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Greetings and welcome to the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section of The Florida Bar.
The primary focus of the General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section is in enhancing the skill of the general practice, solo and small firm attorney as well as the attorney who has interests beyond the boundaries of a single professional specialty. The section does so by providing creative and effective member services. Some of these member services include offering quality CLE courses and pro bono CLEs to section members prior to meetings of the section’s executive council. Other membership services include informative and pragmatic articles in the section’s quarterly newsletter LINK; providing networking and informational opportunities through our new website and membership rooster; mentoring young attorneys; law school outreach programs; supporting pro bono legal services throughout Florida and recognizing outstanding service to the legal profession through our Tradition of Excellence Award.
Service to membership is a priority. The section is always looking to provide creative and effective member services. Your ideas and suggestions as how to improve member services are particularly valued. The General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section has much to offer by providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information essential to improvement of the lawyer’s quality of legal service.
Mike Olexa
Chair
| Kirk N. Kirkconnell Appointed Judicial Nominating Commission | |
NEW: Kirk N. Kirkconnell appointed to serve on the Judicial Nominating Commission for the 5th District Court of Appeals.
Florida Governor Charlie Crist has appointed attorney Kirk N. Kirkconnell of Winter Park to serve a 4 year term on the Judicial Nominating Commission (JNC) for the 5th District Court of Appeals. The JNC screens applicants for judicial positions on the appel | | More... |
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| Nominations Sought for Tradition of Excellence Award | NEW: Each year, the Tradition of Excellence Award honors one lawyer for exceptional contributions to, or an exemplary career in, general, solo and/or small firm practice. It is presented by the General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section at a special reception and award ceremony held in conjunction with the Annual Convention of The Florida Bar on Friday, June 20 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club.&nb | | More... |
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| Nominations Sought for the Walter S. Crumbley Award | NEW: Nominations are now being accepted for the Walter S. Crumbley Practice Management & Development Award, which recognizes a member of Florida's legal community who has distinguished himself or herself professionally and who has rendered outstanding service to the profession of the practice of | | More... |
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| General Practice Solo and Small Firm Section Goes Sailing | NEW: The General Practice Solo and Small Firm section will be holding a seminar at sea onboard Holland Americas ms Maasdam sailing from Boston to Montreal on May 24, 2008 through May 31. As well as conducting an enriching seminar aboard the elegant ms Maasdam, attendees will immerse themselves in two worlds, from historic New England to culturally diverse Quebec. The 7-day Boston to Montreal itinerary is the best way to take in the N | | More... |
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| Solo & Small Firm Convention - Audio CD Now Available | The GPSSF section’s Solo & Small Firm Convention and Interview Program in Orlando at the J.W. Marriott Grande Lakes Resort on October 19-20, 2007 is available on CD. To order CD's click here. | | More... |
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| Our Free CLE CD Giveaway | We are offering a FREE 5 hour ethics CLE to section members in a cd format. This CLE is also available to non-members for $75. which includes the fee to become a member of the section. Please click here and fill out the form and send it to the address on the form.
Thank You
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| Committee Tracking and Statistics | | We now have the ability to actually chart and track the progress and attendance of our committee members through the new sites ability to log all the attendance and individual committee performances by each member. This will help us to better keep track of our perfomance and help us to have a better understanding of where we are in relation to our goals for the section as a whole. | | More... |
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| Freedom For Our Flag | | Attached for your records is the newly enacted Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005. The Act speaks for itself and seems to protect a homeowner's right to display the American Flag (in all her deserved glory) subject to what appear to be reasonable restrictions. | | More... |
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