Florida Bar News back issues from August 2007:
Court reworks intern program: law students now must get character clearance.
Aug 01, 2007; ... Law students who hope to gain experience handling cases before they become attorneys now have increased incentive to apply early for Florida Bar membership. That's because the Supreme Court on July 5 amended Bar Rule 11-1.3 to require that law students register with and receive ...
Disability advocates seek rule change to promote consistency.
Aug 01, 2007; ... Even though he is deaf, when Scott Harrison was an assistant public defender in Pensacola, he successfully defended clients at trial, thanks to accommodating judges and courtrooms wired for real-time court reporting. But when he moved to Orlando and went into private practice, ...
Keeping it fresh.
Aug 01, 2007 ... <Pre> How do Florida law firms update their Web sites? In-House51% Outsourced 35% ...
Lawyers make the grade: teachers praise how attorneys captivate their students in Justice Teaching program.
Aug 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "The students were disappointed when the bell rang!" That high compliment for Justice Teaching lessons taught by three lawyers came from Kimberly Duffey, an educator in the Social Studies Department at Suncoast High School in Riviera Beach, in a ...
Court panel rejects commissions for evaluating judges: opponents fear government created evaluation panels could become politicized.
Aug 01, 2007; ... The Supreme Court's Committee on Judicial Evaluations voted down the concept of a government-created judicial evaluation commission designed to provide the public with information about judges standing for election or retention. Acting June 29 at the Bar's Annual Convention in ...
JAG officer takes on his bosses over Guantanamo detainee.(judge advocate general)
Aug 01, 2007; ... To hear Navy Lt. Cmdr. Charles D. Swift tell it, he didn't do anything special. As a judge advocate general officer, he only represented Salim Ahmet Hamdan, one of the former drivers for Osama bin Laden and one of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay. In representing his client, he ...
Animal Law Committee seeks section status: 'we follow the rules. We have interest. And we want to keep growing....'
Aug 01, 2007; ... The Florida Bar's Animal Law Committee is ready to roar to section status. Chair Jennifer Dietz closed the committee's meeting at the Bar's Annual Convention in Orlando with this confident proclamation: "We are going to make section this year!" Every day, she said, ...
The Government Lawyer Section.
Aug 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE GOVERNMENT LAWYER SECTION recently honored four government attorneys with its first Meritorious Awards for Government Service. The recipients included Geri Atkinson-Hazelton, general counsel of the Unemployment Appeals Commission, and her three deputy ...
Proposed ethics advisory opinions.(Notice)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Professional Ethics Committee will consider several matters at its next meeting, to be held in conjunction with The Florida Bar's General Meeting and tentatively scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 7, at the Tampa Airport Marriott. Pursuant to The Florida Bar ...
Miami-Dade Courthouse Library faces funding crisis.
Aug 01, 2007; ... "What kind of courthouse doesn't have a law library?" That's what 11th Circuit Judge Gill Freeman asks in the wake of bad news that the Miami-Dade County Courthouse Law Library is on the budget chopping block because of cutbacks due to new property tax legislation. ...
E. Robert Williams Inn of Court launched.
Aug 01, 2007 ... The inaugural meeting of the E. Robert Williams chapter of the American Inns of Court recently held in Jacksonville. The E. Robert Williams Inn is focused on the workers' compensation practice and is one of the first Inns devoted to the workers' compensation practice. ...
Disciplinary actions.
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 17 attorneys, disbarring five, permanently enjoining one from the practice of law in Florida, finding one guilty of indirect criminal contempt, suspending nine, placing one on probation and reprimanding one. Restitution was ...
Rose to run Stetson's Advocacy Center.(Professor Charles H. Rose)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Professor Charles H. Rose, military law scholar and former judge's advocate, has been named as the new director of Stetson University College of Law's Center for Excellence in Advocacy. Rose's new duties include sponsoring national advocacy programs for attorneys, law ...
Bar exam standards.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2007; ... What a shame. The National Bar Association, rather than embracing the challenge of higher law school accreditation standards, claims that the higher standards will have a "disparate impact . . . on individuals of color." (Re: "Finney warns ABA about raising bar-passage benchmark," July 1 ...
Jury system.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2007; ... "The American jury system is dying," according to U.S. District Judge William G. Young in an address reported in the July 15 News. He's right. And judges are the ones killing it. As every criminal defense lawyer in the state knows, many judges have adopted the practice of ...
Bevan petitions for Bar reinstatement.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Pursuant to Rule 3-7.10, Andrew Arthur Bevan of Palm Beach has petitioned the Supreme Court of Florida for Bar reinstatement. Pursuant to an September 8, 2004, Supreme Court order, Bevan was suspended from the practice of law for 91 days for violation of the following Rules ...
