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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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

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This presentation will review a selection of Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee ethics opinions that are most relevant to common mediation scenarios. We will examine how these opinions apply across different types of mediations and explore guidance on frequently encountered

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This presentation offers insight into federal clerkships through perspectives of current and former law clerks and federal judges. The panel will address the clerkship application process, including timing, materials, and expectations, and will provide guidance on what judges seek