Florida Bar News articles

Recent articles from Florida Bar News

Court budget trimmed by 1.25%: new trust fund seen as a 'first step' to a long-term solution.
February 1, 2009... With a minimal cut in funds and employees and a new trust fund to help pay for continuing operations, Florida court officials and Bar leaders are calling last month's special legislative session at least a good first step. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Overall, the budget for the third...

State attorneys, PDs still stretched thin: 'we're prosecuting more cases with less people and less money'.(public defenders)
February 1, 2009... Representatives of both the state attorneys and public defenders say that while they're grateful to have sustained only a 1.25 percent holdback in their budgets during the most recent legislative special session, by no means is it party time. Thirteenth Circuit State Attorney Mark Ober...

Why is this upside down?(Brief article)
February 1, 2009... In order to comply with U.S. Postal Service requirements, the News has relocated the mailing label that appears on your paper. The USPS says the new standards create consistent addressing for flat-size pieces and will help it take advantage of new processing technology that will significantly...

Business leaders feel the sting of court cuts.
February 1, 2009... Startling sound bites fell from the lips of Coral Gables economist Tony Villamil: Civil case delays caused by the court funding crisis are resulting in $17.4 billion lost in Florida economic output each year. And those civil case delays also "adversely impact" more than 120,000 Florida...

Lawyers' income is flat as firms brace for lean times.
February 1, 2009... Overall attorney income in Florida is holding steady, but many of the state's lawyers are pessimistic about the future. Forty-six percent of the lawyers responding to The Florida Bar's 2008 Economics and Law Office Management Survey said their practice has worsened due to the economy and...