Richardson petitions for Bar reinstatement.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Pursuant to Rule 3-7.10, Scott Lee Richardson has petitioned the Supreme Court of Florida for Bar reinstatement. Pursuant to an October 27, 2005, Supreme Court order, Richardson was classified as an inactive member pursuant to Rule 3-7.1.3 (a) for being incapable of practicing ...
Hudson petitions for Bar reinstatement.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Pursuant to Rule 3-7.10, George Murray Hudson of Boca Raton has petitioned the Supreme Court for Bar reinstatement. Pursuant to an August 15, 2005, Supreme Court order, Husdon was put on the inactive list ...
Joint U.S.-Russia law seminar set.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2007 ... People to People Ambassador Programs, together with the faculty of law at St. Petersburg State University, is coordinating a delegation of professionals specializing in the rule of law who will travel to Russia from November 2-9. The conference will combine educational ...
Workers' comp judges seek reappointment.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Statewide Nominating Committee for Judges of Compensation Claims will meet August 14 at 9:30 a.m. at the Orlando World Center Marriott at 8701 World Center Drive to interview the following workers' compensation judges for reappointment: Judge Mark H. Hofstad, Judge Sylvia Medina-Shore, ...
Proposed manslaughter jury instructions.(Notice)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases submits the following amended instructions to the Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases for comment. The Committee proposes to amend the following instructions: 7.7 Manslaughter ...
Emergency amendments to Family Law Rules.(Notice)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Florida Supreme Court has adopted emergency amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure. The amendments, new form 12.905(d) (Supplemental Petition for Temporary Modification/ Amendment of Custody for Child(ren) of Custodial Parent Activated, Deployed, or Temporarily ...
The Committee on Professionalism.
Aug 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE COMMITTEE ON PROFESSIONALISM presented a number of awards at the Bar's Annual Convention. Pictured from the left are Judge Jim McCune, chair of the committee; Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr., recipient of the William Hoeveler Judicial Award; Julie Sneed, ...
Proposed jury instructions in regard to fleeing and eluding and leaving the scene.(Notice)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases submits the following amended instructions to the Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases for comment. The committee proposes to amend the following instructions: 28.4 Leaving the Scene of a ...
Amendments to the rules of juvenile procedure.(Notice)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Florida Supreme Court has adopted an emergency amendment to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure. The amendment, new form 8.978 (Order Authorizing Child to Secure Depository Financial Services Before the Child's 18th Birthday), was proposed by The Florida Bar's Juvenile Court Rules ...
Proposed amendments to the Appellate Rules.(Notice)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Appellate Court Rules Committee has published and invited comment on its proposed three-year cycle amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. The below are two additional proposals. The full text of the proposals can be found on The Florida Bar's Web site at ...
Proposed family law rules amendments.(Notice)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Florida Bar's Family Law Rules Committee has submitted to the Florida Supreme Court an out-of-cycle report and supplemental report proposing amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure. The committee proposes an amendment to rule 12.285, new rule 12.635, and several new ...
Board to look at disciplinary rule at Palm Beach meeting.
Aug 01, 2007 ... A report on judicial evaluations, proposed disciplinary rule and policy changes, and procedural rule amendments will occupy the Bar Board of Governors when it begins the 2007-08 Bar year at its August 17 meeting in Palm Beach. It will be the first meeting with new Bar President ...
Got a nose for news?
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Media and Communication Law Committee is asking Bar members to assist in identifying news reports worthy of recognition at the Bar's 2008 media awards ceremony. The media awards are presented annually in recognition of outstanding reporting that highlights the system of law ...
13th Circuit sets up new Web site.(Website overview)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Logging on to the 13th Circuit's new Web site is no longer business as usual, since the site has been revamped and improved to provide a window into the justice system. Pages are now printer-friendly and Spanish translations are now available. The "search" function is also ...
U.S. 11th Circuit to amend rules.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. [section]2071(b), notice and opportunity for comment is hereby given of proposed amendments to the rules of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit. A copy of the proposed amendments may be obtained on and after August 1 from the court's Web site at ...
Medal of Honor.
Aug 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A. HAMILTON "HAM" COOKE, right, of Jacksonville received The Florida Bar Foundation's Medal of Honor Award at the Foundation's 31st Annual Reception and Dinner June 28 in Orlando. The award honors Cooke's many contributions to providing access to justice ...
Emergency amendments to the Probate Rules.(Notices)
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Florida Supreme Court has adopted emergency amendments to the Florida Probate Rules. The amendments were proposed by the Florida Bar's Probate Rules Committee in response to recent legislation. The court invites all interested persons to comment on the amendments, which are reproduced ...
Amendments to judicial fundraising rules.
