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This year’s virtual ceremony is scheduled for Thursday, January 28, at 3:30 p.m. The Florida Bar will recognize 21 lawyers for their work on behalf of low-income and disadvantaged clients at a January 28 ceremony streamed live online by the Supreme Court of Florida. Established in 1981, The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Awards are intended to encourage lawyers to volunteer free legal services to the poor by recognizing those who make public service commitments and to raise public awareness of the substantial volunteer services provided by Florida lawyers to those who cannot af...

Some law firms that took paycheck protection loans banked the money, consultant says   Image from Shutterstock.com. More than 600 law firms received forgivable loans of more than $2 million under the government’s Paycheck Protection Program. But the loans didn’t completely protect staff for at least 10 law firms, according to an analysis by Thomson Reuters Legal. And some law firms ended up banking the money, rather than using it for payroll, according to a consultant who spoke with the publication. The 10 law firms received a combined $68.5 million in forgivable loans, yet they went on ...

POPULAR ARTICLES ON: Coronavirus (COVID-19) from United States Ward and Smith, P.A. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), signed into law on March 11, 2021, includes a whole host of requirements and provisions impacting private employers, their employees, and the benefit plans they offer. Ward and Smith, P.A. We recently wrote about a window of opportunity to take advantage of the rising estate and gift tax exemption before it sets. Ford & Harrison LLP As part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill signed by President Biden on March 11, 2...