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Florida’s new and improved ethics rule 4-1.14 is an important and much needed tool for lawyers representing clients with diminished capacity
One of the most confoundingly difficult challenges we all face as lawyers
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2021 Legislative Update + Backstories (Part 3)
This is the third and final installment of the 2021 legislative update.
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2021 Legislative Update + Backstories (Part 2)
This is the second installment of the 2021 legislative update. It covers
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2021 Legislative Update + Backstories (Part 1)
This is the first installment of the 2021 legislative update. It covers
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2020 Legislative Updates + Backstories (Part 2)
This is the second and final installment of the 2020 legislative update.
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2020 Legislative Updates + Backstories (Part 1)
2020 was another busy year on the legislative front. The vehicles for
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2018 Legislative Update: Elder Law and Guardianship (+ Backstories)
Here’s my summary of what happened legislatively in 2018 on the elder
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2018 Legislative Update: Probate & Trust (+ Backstories)
2018 was another interesting legislative year for those of us toiling in
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Florida Supreme Court says YES to special purpose evidence code provision specifically shielding fiduciary-lawyer communications (finally!)
Our general-purpose attorney-client privilege rule is found in F.S. 90.502. Historically,
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