Florida Bar Association

The Florida Bar has walked back what it said was an erroneous statement indicating that it had an open investigation into Lindsey Halligan, a former top federal prosecutor in Virginia. A letter from a bar association representative to an advocacy group that had requested an inquiry into Halligan said an investigation was “pending” in response to the group’s complaint. Jennifer Krell Davis, a spokesperson for the Florida Bar, also said Thursday that there was an “open file” but declined to comment further.

Black women make up just 4.1% of all U.S. lawyers. The legal profession has long been an exclusive space, guarded by systemic barriers that made access difficult for women of color. Still, Black women fought for their place.

A Florida Bar task force has presented proposals on how to make condo living better and safer after Surfside. We meet the man who was central to helping Florida felons get their voting rights back. And a dramedy film about a Cuban-American woman packing for a family trip to Havana.

Florida’s Supreme Court decides that mandating diversity equates to quotas. Cruise ships are about to open for business in South Florida ports. Plus, a new documentary explores legendary actress Rita Moreno's life.

The petition proposed that law school graduates who were scheduled to take the test this summer be admitted to The Florida Bar after six months of working under the supervision of a Florida attorney.

After moving the test online because of COVID-19, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners has called off a plan to hold the Bar exam on Wednesday because it was not “technically feasible.”

Arturo Alvarez, trailblazing Miami trial lawyer and co-founder of the Cuban American Bar Association, died Monday at the age of 71.A native of Havana,…

The Florida Bar has put together a judicial candidate guide just in time for the August 28 elections.

Lawyers in Florida have a new leader - Michael Higer, a South Floridian has taken over as the Florida Bar's 69th president.Higer is in his first month of…

How many people in South Florida represent themselves in court? How many people don’t have access a lawyer?The short answer is we don’t know, but an…

The Florida Bar is taking applications again for openings on five judicial nominating commissions. The boards help develop a short list of nominees to...

A board that oversees admissions to The Florida Bar is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by an attorney who alleges he has faced unfair...