The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• The Florida Supreme Court revising the process for developing procedural rules, following a 2022 study commissioned by The Florida Bar.
• A Georgia prison inmate and an accomplice facing federal charges for allegedly scamming a Sarasota victim out of thousands of dollars in a jury duty fraud scheme.
• FFLA’s Board of Directors approving a $1.7 million loan to 173 legal aid attorneys through its Loan Repayment Assistance Program.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• The Florida Bar posting its new "Guide to Getting Started with AI."
• The invitation only ABOTA Ft. Lauderdale chapter reminding Florida lawyers about a free webinar on the Supreme Court’s civil litigation reforms scheduled for noon, January 15, titled, The Practical Aspects of the New and Revised Florida Rules of Civil Procedure.
• Attorney General Ashley Moody’s Cyber Fraud Enforcement Unit shutting down six cyber schemes over the past three months.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• A pair of Southwest Florida lawmakers agreeing to sponsor an Elder Law Section proposal aimed at preventing scammers from draining a vulnerable victim’s bank account.
• Seventeenth Circuit Judge Robert Lee being named the recipient of the Judicial Management Council’s Award of Excellence.
• A newly formed panel of judges recruiting volunteer lawyers to assist pro se litigants, including domestic violence victims, in an effort to conserve judicial resources and better serve the community.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• Michael Fox Orr, a board-certified civil trial lawyer from Jacksonville, becoming Florida Bar president-elect designate.
• A newly created Pro Bono Toolkit for Limited Scope Representation.
• Plans for a new Florida Bar Standing Committee for Corporate Counsel.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• The Board of Governors approving dozens of proposed rule amendments and launching a new "Standing Committee on Corporate Counsel."
• The Florida Supreme Court certifying the need for 23 additional circuit court judgeships and 25 new county court judgeships in its annual certification opinion.
• The Florida Supreme Court Historical Society inviting all Florida attorneys to join the justices, members of the judiciary, and legal colleagues for its annual dinner event, A Supreme Evening 2025, on January 16 in Tallahassee.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• Business leaders, insurance executives, and state regulators urging Florida lawmakers not to repeal or revise recent "tort reforms" to give a fragile market more time to recover.
• A South Florida lawmaker filing a bill requiring nursing homes to permit residents to install video monitoring devices under certain circumstances.
• Florida having the fastest-growing lawyer population in the nation, with the number of active, resident lawyers increasing 17% in the past decade.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• The annual Committee Preference Forms for Florida Bar members seeking appointment to committees for the 2025-26 Bar year being available in the MyFloridaBar Member Portal.
• Senate President Ben Albritton, a rancher from Wauchula, announcing additional members of his leadership team.
• The Trial Lawyer Section releasing the 2024 Florida Handbook on Civil Discovery Practice and the 12-page Guidelines for Professional Conduct.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• A handful of substantive bills being filed ahead of the March 2025 legislative session, including measures that would create new regulations for court-ordered auctions of personal and real property.
• The Board of Legal Specialization and Education being poised to grant final approval of a proposed new “Insurance Coverage Law” board certification program, after sponsors agreed to make final revisions.
• The Supreme Court of Florida rounding out the Trial Court Budget Commission.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

he latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• Incoming House Speaker Daniel Perez laying out reforms to improve the efficiency and transparency of the legislative process.
• Bar President Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr., opening up about the pressures attorneys face in their daily lives
• Florida A&M University College of Law students traveling to Geneva for an educational mission to the United Nations Human Rights Council

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.

The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including:

• Members of the Rules Committee, the Business Law Section, legal aid groups, a Tampa Circuit judge, and others urging the Florida Supreme Court to revise civil justice reforms before they take effect on January 1.
• Attorneys across the country being targeted by a new phishing scam involving fake electronic filing notifications.
• House Speaker-designate Daniel Perez, a Miami attorney, announcing key committee assignments and a new structure for the Florida House of Representatives.

Florida Bar News Briefs is a production of The Florida Bar Journal & News Department.