Lawyers

Stephen Jones, a former attorney from Orlando, was sentenced to 42 months in prison, followed by 10 years of probation, for Scheme to Defraud over $50,000, a first-degree felony, for misappropriating funds that were due to a former client. One of the issues involved a Lee County case where court documents said Jones stole $100,000 in insurance proceeds from the insurance settlement of a Vietnam veteran, who was hit by a bicycle in Lehigh Acres in 2019.

One major complaint regarding The Immigration Detention Center has been attorney’s being unable to contact their defendants once they have been brought to the facility.

Lee County residents age 50 and older eligible for the Legal Aid Society’s ‘Law at the Library’

Law in the Mall: Annual free legal clinic returns to Fort Myers with same name but a new location.Lee County Legal Aid Society to join six other nonprofits, government agencies at April 27 event.

When a person is arrested, and Florida's state attorneys are determining how to proceed with a case, it becomes a critical time during which victims of…

A criminal justice system dominated by plea bargains gives Florida prosecutors and public defenders tremendous power -- and Republican Senator Greg...

Tampa Bay veterans, 60 and older, and their spouses can get free legal help drafting a will and related documents like advanced medical directives. The...

Pointing to what it described as "significant risk" for the public, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday called for cracking down on lawyer-referral...

Tallahassee boasts one of the highest concentrations of lawyers in the country, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s not surprising,…