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Mar 09, 2021 By Jim Ash Senior Editor Top Stories Dori-Foster-Morales At a March 5 virtual meeting, the Board of Governors, among other things, tentatively approved a $44.09 million budget for 2021-2022, recommended a rule change that could increase access to justice funding, and learned “The Florida Bar Recommended Best Practices Guide for Remote Court Proceedings” is ready for distribution. And ...
Feb 25, 2021 By Jim Ash Senior Editor Top Stories Joseph “Jody” Hudgins When it convenes March 5 via videoconference, the Board of Governors will weigh a host of issues, from new member benefits and an advertising challenge, to a proposed rule change that could generate significant income for the Bar Foundation. The latter was suggested by public member Joseph “Jody” Hudgins — a Sarasota ban...
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, shelter-in-place and closure of non-essential businesses, including law firms, have resulted in many attorneys practicing law in home offices or some other remote or virtual settings. The "new normal" of remote lawyering has serious implications related to the legal profession's ethical mandate to serve clients competently and confidentially, even under such unprecedented circumstances. Set forth below is a discussion of the ethical implications of the ...