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Bar Admission Requires Proof of Character and Fitness

Getting through law school and passing the bar exam are only two parts to becoming an attorney in most states, including Florida, where I live...

Professional Liability

The Florida Bar Provides Guidance on Lawyers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence

“I fear that AI may replace humans altogether. If people design computer viruses, someone will...

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Professional Liability

“Judicial Referrals” to Receive Special Treatment

Pending before the Florida Supreme Court is a new rule of discipline which will substantively...

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Professional Liability

Florida Bar Admission Proceedings: Why You Need Counsel

“You have the right to an attorney.” –Miranda warning  “You have the right to be...

Professional Liability

Are You Willing to Bet Your Law License on That Client?

A summary of ABA Formal Opinion 491       The American Bar Association issued Formal Opinion 491...

Criminal Defense

Justice Antonin Scalia: Darling of the Criminal Defense Bar?

Originally published in the Fall 2016 issue of Florida Defender, the quarterly publication of the...

Professional Liability

Applying to The Florida Bar – Dealing with the Florida Board of Bar Examiners

After completing law school, it is then time for graduates to take the Bar exam...