The Florida Bar News Releases

The Florida Bar News Releases provide updates and educational content related to various legal practice areas relevant to Florida attorneys and legal professionals. Topics covered include labor and employment law, such as Fair Labor Standards Act collective actions and whistleblower retaliation claims; garnishment defense strategies for low-income clients; procedural changes affecting paralegals under Florida civil rules; and specialized areas like comprehensive behavioral health assessments in child welfare cases. The releases often highlight continuing legal education programs and practical guidance for compliance with ethical standards and procedural requirements within Florida's legal system. These resources are published by The Florida Bar and serve to inform and support legal practitioners in the state.

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Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how mediation functions as a structural component of federal civil practice in Florida. The program walks through the authority for mediation under federal rules, how each district implements ADR differently, and…

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The Florida Bar’s Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism presents Never Contemplated, a candid discussion…

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This dramatized legal-ethics program follows a business dispute that spirals from mediation into courtroom conflict, judicial intervention, and ultimately a Bar discipline proceeding. Through a series of scenes involving attorneys, judges, a mediator, a magistrate, court staff, and disciplinary…