lesson in everything. There is a lesson in each experience. Learn it and become wise. Every failure is a stepping stone to success. Every difficulty or disappointment is a trial of your faith. Every unpleasant incident or temptation is a test of your inner strength.…
DetailsFlorida Bar News – Bilbrey to Lead LegalFuel: The Practice Resource Center of the Florida Bar
Christine Bilbrey Christine Bilbrey, the Bar’s senior practice management advisor and “The Florida Bar’s LegalFuel Podcast” host, has been named director of LegalFuel: the Practice Resource Center of The Florida Bar. “We are all fortunate Christine has accepted this leadership position within the Programs Division,” said Programs Division Director Terry Hill. “I am…
DetailsFlorida Bar News – Successfully Defending a Family Law Dissolution Agreement May Not Yield Attorney’s Fees
Parties in family law cases who successfully defend dissolution-related agreements are not entitled to attorney fees if those contracts allow fees only for enforcing the contract, according to the Supreme Court. The court on October 7 ruled that F.S. §57.105(7) does not apply to such agreements. That statute converts unilateral fee awards into reciprocal awards.…
DetailsFlorida Bar News – Elder Law Section Sets Sights on ‘GRANNY SNATCHING,’ Undue Influence
Prosaically, it’s known as the Uniform Guardianship Jurisdiction Act. Less formally, it’s knows as the effort to stop “granny snatching.” “We don’t like granny snatching,” said Elder Law Section Treasurer Shannon Miller, who also serves on the Florida Court Clerks & Comptrollers’ Guardian Improvement Task Force. That’s why the section will be pursuing a…
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“ When we give ourselves permission to be imperfect, when we find self-worth despite our imperfections, when we build connection networks that affirm and value us as imperfect beings, we are much more capable of change. ” Brené Brown, I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Telling the Truth about Perfectionism, Inadequacy, and…
DetailsFlorida Bar News – Bill Would Modify ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law
Rep. Michele Rayner A bill that would amend Florida’s Stand Your Ground doctrine has been filed in the Florida House. Rep. Michele Rayner, D-St. Petersburg, has introduced HB 73 which reimposes the duty to retreat if possible before a person uses deadly force to defend themselves. She said it was both an attempt to reverse…
DetailsFlorida Bar News – Should Retired Lawyers Have to Indicate They are Retired?
Florida lawyers could still use the “Esquire” honorific in their twilight years, but they would have to indicate their retired status under a proposed amendment to Bar Rule 1-3.5 (Retirement). The Board of Governors will weigh the proposed amendment on first reading at an October 1 meeting. A final recommendation is not expected until later…
DetailsFlorida Bar News – Bill would Make Juvenile Confessions Inadmissible if Obtained by ‘DECEPTION’
Rep. Travaris “Tray” McCurdy A Central Florida lawmaker has filed a measure that would make juvenile confessions inadmissible if obtained by “deception.” Rep. Travaris “Tray” McCurdy, D-Orlando, filed HB 109 September 15. The bill faces hearings in the Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee and Judiciary before reaching the House floor. So far, there is no Senate…
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