Florida Bar News articles from January 2006

Florida Bar News archives from January 2006

Angones named president-elect.(Francisco Angones )
January 1, 2006... Forty-four years ago, Francisco "Frank" Angones landed in South Florida from Cuba, alone, without even his parents, as part of a program called Peter Pan that brought Cuban children to this country. Now more than four eventful decades...

What's in your document? Board says it's unethical to mine hidden data from e-texts.
January 1, 2006... The Bar Board of Governors is asking whether an ethics opinion or Bar rule is needed to regulate mining of metadata from electronic documents, but in the meantime, governors didn't want to leave any doubt how they felt about it. The board,...

Court tells Bar to draft waiver for Amend. 3.
January 1, 2006... The Supreme Court has directed The Florida Bar to draft a procedure whereby a medical liability claimant may waive the fights granted by Amendment 3, which limits contingency fees in medical malpractice cases. The court acted December 14 in...

Time to designate an inventory attorney: members may comply with the new rule online at floridabar.org.
January 1, 2006... To protect clients of an attorney who unexpectedly dies or otherwise becomes unable to practice, the Florida Supreme Court recently amended Bar rules--at the Bar's request--to provide that members who practice in-state must designate an...

Rating The Bar's UPL efforts.(unlicensed practice of law violations)(Table)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... Rating The Bar's UPL Efforts Florida lawyers were recently asked to rate The Florida Bar on its investigation and prosecution of unlicensed practice of law violations. The percentage of respondents who said the Bar should be more...

Court calls for 66 new judges: the circuits need 40, the counties, 24, and DCAs, two.(district court judges)(Editorial)
January 1, 2006... The state needs 66 new judges to fulfill the "guarantee of timely and meaningful access to justice for the people of Florida," according to the Supreme Court. In its annual certification opinion released December 15, the court said Florida...

Bar opposes bills to regulate paralegals: board wants to see more study on the issue.(Florida Bar Board of Governors)(Editorial)
January 1, 2006... Members of the Bar Board of Governors said they are sensitive to the desire of paralegals for recognition of their importance to the legal system, but proposed bills in the legislature to license and regulate paralegals aren't the best way. ...

20th Circuit gets four new judges.(Senate Committee on the Judiciary passing a bill)(Editorial)
January 1, 2006... Finally, the 20th Judicial Circuit will receive some desperately needed new judges. December's special legislative session rectified a situation that gave every circuit in the state at least one new judge in the 2005 regular session except...

Sovereign immunity reform: a mercifully needed change.(claim bill)(Column)
January 1, 2006... A doctor at a state run hospital negligently operates on an infant child, causing permanent paralysis and irreparable harm. The child will never walk again and is too poor to afford long-term therapy. She is a U.S. citizen born to an indigent...

Shankman seeks Bar reinstatement.(My View)(David S. Shankman suspended for violating bar rules)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... Pursuant to Bar Rule 3-7.10, David S. Shankman of Tampa has petitioned the Supreme Court of Florida for Bar reinstatement. The court suspended Shankman from the practice of law for 91 days in a July 7 order for violating Bar rules relating...

JNC applicants sought.(Notice)
January 1, 2006... Judicial Nominating Commissions: Two lawyer vacancies for each of the 26 JNCs. The Florida Bar must nominate three lawyers for each vacancy to the governor for his appointment. Each appointee will serve a four-year term, commencing July 1....

Foundation seeks director applicants.(Notice)
January 1, 2006... The Florida Bar Foundation is seeking eight applicants for its board of directors for terms starting in July under the Florida Supreme Court approved governance plan. The plan calls for 18 members of the Foundation board to be selected equally...

Board seeks Foundation applicants.(Notice)
January 1, 2006... The Board of Governors is seeking applicants for the following vacancies to be filled during its February 17, 2006, meeting: Florida Bar Foundation Board of Directors: Two lawyers to serve three-year terms, commencing July 1, 2006, on this...

Lawyers exempted from federal privacy provision.(My View)(Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999)(Column)
January 1, 2006... A federal appeals court has ruled the nation's lawyers are not bound by the privacy and information-sharing requirements of the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled December 6 that...

