/tags/florida-bar Florida bar en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:15:46 GMT /law-justice/2026-04-14/florida-bar-passage-rate-lower-than-a-year-ago Aspiring attorneys taking the Florida Bar exam for the first time in February passed at a rate 3% lower than last year’s winter administration of the exam. Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:15:46 GMT /law-justice/2026-04-14/florida-bar-passage-rate-lower-than-a-year-ago Jay Waagmeester | Florida Phoenix /government-politics/2025-11-21/miami-beach-commission-candidate-with-serial-killer-dad-faces-bar-complaint A South Florida filmmaker alleges defamation against a commission candidate whose father inspired ‘Dexter.’ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:20:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-11-21/miami-beach-commission-candidate-with-serial-killer-dad-faces-bar-complaint Liv Caputo | Florida Phoenix /law-justice/2025-09-22/legal-in-florida-78-of-first-time-applicants-pass-the-florida-bar-exam Slightly more than 78% of the 2,152 first-time applicants — or 1,687 people who took the Florida Bar examination in Tampa this summer — passed, data released by the Florida Supreme Court Monday show. Mon, 22 Sep 2025 20:45:00 GMT /law-justice/2025-09-22/legal-in-florida-78-of-first-time-applicants-pass-the-florida-bar-exam Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix /2020-09-02/florida-bars-cook-up-ways-to-reopen Tavern owners throughout the state hurriedly are rehabbing behind-the-counter operations, adding triple sinks, carving out prep areas and signing up for food-handling training so they can get the go-ahead from state regulators to turn the lights back on. Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:55:34 GMT /2020-09-02/florida-bars-cook-up-ways-to-reopen Dara Kam / News Service of Florida /2020-08-20/petition-calls-for-lifting-florida-bar-exam-requirement Pointing to “extreme financial hardships,â€� dozens of attorneys Thursday asked the Florida Supreme Court to waive a requirement that law school graduates pass the Florida Bar exam to practice law, after a state board this week postponed the test for a second time. Thu, 20 Aug 2020 21:18:47 GMT /2020-08-20/petition-calls-for-lifting-florida-bar-exam-requirement Jim Saunders / News Service of Florida /2020-08-17/law-grads-left-hanging-after-florida-bar-exam-called-off After moving the test online because of COVID-19, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners has called off a plan to hold the Bar exam on Wednesday because it was not “technically feasible.â€� Mon, 17 Aug 2020 18:41:00 GMT /2020-08-17/law-grads-left-hanging-after-florida-bar-exam-called-off Dara Kam / News Service of Florida /news/2020-07-01/florida-bar-exams-moved-online-after-outcry TALLAHASSEE --- Amid pushback from law-school deans, graduates and lawmakers, the Florida Board of Bar Examiners on Wednesday canceled in-person exams… Wed, 01 Jul 2020 22:18:14 GMT /news/2020-07-01/florida-bar-exams-moved-online-after-outcry Dara Kam | The News Service of Florida /local-news/2019-02-27/florida-bar-has-opened-investigation-into-rep-matt-gaetz-michael-cohen-tweet The Florida Bar has confirmed to SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± that it has opened an investigation into a tweet sent on Tuesday by Republican Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz, which some… Wed, 27 Feb 2019 20:30:16 GMT /local-news/2019-02-27/florida-bar-has-opened-investigation-into-rep-matt-gaetz-michael-cohen-tweet Daniel Rivero /2018-05-14/free-legal-service-for-low-income-floridians-available-online The Florida Bar is trying to get the word out about a free, online legal service for low-income Floridians before hurricane season starts and storm... Mon, 14 May 2018 20:46:18 GMT /2018-05-14/free-legal-service-for-low-income-floridians-available-online Cyd Hoskinson /news/2017-07-10/south-floridian-takes-reins-as-florida-bar-president Lawyers in Florida have a new leader - Michael Higer, a South Floridian has taken over as the Florida Bar's 69th president.Higer is in his first month of… Tue, 11 Jul 2017 02:50:38 GMT /news/2017-07-10/south-floridian-takes-reins-as-florida-bar-president