Category: Florida Bar
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Trump’s SoFla lawyer Ticktin faces fourth Bar ethics probe after costly rebuke by federal judge
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
A Deerfield Beach lawyer who just got slammed in federal court for crafting Donald Trump’s Deep State conspiracy lawsuit can expect a grilling from the Florida Bar — or worse. -
Voters have the power to oust four far-right Florida Supreme Court justices on Nov. 8. Will they use it?
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The midterm elections could transform the Florida Supreme Court, but probably won’t. Next month voters can choose to evict up to five of the court’s seven justices. In theory, Floridians could respond to the court’s regressive designs by firing most of the designers. -
Right-wing extremist on payroll of Miami-Dade candidate looking to oust circuit judge
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Teressa Maria Cervera, a Miami-Dade judicial candidate who’s been the subject of two recent Florida Bar complaints alleging deceitful behavior, has put an influential right-wing provocateur on her campaign’s payroll. -
Diaz de la Portilla political machine slimed Miami-Dade’s first Haitian-American judge, complaints allege
By Francisco Alvarado
FloridaBulldog.org
Judicial races are supposed to be civilized electoral contests. Unless the candidate is a member of the Diaz de la Portilla political family gunning for Miami-Dade County’s first Haitian-American judge, then sleazy campaigning is on brand. -
A Florida Supreme Court justice warns of ‘a series of drastic changes’ served up by his conservative colleagues
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
When the Florida Supreme Court took the step of deciding – with no traditional input from the Florida Bar – to penalize a push for diversity in lawyers’ refresher courses, the outcry echoed from Tallahassee to Key West. -
Under the gun of a new discipline rule, Florida lawyers had better keep judges happy…or else
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Judges who want to punish lawyers for any reason now have a superpower that can derail careers, courtesy of the Florida Bar and the Florida Supreme Court.
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