20th JNC seeks judicial applicants.(My View)
January 1, 2006... The 20th Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is now taking applications to fill two newly created positions on the circuit bench and two on the Collier County bench. Applicants must have been a member of the Bar for the preceding five...

Deputy chief judge of compensation claims applications sought.(My View)
January 1, 2006... The Statewide Nominating Commission for Judges of Compensation Claims is now accepting applications for the position of deputy chief judge of compensation claims. The commission will hold a public hearing January 20 at 9:30 a.m. at the...

Seventh JNC seeks judicial applicants.(My View)
January 1, 2006... The Seventh Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission is now accepting applications to fill a circuit court vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Edwin P. B. Sanders. Applicants must be a registered voters, members of the Bar in good...

Legislative action.(Notice)
January 1, 2006... Under Rule 2-9.3 (b)-(e), Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, active members of the Bar may file a specific objection to any legislative position adopted by the Board of Governors. Objections properly filed within 45 days of this News issue...

Lawyer advertising rules go to the court.(Notice)(The Florida Bar Re Amendments to Rules Regulating The Florida Bar--Advertising Rules)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... The Florida Bar filed its petition, The Florida Bar Re Amendments to Rules Regulating The Florida Bar--Advertising Rules in the Supreme Court of Florida on December 14. Proposed amendments involved Rules 4-7.1 through 4-7.11, Rules...

Oral argument set.(Florida Supreme Court's Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules )(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... The Florida Supreme Court has set oral argument in Re: Petition of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules and Policy Committee on Amendments to the Florida Rules for Certified and Court Appointed Mediators, case no. SC05-998 for February 8....

Board races set for March, 18 elected unopposed.(Florida Bar Board of Governors)
January 1, 2006... Fifteen lawyers are running in five contested Bar Board of Governors races in the upcoming 2006 elections, while another 18 have been elected or reelected without opposition. Ballots in the races will be mailed on or around March 1 and must...

Lawmakers apologize for wrongful incarceration.
January 1, 2006... Finally, Wilton Dedge received from legislators what he has never gotten from prosecutors who twice sent him to prison for a rape he didn't commit: a face-to-face apology. Add to that $2 million to help him start his life over again after...

The Charlotte County Bar.
January 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY BAR recently held its third annual toy drive that supports, "For the Love of Kids." The bar received more than 50 gifts to distribute to area children. Pictured from the left are Rich...

New MJP rules launched January 1.(multijuristictional practice )
January 1, 2006... Three new rules that deal with multijuristictional practice in Florida became effective January 1. They include Rule 2.061 of the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration and its counterpart, Rule 3-1.10 of the Rules Regulating The Florida...

The 14th Annual Nuts & Bolts of Divorce.
January 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: THE 14TH ANNUAL NUTS & BOLTS OF DIVORCE presented by the DCBA Family Courts Committee, Young Lawyers Section, and Put Something Back recently featured presentations on new bankruptcy laws, trusts and estate...

Board acts on proposed first appearance changes.
January 1, 2006... Criminal procedures in a controversial law that was held invalid by the Supreme Court should not be adopted in the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, according to the Criminal Procedure Rules Committee. But, upon the committee's suggestion, a...

Ehrlich chair established at UF.(Raymond Ehrlich)(University of Florida's Levin College of Law)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... The memory of the late Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Raymond Ehrlich will live on in the form of a new eminent scholar chair at the University of Florida's Levin College of Law. Ehrlich, a UF law alumnus who died in July, made...

Rule notifying clients when lawyers leave firms goes into effect today.(Ethically Speaking)
January 1, 2006... The Ethics Hotline receives numerous inquiries regarding the proper procedures for notifying clients when firms dissolve and/or attorneys leave firms. There has not been a specific Rule of Professional Conduct addressing these is sues....

The young lawyers division.
January 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: THE YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION recently met in Washington, D.C. and several present and former YLD board members were sworn in before the U.S. Supreme Court. Also, in an effort to reach out to the out-of-state...

Proposed civil rules amendment.(Notice)
January 1, 2006... Along with the adoption of the two-year-cycle amendments to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure proposed by the Rules of Civil Procedure Committee, the Supreme Court conditionally adopted an amendment to Rule 1.525. See In re: Amendments To...

