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  The following thirty lawyers have made application for Susan Aramony's former circuit court position.  Interviews will be June 3rd, at the Broward Bar.  We'll post the lucky interviewees when they're selected.
  
  Arlene Backman, Dennis Bailey, Mark Bockstein, Randi Boven, Kelly Charles-Collins, Haccord Curry, Jr., Paul Eichner, Kal Evans, Phoebee [...]

  From JAABlog at May 23, 2013, 8:51am in News, Politics

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• Joint Post by Justice Building, South Florida Lawyers, and Southern District of Florida Blogs!

  Number of comments: 8
  
  You lose your rights, not with a bang, but with a whimper. One small encroachment after another. A bureaucrat pushes the edges here, a prosecutor challenges the boundaries in a few cases there. No one says or does anything and then you look up and suddenly a cherished [...]
  From South Florida Lawyers at May 20, 2013, 9:47am in Law, News

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• Joint post by Justice Building, South Florida Lawyers, and Southern District of Florida Blogs

  Number of comments: 5
  You lose your rights, not with a bang, but with a whimper. One small encroachment after another. A bureaucrat pushes the edges here, a prosecutor challenges the boundaries in a few cases there. No one says or does anything and then you look up and suddenly a cherished right is [...]
  From Southern District of Florida Blog at May 20, 2013, 7:30am in Law

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• Another parallel emerges between the Castro in Cleveland and the Castros in Cuba

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  The Cleveland Castro, not so pleased with the outcome of his love fest

  It seems that the Cleveland Castro,  Ariel the "monster" of the  "House of Horrors," has found lawyers who are well versed in Castrospeak.

  The parallels now emerging between his defense team's strategy and the one employed for the' [...]

  From Babalú Blog at May 15, 2013, 3:33pm in Cuba

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• John Goodman's Lawyers Want Him Out of House Arrest, and His Ankle Monitor Removed

  John Goodman's lawyers have filed a request to have the polo mogul taken out of house arrest and for his ankle monitor to be removed. The paperwork was filed Tuesday in the Palm Beach County cou... [...]
  From The Juice at May 15, 2013, 9:33am in Politics, News

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• John Goodman's Lawyers Want Him Out of House Arrest, and His Ankle Monitor Removed

  John Goodman's lawyers have filed a request to have the polo mogul taken out of house arrest and for his ankle monitor to be removed. The paperwork was filed Tuesday in the Palm Beach County cou... [...]
  From The Daily Pulp: Bob Norman's Blog at May 15, 2013, 9:33am in News

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• Tuesday News & Notes

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  1.  Which group is more diverse?  The U.S. Supreme Court or the lawyers who argue before it? 
  
  The Supreme Court by a long shot.  From the AP:
  
  

  In roughly 75 hours of arguments at the Supreme Court since October, only one African-American lawyer appeared before the justices, [...]

  From Southern District of Florida Blog at May 14, 2013, 12:13pm in Law

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• New Florida Bar Prez Is School Board’s Hit Man

  Number of comments: 10
  

   

  BY BUDDY NEVINS

   

   

  Eugene Pettis will be sworn in as the new president of the Florida Bar next month.

  The Fort Lauderdale lawyer is being acclaimed as the first black leader of the almost 100,000 lawyers in Florida.

   

  Eugene Pettis

   

  Pettis might be a great lawyer.

  He is also the lawyer who has defended [...]

  From BrowardBeat.com at May 14, 2013, 9:25am in News, Politics

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• John Goodman's Lawyers Don't Want To Defend Him Anymore

  Now that polo mogul John Goodman is all set to get a whole new trial because his lawyers masterly found a silly little loophole to navigate through to get him one, those very same lawyers have fi... [...]
  From The Juice at May 10, 2013, 10:04am in Politics, News

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• John Goodman's Lawyers Don't Want To Defend Him Anymore

  Now that polo mogul John Goodman is all set to get a whole new trial because his lawyers masterly found a silly little loophole to navigate through to get him one, those very same lawyers have fi... [...]
  From The Daily Pulp: Bob Norman's Blog at May 10, 2013, 10:04am in News

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• Ben & Mark Go Social -

  What role has Social Media played
  in the Sanford Shooting Case involving
  Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman?
  
