We all know the practice of law is high stress. Law firms can be challenging places: client demands mean working beyond business hours, issues are real, stakes are high and tight deadlines abound. “Lawyers, similar to those who work in the mental health or medical field, work with clients who are suffering,” says lawyer Jeena Cho,...Read More
How do we end the escalating conflict between police and community? One way is Insight Policing The police shootings and shootings of police that have become all too common on the daily newsreel underscore the crisis we face in police legitimacy. This crisis is not new, of course. Gallup polls show that over the past...Read More
FOURTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION – NOTICE OF ACCEPTING JUDICIAL APPLICATIONS The Fourth District Court of Appeal Judicial Nominating Commission announces that it is accepting applications to fill the vacancy on the Fourth District Court of Appeal created by the retirement of Judge W. Matthew Stevenson. The application deadline for this vacancy is Monday...Read More
Click here to read a condensed excerpt from the upcoming: Trials of the Century: a Decade-by-Decade Look at Ten of America’s Most Sensational Crimes (Prometheus Books) Trials of the Century is the story of ten of the Twentieth century’s epic trials, one per decade, starting with Harry Thaw in 1906 and ending with O.J. Simpson...Read More
Congratulations to BCBA President Elect Charles Morehead and Board Member Gary Singer on receiving the 2016 Award for Excellence in the Promotion of Board Certification for the weekly radio show “Legal News and Review.” The Board of Legal Specialization & Education (BLSE) created the Excellence Award to further advance the vision of the Supreme Court...Read More
Congratulations to former BCBA Board Member and Corporate Partner (FPL) Juliet Roulhac, who was selected as a 2016 Gertrude Rush Honoree. She received the award at the National Bar Association’s 36th Mid-Year Conference. This award recognizes legal pioneers and their commitment to civil rights.Read More
Congratulations to Diana Santa Maria, BCBA member and Florida Board of Governors representative upon being presented with the Florida Justice Association 2016 Compassionate Gladiatrix Award. The award is presented to an individual who exemplifies “strength, skill, drive, and heart” and who can be described as an “unwavering advocate, a master of the trial, and a...Read More
Happy 2016! It’s that time of year when many of us set new year’s resolutions both for personal and professional growth. The below content gives your members informative guidance on how new technology, like Windows 10 Pro and Office 365, can give businesses greater flexibility, more productivity and greater value to help meet their 2016...Read More
Earlier this month, the FBI’s cyber division issued an alert that it has information that hackers are specifically targeting international law firms as part of an insider trading scheme. “In a recent cyber criminal forum post, a criminal actor posted an advertisement to hire a technically proficient hacker for the purposes of gaining sustained access to the networks of...Read More
Congratulations to BCBA Member Arlene Lakin who has been elected to Broward County’s Agency & Disability Resource Center (ADRC) “Senior Hall of Fame!” There will be a breakfast for Arlene and the other inductees on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. The breakfast will take place at the Woodlands Country Club, 4600 Woodlands Blvd. in...Read More
