Oct 18, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law, Florida Law, general law
A lawyer is bound by Bar ethics rules when he is a party in a case the same as if he is acting as an attorney, according to the Florida Supreme Court. The court on July 19 upheld a referee’s finding that an attorney violated several rules by his actions related to his...
Aug 23, 2018 | collaborative law, Divorce, Family Law, marriage
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a Supreme Court Justice, cancer survivor and one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people. The woman knows a thing or two about how to succeed at life. At a Feb. 6 2017 speech at Stanford University, where she is a visiting fellow,...
Aug 9, 2018 | Family Law, general law
Recently, Judge Lane Smith, of Leon County, wrote an open Letter to a Law School Graduate.1 I find it to be instructive to all law school graduates, old and young. Here, I have pulled out some of the highlights. I place a comment after each quote. Diligently...
Jul 13, 2018 | Family Law, general law, government
“The right, which had for years been hostile to and very nervous about a strong First Amendment, has rediscovered it,” said Burt Neuborne, a law professor at New York University. The Citizens United campaign finance case, for instance, was decided on free-speech...
Jun 28, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law, Florida Law
With the advent and increased prevalence of genetic testing, one would think that establishing paternity today would be easier than ever. If biology alone was the sole factor in determining parentage, you would likely be correct. However, biology alone does not...