Florida Bar Journal articles from June 2008

Florida Bar Journal archives from June 2008

Annual Reports of Florida Bar committees.
June 1, 2008... Admiralty Law The Admiralty Law Committee serves as an active forum for discussion of current issues in admiralty and maritime law. Some of the issues discussed in committee meetings this year included the federal salvors' license statute,...

A personal honor to serve The Florida Bar.(President's page)
June 1, 2008... This has been a wonderful year; there is nothing I would have rather done these past 12 months than serve as president of The Florida Bar. It has been one of the best experiences of my life, as important to me as any of my personal and...

An analysis of affordable/work-force housing initiatives and their legality in the state of Florida.(part 1)
June 1, 2008... Despite the nationwide slowdown in the housing market and the 2007 property tax package adopted by the Florida Legislature, many communities in Florida are still struggling to foster the development of affordable housing. In some areas, housing...

The joy of editing: better appellate briefs.(Florida)
June 1, 2008... The saying, "If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter," is attributed to numerous historical figures from Cicero to Blaise Pascal to T.S. Eliot and Winston Churchill. While this is no doubt a reaction of appellate judges to...

The Golden Years: The Florida Legislature, '70s and '80s Reflections on Campaigns and Public Service.(Book review)
June 1, 2008... The Golden Years: The Florida Legislature, '70s and '80s Reflections on Campaigns and Public Service By Robert McKnight At times Robert McKnight's The Golden Years feels less like reading a book than like sifting through a box...

The Bramble Bush: The Classic Lectures on the Law and Law School.(Book review)(Brief review)
June 1, 2008... The Bramble Bush by Karl Llewellyn This 1930s classic is considered by many to be an honest representation of what law school is like. The author, who was a professor at Columbia University School of Law, provides examples and...

Redeveloping Florida: United States Supreme Court says no time is better than now.
June 1, 2008... The toll development has taken on Florida is no secret. In the past half-century alone, the state's population has grown from around 2.5 million to just over 18 million, and by the turn of the millennium, it was estimated that our...

Annual Reports of Florida Bar sections and divisions.
June 1, 2008... Administrative Law The Administrative Law Section had another great year thanks to the work of the section members and executive council. The section started the year on a good note by adding Daniel Nordby and Michael Cooke to the...

Agency exercise of legislative power and the role of ALJ independence in responsible agency policymaking.(administrative law judge)
June 1, 2008... Dorothy drew the curtain away and opened the strange portal in print. The moment her eyelashes touched in evident wonder, Dorothy tumbled into the mystic Kingdom of Administrative Law. (1) The parched, clay road was one of many in the...

Florida's "cohabitation" statute: the revolution that wasn't.
June 1, 2008... The enactment in 2005 of the supportive relationship grounds for modification of alimony, as set forth in F.S. [section] 61.14(1)(b), generated more interest by the general public than any other recent legislation in the family law arena. Long...