/pulse/florida-pulse?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: Florida Pulse Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Wed, 25 Jun 2025 14:17:06 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2354132?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2354132 An estates attorney has brought her solo practice to Harrison LLP in Florida, where she'll draw upon her expertise in real estate, trust administration and probate law, and the related tax implications. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 12:00:29 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2356820?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2356820 A generative artificial intelligence hackathon originally designed to empower the next generation of lawyers to think creatively about solving complex problems expanded to include senior staff members, resulting in over a dozen ready-to-go AI use cases for the firm. Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:59:03 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2357358?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2357358 As a new generation of lawyers enters the profession and artificial intelligence reshapes the practice of law, firms are increasingly turning to professional coaches to help junior attorneys adapt. One unexpected area of focus? Teaching them how to manage and respond to email. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:35:35 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2356367?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2356367 A gaming company and a law firm asked the Eleventh Circuit to reject an insurer's bid to avoid representing the firm in a malpractice case, arguing that if at least one claim in an underlying complaint was covered, the insurer couldn't apply a misappropriation exclusion. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 16:26:29 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2356749?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2356749 The American Bar Association announced Tuesday it is launching a national research project on attorney mental health, which will provide an updated benchmark of the issue nearly a decade after its 2016 study. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:01:21 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2356532?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2356532 Holland & Knight LLP announced Monday that it has expanded its North Florida litigation practice group with the addition of a former trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:48:08 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2350128?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2350128 Legal tech companies have been snagging record amounts of funding in recent years, but founders and executives in the industry said startups should think carefully about how much money they raise from investors. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 22:12:49 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2355933?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2355933 A Florida state court judge on Monday denied a bid to disqualify Boies Schiller Flexner LLP in a lawsuit brought by pharmaceutical mass tort companies to block their former counsel from collecting fees after he was dismissed for alleged insufficient representation. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:52:46 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2356427?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2356427 Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP announced Monday that it is expanding in Naples, Florida, with a pair of new private client partners, just ahead of a June 30 merger that will grow the firm in West Palm Beach and Stuart. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:30:42 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2327036?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2327036 Business development is all about awareness — and by taking existing skills and adapting them to build media relationships and thereby address today's audiences, lawyers can expand their outreach and use thought leadership to build a more complete, compelling personal brand, says Michael Goodwin at Stanton PR. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:18:32 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2354831?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2354831 State and local courts' growing reliance on Tyler Technologies' court management software is helping judiciaries manage caseloads while increasing citizens' access to justice, but the software has also led to data breaches, lawsuits and concerns around accountability, experts say. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 13:57:47 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2355318?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2355318 Florida business law firm Gunster said attorney Christen Spake has joined its real estate practice in its Stuart, Florida, office.  Mon, 23 Jun 2025 12:05:03 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2354656?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2354656 Morgan & Morgan has added a former assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Florida to handle automobile injury cases in its Miami office. Mon, 23 Jun 2025 07:01:27 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2355432?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2355432 Reed Smith LLP announced Monday that it has elected global managing partner Casey Ryan to a new four-year term. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 16:33:26 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2354836?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2354836 Florida's judicial ethics watchdog said a sitting judge who was formerly a police officer in the same county in which the judge presides may not recertify law enforcement credentials, saying it could affect the judge's impartiality. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 14:25:01 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2355128?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2355128 A real estate attorney who previously worked for Shumaker Loop & Kendrick LLP is returning to work in its Tampa, Florida, office as a real estate partner, the firm announced. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 14:01:36 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2355495?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2355495 Boies Schiller Flexner LLP pushed back on a bid to disqualify the firm in a Florida state court case between pharmaceutical mass tort firms and their former counsel, in which Boies Schiller is both representing itself as a defendant and its co-defendants, arguing there is no conflict because all their defenses are the same. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:35:25 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2354580?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2354580 From sharing details about being part of the first class of female graduates at Washington and Lee University School of Law to explaining how a middle-school teaching job led to obtaining a law degree, five commencement speakers — all current or former general counsel — recently shared their wisdom for the next generation of attorneys. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 12:33:36 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2355207?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2355207 WilmerHale leads this week's edition of Law360 Legal Lions, after the Federal Circuit vacated a $300 million patent infringement jury verdict against Apple, based on instructions by a Texas federal judge that the appellate court panel determined to be erroneous. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 11:13:25 +0000 /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2355170?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /pulse/florida-pulse/articles/2355170 The legal industry marked mid-June with another action-packed week as BigLaw firms and legal departments appointed new leaders. Test your legal news savvy here with Law360 Pulse’s weekly quiz.