  CFTV Reporter John W Davis shares an illuminating video link featuring lawyers Mark O'Mara and Benjamin Crump who both address the question.
  
  Tomorrow will be an
  important' [...]
  From The Eclectic Chapbook at April 29, 2013, 10:57pm in Politics

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• John Goodman Juror to Have Ground Rules Set by Judge

  John Goodman's lawyers are looking for a way to get their client a retrial, and they just may have found it. Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath is set to attend a hearing that will s... [...]
  From The Juice at April 24, 2013, 9:38am in Politics, News

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• John Goodman Juror To Have Ground Rules Set By Judge

  John Goodman's lawyers are looking for a way to get their client a retrial, and they just may have found it. Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath is set to attend a hearing that will s...' [...]
  From The Daily Pulp: Bob Norman's Blog at April 24, 2013, 9:38am in News

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• AAA's new Wills and Trusts Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures

  As end users of Florida's court system, trusts and estates lawyers know all too well the negative consequences of an underfunded judiciary. What may not be as clearly apparent is that our clients do have the power to largely "opt out" of the public court system. How? Think alternative dispute resolution or ADR. In [...]

  From Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog at April 22, 2013, 1:36pm in Law, Business

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• What's the strangest thing you've ever been offered as a fee?

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  Paula McMahon has this very entertaining article in the Sun-Sentinel about fees paid to criminal defense lawyers:
  
  Furs, guns, jewelry, a whole lot of boats and fancy cars, a hotel, an army tank, a ranch in Wyoming, a herd of cattle in Venezuela, a tray of lasagna, two Yorkie dogs [...]
  From Southern District of Florida Blog at April 22, 2013, 7:30am in Law

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• Charlie Crist vulnerabilities are fueling speculation over Nelson running for governo

  From @AdamSmithTimes

  Major Democratic financial backers, including trial lawyers and teachers, are gushing about Charlie Crist and his prospects for 2014. Crist has not announced plans to run for governor again, but polls show him trouncing Republican Gov. Rick Scott by double digits.

  The lifelong Republican-turned-Democrat at this point looks like he [...]

  From Naked Politics at April 15, 2013, 12:55am in News, Politics

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• Are You Sick of the Same Old My Cousin Vinny References? Go Deeper!

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  It is common currency for lawyers of a certain age to reference various scenes from My Cousin Vinny, and with good reason, but sometimes it can get a little old.
  
  (Lawyers of an older generation do the same thing with the Godfather trilogy.)
  
  So next [...]
  From South Florida Lawyers at April 03, 2013, 9:36am in Law, News

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• Happy All Fools Day -- Mandatory E-Filing Begins!

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  In a near-perfect case of serendipitous timing, mandatory e-filing in all Florida state court civil cases begins today:
  

  On April 1, Florida lawyers are required to electronically file all documents relating to civil cases. The question of how smooth the transition is to e-filing may [...]

  From South Florida Lawyers at April 01, 2013, 2:50pm in Law, News

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• Four Seasons: Edge Holds Monthly Pop-Up Cooking Classes

  Culinary school is expensive. And for most of us, Mommy and Daddy laughed their heads off when we said we wanted to pursue a career in the industry. Rude. So we became lawyers. And bankers. And... [...]
  From Short Order at April 01, 2013, 9:51am in Food and Dining

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• John Goodman's Lawyers Want a New Trial

  Polo mogul John Goodman's lawyers want a new trial for their client, who was sentenced for DUI manslaughter, failure to render aid, and vehicular homicide after he ran a stop sign and killed 23-y... [...]
  From The Juice at March 29, 2013, 9:33am in Politics, News

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• John Goodman's Lawyers Want a New Trial

  Polo mogul John Goodman's lawyers want a new trial for their client, who was sentenced for DUI manslaughter, failure to render aid, and vehicular homicide after he ran a stop sign and killed 23-y... [...]
  From The Daily Pulp: Bob Norman's Blog at March 29, 2013, 9:33am in News

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• Redistricting wars return, with the question of shielding legislators from discovery

  The latest fight over the state’s congressional redistricting map came before a Tallahassee appeals court Tuesday as lawyers for the state argued that legislators and their political consultants should not have to testify about how they made their decisions.