How to cleanse metadata from your e-documents.(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... The News asked J.R. Phelps, director of the Bar's Law Office Management Assistance Service, for a quick rundown on what lawyers can do to protect inappropriate information from remaining in documents they transmit electronically. Here's...

Court reprimands Maloney.(Dennis Maloney)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... A 10th Circuit judge has been publicly reprimanded by the Florida Supreme Court for improperly ordering police to release a friend to his father's custody after the friend had been arrested for drunken driving. The court in its December 1...

Dean Leboeuf.
January 1, 2006... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: DEAN LEBOEUF of Tallahassee was presented the Florida Distinguished Service Medal by Maj. Gen. Douglas Burnett for his exceptional service to the Florida National Guard through the Stand Up For America...

Smith leads the house democrats.(Lawyers in the Legislature)(Chris Smith)
January 1, 2006... Rep. Adam Hasner, R-Delray Beach, has a regular way to needle his former law school classmate, Rep. Chris Smith, D-Ft. Lauderdale. Hasner contributed to Smith's first legislative campaign in 1998, four years before Hasner made his own...

Hasner leans on his legal training.(Lawyers in the Legislature)(Adam Hasner)
January 1, 2006... Rep. Adam Hasner, R-Delray Beach, may be one of the more unusual members of The Florida Bar. Although a member in good standing, Hasher does not actively practice law, but says his legal education may be his most valuable asset in both his...

Judges needed for FAMU mock trial event.(Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University)(American Mock Trial Association)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... Florida A&M University will host the American Mock Trial Association's southern regional tournament February 24-26 in Tallahassee and needs approximately 160 volunteer judges to preside over and score the tournament. "Recruiting a...

Proposed criminal jury instructions.(Notice)
January 1, 2006... The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases submits the following amended or new instructions to the Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases and invites all persons to comment to the committee on the...

Collier's women bar presents awards.(Notice)(Martha Marland and Kathleen Passidomo)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... The Collier County Women's Bar Association will presented two awards at its recent holiday reception. The "Distinguished Executive Award" was presented to Martha Marland of Northern Trust Bank and Trust Company for "leading in the...

Robert Josefsberg.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Robert Josefsberg of Podhurst Orseck was the recipient of the 2005 Jurisprudence Award presented by the Anti-Defamation League.

The American Law Institute.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Gregory G. Jones of Tampa has been elected to membership in The American Law Institute.

Howard D. Rosen.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Howard D. Rosen on Donlevy-Rosen & Rosen in Coral Gables presented "Asset Protection Planning with Offshore Trusts" to the Washington State Bar in Seattle.

Mark Eiglarsh.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Mark Eiglarsh presented, "Winning in Criminal Court Every Time," at the South Florida Paralegal's Annual Seminar.

Laurie Zimmerman.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Laurie Zimmerman of Mallard & Zimmerman coordinated a mock trial for students enrolled in the Legal Psychology/Criminal Justice program at the University of South Florida in Sarasota.

Jason J. Guari.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Jason J. Guari of Murray & Guari Trial Attorneys in West Palm Beach lectured on "How to Prepare a Witness for Deposition" for a Lorman seminar titled "Taking and Defending Effective Depositions."

World Services Group.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Burton A. Landy of Akerman Senterfitt in Miami was selected to serve as chair-elect of the World Services Group.

Charles E. Rutherford of Rutherford Mulhall was named The Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce Business Leader of the Year.(News and Notes)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... Charles E. Rutherford of Rutherford Mulhall was named The Greater Boca Raton Chamber of Commerce Business Leader of the Year. Additionally, Rutherford was appointed to serve as 2005-2006 chair of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach...

Jim Kunick.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Jim Kunick of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw in Frankfurt, Germany, gave a presentation on "Learning from Market Standards for Outsourcing Agreements in the U.S.: What Concessions Should Your Supplier be Ready to Make?" at the 2005 European Banking &...

Children's Home Society.(Michael McAuliffe joins Children's Home Society for Palm Beach County)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... Michael McAuliffe of Rosenberg & McAuliffe in West Palm Beach was elected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors for the Children's Home Society for Palm Beach County.

