/tags/florida-bar-association Florida Bar Association en-US WLRN Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:31:14 GMT /2021-10-26/an-update-from-the-florida-bar-condo-task-force-voting-rights-leader-desmond-meade-and-the-film-gringa A Florida Bar task force has presented proposals on how to make condo living better and safer after Surfside. We meet the man who was central to helping Florida felons get their voting rights back. And a dramedy film about a Cuban-American woman packing for a family trip to Havana. Tue, 26 Oct 2021 13:31:14 GMT /2021-10-26/an-update-from-the-florida-bar-condo-task-force-voting-rights-leader-desmond-meade-and-the-film-gringa Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Amber Amortegui /2021-06-14/floridas-supreme-court-bans-diversity-requirement-cruises-restart-how-rita-moreno-goes-for-it Florida’s Supreme Court decides that mandating diversity equates to quotas. Cruise ships are about to open for business in South Florida ports. Plus, a new documentary explores legendary actress Rita Moreno's life. Mon, 14 Jun 2021 22:31:28 GMT /2021-06-14/floridas-supreme-court-bans-diversity-requirement-cruises-restart-how-rita-moreno-goes-for-it Leslie Ovalle Atkinson /2020-09-03/florida-supreme-court-refuses-to-drop-bar-exam-requirement The petition proposed that law school graduates who were scheduled to take the test this summer be admitted to The Florida Bar after six months of working under the supervision of a Florida attorney. Thu, 03 Sep 2020 19:13:10 GMT /2020-09-03/florida-supreme-court-refuses-to-drop-bar-exam-requirement Dara Kam / News Service of Florida /2020-08-17/law-grads-left-hanging-after-florida-bar-exam-called-off After moving the test online because of COVID-19, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners has called off a plan to hold the Bar exam on Wednesday because it was not “technically feasible.” Mon, 17 Aug 2020 18:41:00 GMT /2020-08-17/law-grads-left-hanging-after-florida-bar-exam-called-off Dara Kam / News Service of Florida /news/2019-12-12/arturo-alvarez-founding-member-of-cuban-american-bar-association-dies-at-71 Arturo Alvarez, trailblazing Miami trial lawyer and co-founder of the Cuban American Bar Association, died Monday at the age of 71.A native of Havana,… Thu, 12 Dec 2019 11:20:25 GMT /news/2019-12-12/arturo-alvarez-founding-member-of-cuban-american-bar-association-dies-at-71 BIANCA PADRÓ OCASIO /2018-07-11/florida-bar-releases-judicial-candidate-guide The Florida Bar has put together a judicial candidate guide just in time for the August 28 elections. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:51:01 GMT /2018-07-11/florida-bar-releases-judicial-candidate-guide Ryan Benk /news/2017-07-10/south-floridian-takes-reins-as-florida-bar-president Lawyers in Florida have a new leader - Michael Higer, a South Floridian has taken over as the Florida Bar's 69th president.Higer is in his first month of… Tue, 11 Jul 2017 02:50:38 GMT /news/2017-07-10/south-floridian-takes-reins-as-florida-bar-president /news/2017-03-18/how-many-people-represent-themselves-in-court-lawyers-are-trying-to-figure-that-out How many people in South Florida represent themselves in court? How many people don’t have access a lawyer?The short answer is we don’t know, but an… Sat, 18 Mar 2017 13:38:50 GMT /news/2017-03-18/how-many-people-represent-themselves-in-court-lawyers-are-trying-to-figure-that-out /2017-01-04/process-restarts-for-five-judicial-nominating-commission-seats The Florida Bar is taking applications again for openings on five judicial nominating commissions. The boards help develop a short list of nominees to... Wed, 04 Jan 2017 21:53:53 GMT /2017-01-04/process-restarts-for-five-judicial-nominating-commission-seats Nick Evans /2016-11-15/mental-health-at-core-of-florida-bar-admission-case A board that oversees admissions to The Florida Bar is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an attorney who alleges he has faced unfair... Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:04:23 GMT /2016-11-15/mental-health-at-core-of-florida-bar-admission-case The News Service of Florida