On Friday, December 16, 2016, the Broward County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section held its quarterly Breakfast with the Judiciary at the Broward County Courthouse Law Library. Nearly 70 people attended the breakfast including approximately 30 members of the Broward County Judiciary. With a near 2:1 ratio of attorneys to judges, the breakfast once again...Read More
Congratulations to Bonnie Navan at the law firm of Kelley/Uustal, one of South Florida’s preeminent personal injury, products liability and medical malpractice legal practices, who named Bonnie partner. Navin focuses her practice in the areas of Medical Malpractice, Wrongful Death, Complex Case Litigation, Nursing Home Litigation, Business Litigation, Products Liability, Equine Law and Personal Injury...Read More
Longtime BCBA member and veteran mediator, Bruce A. Blitman, has been a tenant at the Pembroke Pines Professional Center for 25 years. To celebrate this milestone, Adler Realty Services, the property manager, recently hosted an all-day Collection Drive to support the Humane Society of Broward County, where Blitman has volunteered for the past three years....Read More
The Legal Aid September Attorney of the Month is an associate at the firm of Velasquez Dolan Arias, P.A. Alejandro Larrazabal has been involved in pro bono work for most of his career and has provided life changing assistance to some of the most vulnerable members of our community. Recently, Larrazabal helped a client with...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
Broward County’s new courthouse, the latest addition to the downtown Fort Lauderdale skyline, will be opening in mid 2016. The 714,000 square foot facility features 77 courtrooms, state-of-the-art security features, and Broward-themed artwork.Read More
