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Judge rejects Jacksonville law school's request to restore federal student aid
A private Jacksonville law school’s future remained in doubt this month when a federal district judge rejected its request to restore the college’s participation in the federal student loan program. -
MARSHALL DENNEHEY WARNER COLEMAN & GOGGIN: Marshall Dennehey Expands Professional Liability Department in Jacksonville With the Additions of James E. Kallaher and Taylor A. Naughton
Marshall Dennehey announced today that James E. Kallaher and Taylor A. Naughton have joined the law firm's Jacksonville, Florida office. -
Florida law school fighting denial of federal student aid
The Florida Coastal School of Law (FCSL) this week said it would appeal a recent U.S. Department of Education decision blocking the Jacksonville campus from participating in the federal student aid program. -
HOLLAND & KNIGHT: Holland & Knight Announces 29 New Partners
Steven Sonberg, Managing Partner of Holland & Knight, announced that 29 attorneys in the firm have been elected to partnership effective January 1, 2020. -
Pembroke Pines attorney reprimanded for failing to provide services
TALLAHASSEE — A public reprimand was ordered for Pembroke Pines attorney Stefan E. McHardy on April 20. -
Jacksonville attorney suspended for borrowing client funds
TALLAHASSEE — Jacksonville attorney Keirsten Klatch was recently suspended for three years after a complaint against the attorney uncovered that she had borrowed funds from a client trust without permission. -
Brooksville attorney disbarred for eight counts of failing to provide services
TALLAHASSEE — Brooksville attorney Osa Jackson Harp IV was disbarred by the Florida Supreme Court of Florida after an investigation into multiple complaints revealed that Harp had accepted fees and failed to properly represent the clients thereafter. -
Atlantic Beach attorney publicly reprimanded for mishandling client matters
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court ordered Atlantic Beach attorney Kelly Brook Hampton to be publicly reprimanded as a result of the attorney’s mishandling of two client matters. -
Estero attorney suspended for failing to present eligibility status
Katherine M. Mohr of Estero has been suspended by the Supreme Court of Florida for for failing to present her eligibility status. -
Bethune-Cookman enters affiliation agreement with for-profit Arizona law school
DAYTONA BEACH — Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU), a historically black university in Daytona Beach, has entered into an affiliation agreement with Arizona Summit Law School. -
Henderson, Franklin, Starnes and Holt welcomes Versnik to team
FORT MYERS, Fla. — Michael Versnik has joined the southwest-Florida firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes and Holt, P.A. as an attorney in the tort and insurance-litigation division. -
Florida Coastal School of Law flunks Department of Education's gainful-employment test
JACKSONVILLE — A Florida law school has failed the U.S. Department of Education’s gainful-employment test, which measures debt-to-earnings ratios, according to a report released by the agency last month. -
Dean notes that Florida law school isn't party to lawsuit
JACKSONVILLE – The dean of a Florida law school has responded after the institution was accused of bribing students in efforts to help bar passing rates. -
Official: Struggling Charlotte law school encourages some students to transfer to Florida Coastal
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Charlotte School of Law in North Carolina recently was denied federal student-loan funding, which is affecting its current and prospective students — with some of the students having been encouraged to transfer to a sister school in Florida, according to a law-school transparency official. -
Consumer protection attorney for state wins award for pro bono service
TALLAHASSEE – A North Florida consumer protection attorney was selected to receive the Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award for the state's 4th Judicial Circuit. -
Collaboration helps juvenile offenders forge a path for the future
JACKSONVILLE – A pro bono program for juvenile offenders who have completed the State Attorney’s Office’s diversion program, which began as a collaboration between Florida Coastal School of Law and the Center for Legal Rights, has blossomed into a new joint effort that links the city, the State Attorney’s Office, Florida Coastal, the Duval County Clerk of Courts, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office and Jacksonville Area Legal Aid. -
Cayman legal students attend biannual Florida law clinic
FORT LAUDERDALE -- Law students from Truman Bodden Law School took part in a Caribbean Law Clinic last month at Nova South Eastern Law School in Fort Lauderdale. -
Florida Coastal School of Law's Veterans Legal Collaborative takes 'holistic' approach with helping veterans
JACKSONVILLE – Since its start in 2013, Florida Coastal School of Law’s Veterans Legal Collaborative has served an average of 150 of Jacksonville’s veterans annually, as of September. Pooling the resources and skill of area lawyers, Florida Coastal students, and other professionals, the Veterans Legal Collaborative takes a holistic approach to serving veterans in a wide variety of circumstances. -
Orlando law firm launches deaf and disability rights unit
ORLANDO -- An Orlando-based law firm has created a deaf and disability rights unit to provide legal assistance to people with disabilities. -
Pro bono legal assistance changing lives
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Florida Bar Business Law Section has partnered with Florida Legal Services to provide pro bono legal assistance to small non-profits that typically do not have budget allocations for legal services.