AAA's National Research Exchange Panel.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Robin Rosenberg of Rosenberg & McAuliffe was appointed to the AAA's National Research Exchange Panel.

William D. Townsend.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... William D. Townsend of Bilzin Sumberg addressed an audience of attorneys, accountants, corporate treasury, compliance executive, and tax managers about significant state and local tax developments affecting Southeast U.S. at the NYU Institute...

Cuban American Bar Association: Victoria Mendez.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Victoria Mendez of Miami was re-elected to the board of directors of the Cuban American Bar Association for a two-year term.

Thomas S. Harmon.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Thomas S. Harmon of Davis & Harmon spoke at the Nursing Home Litigation Conference in Tampa.

Christine D. Hanley.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Christine D. Hanley of West Palm Beach presented "Collaborative Re-Engineering: An Alternative Approach" at the 27th Annual Human Resources Florida Conference in Orlando.

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... David R. Carlisle of Akerman Senterfitt in Miami was elected as a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Tax Bulletin.(Desiree M. Cuason appointed editor of the Tax Bulletin of The-Florida Bar)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... Desiree M. Cuason of Katz Barron was appointed editor of the Tax Bulletin of The-Florida Bar. Cuason will serve for a two-year term, effective with the September 2005 edition.

Christopher B. Hopkins.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Christopher B. Hopkins of Cole, Scott & Kissane served on the faculty for the "Find it Free and Fast on the Internet" seminar in West Palm Beach.

Jack R. Reiter.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Jack R. Reiter of Adorno & Yoss spoke at the Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Association, general membership meeting, "The Importance of Florida Board Certification."

Shannon McLin Carlyle and Chris Carlyle.(News and Notes)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... Shannon McLin Carlyle and Chris Carlyle of The Carlyle Appellate Law Firm were presented with a proclamation that recognized their contribution of services to the City of Orlando by Mayor Ernest Page, District 6 commissioner for the City of...

Joanne Harvest Koren.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Joanne Harvest Koren was elected chair of the Miami-Dade County Community Relations Board.

David Pratt.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... David Pratt of Proskauer Rose in Boca Raton spoke on Family Limited Partnerships at the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Estate and Financial Planning Confer ence in Ft. Lauderdale.

Martin A. Soll.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Martin A. Soll of Salmon & Dulberg Mediation Services was admitted to The National Academy of Arbitrators.

Mikki Canton.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Mikki Canton was honored with the Judge Learned Hand Award presented by the American Jewish Committee.

Randolph-Macon College.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Robert R. Lindgren was selected as president of Randolph-Macon College.

Christina McKinnon.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Christina McKinnon of The Law Office of Christina A. McKinnon was selected for the Mayor's Taskforce on Urban Economic Revitalization in Miami-Dade County.

John E. Brown.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... John E. Brown of Dunlap & Moran was named a Sister Cities International 50th Anniversary Distinguished Volunteer.

Nathaniel L. Doliner.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Nathaniel L. Doliner of Carlton Fields in Tampa participated in a mock negotiation of a corporate acquisition at Columbia Law School in New York City. The mock negotiation was presented to the students of the law school.

Make-A-Wish Foundation.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Jerome Wolf of Berger Singerman in Boca Raton was elected to the board of directors of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida.

Thomas A. Dye.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Thomas A. Dye of Carlton Fields in West Palm Beach authored a chapter in the book Inside the Minds: Winning Legal Strategies for ADR published by Aspatore Books. Dye's chapter focuses on applying negotiation strategy to litigation, arbitration,...

Cuban American Bar Association: Marlene Quintana.(News and Notes)
January 1, 2006... Marlene Quintana of Akerman Senterfitt in Miami was elected to serve a one-year term as vice president of the Cuban American Bar Association.

Heather N. Jarrell, Stanley K. Kinnett II, Kevin M. Murch, and Meredith Sherman joined Fowler White Boggs Banker in Tampa as associates.(On the Move)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... Heather N. Jarrell, Stanley K. Kinnett II, Kevin M. Murch, and Meredith Sherman joined Fowler White Boggs Banker in Tampa as associates. Jarrell joined the employment law practice group, Kinnett joined the corporate, securities, and finance...

