Florida Bar

After Ivonne Antonian graduated from Florida A&M University’s law school in Orlando, she lined up a job at the Orange-Osceola Public Defender’s Office and was eager to begin her career as an attorney. But then the Florida Bar exam was delayed several times — first the traditional in-person version, due to the coronavirus pandemic, and then an online version,...

Florida’s Supreme Court is offering some temporary relief for aspiring lawyers who were unable to take the state’s bar exam this summer, after the exam’s administrators were unable to provide a test due to the ongoing pandemic. Monday was Allison Maldari’s first day on the job at her new law firm, but she’s in a bit of bind since...

A retired Florida lawyer and former judicial candidate has been disciplined by the Florida Supreme Court for making disparaging comments on social media about Muslims and the LGBTQ community. The court, which handles discipline against lawyers and judges, handed Donald McBath a 91-day suspension from practicing law, according to the Florida Bar, the Tampa Bay Times reported. The Bar documented…

At 3, Haley Moss was diagnosed with autism and doctors thought she may never be able to work a minimum wage job or live on her own. Last month, she became the first openly autistic person to be admitted to the Florida Bar.

It might sound like something out of a Jimmy Buffett song, but a woman was arrested for smashing a beer bottle over the head of another woman who she believed had grabbed her boyfriend in a Key West, Florida bar.

Amendment 4 would restore voting rights to many Florida felons — but opponents say such large-scale restoration would not be wise.

This Black History Month, Miami-Dade County is honoring NBC 6’s Willard Shepard for his work in investigative journalism, community advocacy initiatives and for his service as a Gulf War fighter pilot in the United States Air Force Reserve.

Voters passed a constitutional amendment in 2016 to authorize medical use of marijuana, and lawmakers last year put rules in place for its use and cultivation.

Authorities say they are seeing an increase in biker gang activity in Florida as the Outlaw Motorcycles Club tries to maintain dominance over other clubs, especially in South Florida.

A survey of young women lawyers by the Florida Bar has found that almost half have experienced gender bias at law firms or in the courtroom.

A Florida Bar panel is investigating two Jacksonville prosecutors for possible misconduct

The attorney suing Florida A&M University over the fatal hazing of drum major Robert Champion has been reinstated to practice law in Florida.