Jacob OglesAugust 19, 2020
5min422
The original test date was in July and has again been delayed.
Tag: Florida Bar
Jacob OglesAugust 19, 2020Jacob OglesAugust 17, 2020
14min722
Examiners planned to test remote software this week, but instead will reschedule for October.
Guest AuthorAugust 4, 2020
8min492
When the attacks start flying your way, you know you must be doing something right.
A.G. GancarskiFebruary 25, 2020
4min767
Compromise reached on long-sought language.
Ryan NicolFebruary 7, 2020
4min1605
A Bar representative says the party's complaint, if received, won't be acted on in light of the existing complaint.
Ryan NicolFebruary 7, 2020
5min1900
The complaint alleges two instances where Gaetz violated House rules.
Ryan NicolDecember 11, 2018
7min508
State Sen. Perry Thurston has filed a new bill (SB 138) which would alter the makeup of judicial nominating commissions (JNC) starting in 2019. The bill would reduce the Governor’s control over the commissions, reverting the nominating process to the one that existed before 2002. Currently, the Governor is allowed to make five appointments to […]
Michael MolineAugust 31, 2018
6min207
Proponents of the Constitution Revision Commission’s victims’ rights proposal have filed the first written arguments in a Florida Supreme Court case testing whether the ballot language would mislead the voters. The brief appeared shortly after the high court accepted a request by the Criminal Law Section of the Florida Bar to file a friend-of-the-court brief on behalf of the proposed […]
Drew WilsonMay 22, 2018
3min367
According to newly filed compensation reports, the seven-member team at Dean Mead brought in up half a million dollars in lobbying fees during the first quarter of 2018. The first-quarter roster of French Brown, Michael Dobson, Peter Dunbar, Martha Edenfield, Brittany Finkbeiner, Michael Minton and Cari Roth were retained by 29 clients for legislative lobbying […]
Jim RosicaApril 10, 20174min798
How low can we go: The number of first-time Florida Bar takers who pass the February administration of the exam has plummeted to its lowest level in eight years. Of 751 first-time takers, 433 passed the bar, or 57.7 percent, according to a Monday release from the state’s Board of Bar Examiners. That’s down from the high […]