Elvin W. Phillips joined Administrative Partners, Inc.(On the Move)
January 1, 2006... Elvin W. Phillips joined Administrative Partners, Inc. as a senior consultant.

Milton J. Figueroa joined deBeaubien, Knight, Simmons, Mantzaris, & Neal.(On the Move)
January 1, 2006... Milton J. Figueroa joined deBeaubien, Knight, Simmons, Mantzaris, & Neal as an associate.

Michael Billmeier, Jr., Timothy Anderson, Sara Carter, and Genesa Eavenson joined Volpe, Bajalia, Wickes, Rogerson, Galloway & Wachs.(On the Move)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... Michael Billmeier, Jr., Timothy Anderson, Sara Carter, and Genesa Eavenson joined Volpe, Bajalia, Wickes, Rogerson, Galloway & Wachs. Billmeier joined as of counsel and concentrates in the areas of insurance regulation, administrative law,...

L. Reed Bloodworth and Teresa L. Rajala joined Dean Mead in Orlando as associates.(Dean, Mead, Edgerton, Bloodworth, Capouano and Bozarth)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... L. Reed Bloodworth and Teresa L. Rajala joined Dean Mead in Orlando as associates. Bloodworth joined the litigation department and Rajala joined the estate planning department. Additionally, Stacie L. C. McElroy joined the firm in Ft. Pierce as...

The Gunn Law Group is pleased to announce the addition of Scott A. Arthur as an associate with the firm.(On the Move)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... The Gunn Law Group is pleased to announce the addition of Scott A. Arthur as an associate with the firm. Arthur assists in the firm's prosecution of insurance coverage, bad faith, and serious injury cases.

Susan L. Kelsey joined the litigation group of Anchors Smith Grimsley as a partner in Tallahassee.(On the Move)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... Susan L. Kelsey joined the litigation group of Anchors Smith Grimsley as a partner in Tallahassee. Kelsey will continue to engage in a predominantly appellate practice in state and federal courts.

Joseph T. Ducanis joined Rogers, Morris & Ziegler.(On the Move)
January 1, 2006... Joseph T. Ducanis joined Rogers, Morris & Ziegler and concentrates in the area of wills, trusts, and estates.

Robert Bell announces the opening of Robert M. Bell, P.A., an immigration law practice focusing on deportation and asylum cases.(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... Robert Bell announces the opening of Robert M. Bell, P.A., an immigration law practice focusing on deportation and asylum cases. The firm is located at 2929 E. Commercial Blvd., Suite 205, Ft. Lauderdale 33308; phone (954) 776-8284.

Michael D. McGrath announces the opening of the Law Offices of Michael D. McGrath, P.A.(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... Michael D. McGrath announces the opening of the Law Offices of Michael D. McGrath, P.A., located at 4741 Atlantic Blvd., Suite F, Jacksonville 32207; phone (904) 398-3300; fax: (904) 398-3315; e-mail: mcgrath@mdmlawoffices.com; Web site:...

Palm Beach County School Board.(On the Move)
January 1, 2006... Gerald A. Williams was appointed chief counsel to the Palm Beach County School Board.

Florida International University.(On the Move)
January 1, 2006... Harlan Sands was appointed associate vice president for research and executive director of the Applied Research Center of Florida International University.

Scott J. Brook of Coral Springs has become of counsel to McFarlane & Dolan, and serves as chair of the firm's workers' comp division.(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... Scott J. Brook of Coral Springs has become of counsel to McFarlane & Dolan, and serves as chair of the firm's workers' comp division. Additionally, Carrie L. Anderson joined the firm's appellate division and Mark T. Babcock joined the firm as a...

National School Boards Association.(On the Move)
January 1, 2006... Francisco M. Negron, Jr., was selected as the new associate executive director and general counsel of the National School Boards Association.

The Carlyle Appellate Law Firm.(celebrates groundbreaking of its office)(Brief article)
January 1, 2006... The Carlyle Appellate Law Firm celebrated the groundbreaking of its new office located in The Laurel Manor Professional Center on State Road 466 in The Villages.