  The congressional maps became law last year, but are now under fire [...]

  From Naked Politics at March 27, 2013, 8:01am in News, Politics

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• Legal Business Development: Are You Building Strong Relationships?

  Building strong relationships requires that we open up. Show our vulnerability, our imperfections and truly connect with people, because as we know people hire lawyers they know and trust. 

  Fast Company's contributor Drake Baer in his article... Empathy Equals Scary Vulnerability -And It's Totally Necessary For Success, wrote...

  'Sociologist/badass [...]

  From In Black And White at March 25, 2013, 12:58pm in Business, Law

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• GOP Struggles To Win Minorities While Battling Them In Court

  Number of comments: 10
  

  BY SAM FIELDS

   

  On March 18th  Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Preibus announced a $10,000.000 public relations campaign to improve GOP relations with minorities.

  Could be a positive for the GOP except for one thing….

  At the same time, across town, Republican lawyers, were in The Supreme Court defending an Arizona statute that, [...]

  From BrowardBeat.com at March 25, 2013, 5:11am in News, Politics

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• A WARNING TO A PROSECUTOR

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  A LAWYER SHALL NOT.....
  (d) engage in conduct in connection with the practice of law that is prejudicial to the administration of justice, including to knowingly, or through callous indifference, disparage, humiliate, or discriminate against litigants, jurors, witnesses, court personnel, or other lawyers on any basis, including, but not [...]
  From JUSTICE BUILDING BLOG at March 21, 2013, 6:09am in Law, News, Politics

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• A Tale Of Two Emails From Young Lawyers, And A Request

  Today I saw an email sent to a young lawyer I know. The email was requesting to meet with the lawyer to discuss a job (a job that wasn't available). Lawyers get these all the time. New graduates send cover letters with resumes saying they want to work for the' [...]
  From My Law License at March 18, 2013, 9:55pm in Law

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• SFL Friday -- Time to Depose Opposing Counsel!

  Number of comments: 13
  
  I'm sure none of my dear readers have done this, but I have heard talk that sometimes lawyers will spring demonstratives on opposing counsel mere seconds before presenting them to the judge or jury.
  
  FIGHT THE URGE YOUNGINS!
  
  Well now there is the natural recourse (at' [...]
  From South Florida Lawyers at March 15, 2013, 12:16pm in Law, News

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• Your next Magistrate will be one of these 5 candidates

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  Richard A. Beauchamp, a partner at Panza, Maurer & Maynard
  Sowmya Bharathi, Assistant Federal Public Defender
  Candace Duff, a partner at Greenberg Traurig
  Steven Petri, Assistant United States Attorney
  Alicia Valle, Assistant United States Attorney
  
  Two private lawyers, two prosecutors, and one public defender.
  
  Thanks to [...]
  From Southern District of Florida Blog at March 08, 2013, 8:19am in Law

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• Lawyers' Hippocratic Oath?

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  Good ole' primum non nocere.
  
  I think Judge Marra is suggesting it's not just for doctors:
  

  As stated throughout this litigation, Plaintiffs have made review of this matter particularly difficult because of the summarized or co-mingled manner in which they present their arguments and their' [...]

  From South Florida Lawyers at March 07, 2013, 11:23am in Law, News

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• Legal Business Development: 12 Things You Should Know

  How can you differentiate yourself from the more than six million lawyers on the planet? Demonstrate your expertise. Since it's not likely that large numbers of potential clients will see you in court or at the negotiation table... the second best way to demonstrate your expertise is with articles and [...]

  From In Black And White at March 05, 2013, 7:58pm in Business, Law

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