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| A trial court did not err in awarding attorney’s fees against a former wife under F.S. 61.16 without an express finding of her ability to pay . . . (more) 5/15/12 | The Second DCA reverses a judgment for attorney’s fees because there was no hearing on the fee motion . . . (more) 5/15/12 | |
| The Third DCA discusses the need for candor to the court in ex parte proceedings . . . (more) 5/11/12 | The Fourth DCA clarifies the legal standard applicable to postconviction ineffective assistance claims related to a defendant’s competency. . . (more) 5/11/12 | |
| The Florida Supreme Court’s Commission on Professionalism looks into adopting formal procedures to enforce professionalism standards . . . (more) 5/9/12 | The First DCA commends the professionalism of criminal prosecutors who conceded error regarding a Faretta issue . . . (more) 5/9/12 | |
| The Fifth DCA criticizes the professionalism of a lawyer who “strongly disagreed” with the trial court’s order in a divorce case. . . (more) 5/7/12 | A proposal for settlement made by 2 defendants was not invalid for failure to apportion the offer between defendants . . . (more) 5/7/12 | |
| In reversing application of a multiplier in a FCCPA case, the Second DCA searches for a solution to problems generated by fee statutes in cases where a client’s damages are small . . . (more) 5/3/12 | An offer of judgment was an undifferentiated joint proposal that could not serve as the basis for a fee award against the party who rejected it . . . (more) 5/3/12 | |
| The Code of Judicial Conduct does not require a judge to report possible criminal activity that the judge learns of during judicial proceedings . . . (more) 4/30/12 | The Fourth DCA affirms attorneys’ fee judgments, agreeing that the parties waived the failure to plead entitlement to fees . . . (more) 4/30/12 | |
| State law providing for prevailing party attorney’s fees must yield to the federal government’s sovereign immunity claim . . . (more) 4/22/12 | The Supreme Court amends some rules as proposed by the Bar but rejects others, including lien resolution services and trust account signatory rules . . . (more) 4/12/12 | |
| The Supreme Court invites comments on the Bar's recently-filed changes to the proposed advertising rules that have been pending since July 2011. . . (more) 3/22/12 | Several of Florida's lawyer advertising rules are held unconstitutional by a federal court . . . (more) 10/5/11 | |
| The Florida Bar asks the Supreme Court to approve major changes to the lawyer advertising rules . . . (more) 7/6/11 | The Florida Supreme Court changes the effective date for the website rule amendments to July 1, 2010, but stays implementation . . . (more) 26/8/10, 6/10/10 | |
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