Aug 01, 2007 ... The Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee has submitted to the Florida Supreme Court a report on limitations of judges' participation in fundraising activities. The committee recommends that the court maintain the status quo as to the Code of Judicial Conduct itself but recommends an addition ...
Attorney-Client Task Force sees more work to be done: 'it's not an issue that's going away'.
Aug 01, 2007; ... Members of the Attorney-Client Privilege Task Force are recommending the group continue for at least another year while members study issues ancillary to their interim recommendations recently approved by the Bar Board of Governors. The task force, which met at the Bar's Annual ...
Petosa to lead Fl. Justice Association.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Frank M. Petosa of Boca Raton was recently sworn in as president of the Florida Justice Association. Other officers and executive committee members of the FJA include: Thomas S. Edwards, Jr., president-elect; Michael A. Haggard, treasurer; Richard Newsome, secretary; Todd E ....
TWL to meet in August.
Aug 01, 2007 ... Tallahassee Women Lawyers will hold its next general membership meeting August 15 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the new Hilton Garden Inn, located on Blair Stone Road in Tallahassee. To ...
Palm Beach County Chapter of the American Jewish Committee.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gary S. Betensky of Richman Greer's West Palm Beach office was ...
Florida Realtor/Attorney Committee.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] John R. Banister of Rutherford Mulhall was elected ...
Dade County Bar Young Lawyers Section.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Joshua J. Hertz was elected secretary of the Dade County ...
Gordon & Doner.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Gordon & Doner donated $1,500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Palm Beach County, which will help provide financial support for ...
South Florida Interactive Marketing Association.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Gaida Zirkelbach of Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart's West Palm Beach office was appointed programming co-chair of ...
International Society of Primerus Law Firms.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Knopik Varner Moore was accepted as a member of ...
Orlando Shakespeare Theater.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Keith J. Hesse of Carlton Fields' Orlando office was elected to the board of ...
Fulton County Government.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Gerry L. Clark has been appointed county ...
Bay Harbor Islands Town Council.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Robert Yaffe of Kramer & Yaffe in Miami was re-elected ...
Elizabeth F. Schwartz.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Elizabeth F. Schwartz of Miami Beach, was presented with the 2007 Sookie Williams Award for Outstanding Service to the Legal Community by the Dade County Bar ...
Judge Paul M. Glenn.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... U. S. Chief Bankruptcy Judge Paul M. Glenn received the Robert W. ...
Michael H. Olenick.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Michael H. Olenick of Carlton Fields' Tallahassee office received the Florida Justice Association's 2007 Pro Bono Award. Olenick received the award for ...
Quality Distribution, Inc.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Jonathan C. Gold was named senior vice president, general ...
Jerry Berry.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Jerry Berry of Berry, Day, McFee & Martin was awarded the Donald Van Koughnot "Lion of the ...
Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Florida.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... David G. Bates of Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart's West Palm Beach office was appointed to the board of advisors of ...
Greg Ward and Jay Kim of WardKim.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Greg Ward and Jay Kim of WardKim in Ft ....
Florida Lawyers Assistance, Inc.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Stacy L. Feinstein of Feinstein & Negroni in Plantation was appointed to the Florida Lawyers ...
Advisory Workgroup.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Jeffrey P. Wasserman of Shapiro, Blasi, Wasserman & Gora in Boca Raton was appointed ...
Florida Workers' Compensation Fraud Task Force.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Deborah S. Martin of Rutherford Mulhall was elected one of only 20 voting members of the Florida Workers' ...
Roger C. Benson.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Roger C. Benson participated in the Advanced Workshop for Mediators in Intellectual Property Disputes presented by the ...
Trent H. Cotney.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Trent H. Cotney of Glenn Rasmussen Fogarty & Hooker presented a seminar titled "Dealing with Defects in Design and ...
Peter Quinter.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Peter Quinter of Becker & Poliakoff hosted a Florida Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association Seminar titled ...
Sheryl A. Edwards.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Sheryl A. Edwards of The Edwards Law Firm in Sarasota presented a seminar relating to the recent changes in the ...
Paul Calli.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Paul Calli of Zuckerman Spaeder's Miami office, discussed "Ethical Problems in Multi-Defendant ...
Frank M. Petosa.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Frank M. Petosa of Petosa & Associates in Boca Raton was sworn in as president of the ...
Jeffrey M. Cohen.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Jeffrey M. Cohen of Carlton Fields' Miami office presented "Honesty is the Best Policy (If There's Money In It)--Fraud, ...
University of Miami's Law Alumni Association.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Jeffrey D. Weinstock of Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs was named vice ...
Gregory M. Cesarano.(News and Notes)
Aug 01, 2007 ... Gregory M. Cesarano of Carlton Fields' Miami office spoke on "Volunteerism and ...