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37 Fla. B. News 1 (2010)

handle is hein.barjournals/flabn0037 and id is 1 raw text is: Gonzalez, Hawkins vie for Bar presidency By Gary Blankenship Senior Fditor Two veteran members of the Bar Board of Governors have qualified -to run for president-elect in the March Bar elections. Eleventh Circuit board member Ervin Gonzalez of Coral Gables and 15th Circuit board member Scott Hawkins of West Palm Beach filedqualifying papers by the December 15 deadline. It is the first contested race for president-elect in 10 years. I feel an obligation to offer my services to help lead the Bar, and I feel if we don't all take turns carrying the hegvy-load, then we fail, Gonzalez said of his decision to run. You have no right to complain unless you are willing to do something about it. My record has demon- strated an ability to reach a broad spectrum of people with different backgrounds, Hawkins said. I truly get satisfaction from my Bar work.... It's a way to serve while serving the profession. Both are past presidents of their local bar associations-- Hawkins of the Palm Beach County Bar Association and Gonzalez of the Dade County Bar Association - and both have extensive experience in legal, community, and civic work. The winner of the election will be sworn in as president- elect at the Bar's JuneAnnual Convention, when current President-elect Mayanne Downs of Orlando becomes president. The winner will take office as Oresident in June 2011. Hawkins said his work with past Bar'presidents including Ray Ferrero, Jr., and Marshall Criser influenced his decision to seek the Bar's top spot, adding he sees it as a way of paying back the opportunities he's been given. I've been very motivated by the noble impact they've had on Bar service, Hawkins said. It has led me See President, page 5 est. 1974 The Florda Bar News m Volume 37, Number 1 floridabar.org January 1, 2010 Bar seeks moratorium on Web site rules enforcement, Guidelines for social networking sites are also forthcoming JAMIE LeDOUX of The Florida Bar's Tallahassee staff helps load the hundreds of toys Bar employees donated to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program, one of the nation's flagship Christmas charitable endeavors and the U.S. Marine Corps' premier community action program. The objective of Toys for Tots is to help needy children throughout the U.S. experi- ence the joy of Christmas. Courts, clerks of court inching toward an e-portal agreement By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor Florida courts and clerks of courts are moving closer to an agreement over an Internet portal for the new e-filing systen, but a final agreement has not been reached. Both sides reported to the Senate Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations Committee in December and Chair Sen. Victor Crist, R- Tampa, warned again if the clerks and courts can't reach an agreement, the Legislature will impose a solution. He added the two sides had another three to four weeks to settle the matter. Aside from the discussion of the portal, 11lth Circuit Judge Judith Kreeger, chair of the Florida Courts Technology Commission, laid out a schedule for finishing the technical aspects needed to complete the legislatively mandated e- cRIsT filing system for state courts. See Portal, page 6 The Board of Governors has voted for a six-month enforcement moratorium - if the Supreme Court has no objection - on new advertising regulations affecting lawyer' Web sites. At the same time, the board has given guidance to Bar staff answering inquiries about the Web sites, and the Standing Committee on Advertisiipg has approved guidelines to help lawyers meet the new rules. The advertising panel also voted that lawyers' use of online social networking sites is subject to the same rules as lawyer Web sites. The board acted at its December 11 meeting in Amelia Island, and the Standing Committee on Advertising approved its guidelines at a December 8 meeting. The activity follows a ruling by the Supreme Court in November that all Bar advertising rules, except the requirement they be submitted to the Bar for review, apply to lawyer Web sites. That means several common attributes ofatomey Web sites - including testimonials, statements that characterize the quality of work, or information about past results - are not allowed under the revised See Web site, page 9 Bar to support legislation to provide lawyers for kids in dependency court By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor Saying it's a core legal value, the Bar Board of Governors has adopted a legislative position that children in any dependency proceeding should have the right to an attorney, and those in certain critical categories should have one provided by the state. After hundreds of hours of work by the Legal Needs of Children Committee, the board, at its December 11 meeting in Amelia Island, adopted the committee's recommended three-part Court: Ur By Jan Pudlow Senior Editor Calling the indiscriminate shackling of children in Florida's courtrooms repugnant, degrading, humiliating, and contrary to the stated primary purpose of the juvenile justice system, a majority of Florida Supreme Court justices agreed restraints may be used only when'determined necessary on a case-by-case basis. The Supreme Court's ruling is a monumental victory for Florida's children, said Rob Mason, past chair of the Juvenile Court Rules Committee and director of juvenile court for the Fourih Circuit Public Defender. He argued for the rule change before the high court. Children in juvenile position on representing children in dependency cases. The approval came after several contentious committee meetings, and more than two hours of testimony and debate the previous day at the DINER Legislation Committee (see story on page 11I). That panel recommended approval 5-1, 42-3. It's the statistical data that shows when kids have lawyers, they spend less time in the foster care system, they get adopted, they get families, they get treatments, said board member Gwynne Young. The new position provides: - Every child has a right to an attorney in a dependency case, whether the attorney is a volunteer or state paid. - Attorneys should be provided for children - and the final board vote was See Kids, page 10 nchain the children court are entitled to due process and fair treatment, and adoption of this rule is clearly consistent with those constitutional principles. The court ruled December 17 in case No. SC09-141, In Re: Amendments to the See Chains, page 8 Deputy solicitor general to • highlight FSCHS dinner Neal Katyal, tabbed a rising superstar by Washington insiders, will be the keynote speaker at the Annual Dinner of the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society at the University Center Club in Tallahassee January 28. Katyal is the principal deputy solicitor general of the United States. Previously he was a distinguished professor of national security law at Georgetown' University, and he has held several key legal positions in the nation's capital. He has been at the forefront of a number of KATYAL high profile court cases, as lead counsel in the challenge See FSCHS,,page 5 GONZALEZ UUdVUNV.Lti UUtfLUtijtd

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