• The first edition of Coastal Law Magazine, the biannual magazine of Florida Coastal School of Law, hit the mail on Tuesday. Over 10,000 copies were produced, with the first wave distributed to alumni and other American Bar Association approved schools, according to Florida Coastal spokesman Brooks Terry. The 32-page magazine will be produced biannually and keep schools, alumni, the Bar Association and others up to date with Florida Coastal news and happenings.
• Orlando attorney Mark Lippman is looking to expand and plans to open offices in Jacksonville and Vero Beach next year. Lippman specializes in criminal law and real estate. “Our focus on real estate law has produced many inquiries from home buyers and from general contractors and subcontractors,” said Lippman. “We see a significant need for similar services in the Vero Beach and Jacksonville areas as well.”
• The Propeller Club of Jacksonville is changing hands. During its June 26 meeting, Eric Hearn will take over for John Mullins. The dinner meeting is at San Jose Country Club.
• What do you do with almost 30,000 pounds of paper you collected in six hours? Tear it up. During the recent local “Free Shred Day” promotion from PRI Production in San Marco, 29,158 pounds of paper were collected from small businesses and were shipped off to be shredded. “It can be cost-prohibitive for smaller businesses and individuals,” said Nancy Keating, executive director of Challenge Enterprises. “It’s good for the environment, too, so everybody wins.”
• Thursday, the staff of the Hyatt’s banquet services was sharp enough to label a table closest to the door at the Jacksonville Bar Association luncheon “For Late Comers.” The 10 seats weren’t enough to fit all the people who sat down after the meeting had started, though.
• Maj. Gen. Douglas Burnett is the leader of Florida’s National Guard and is very proud of the quick response of his troops to a disaster. “If we get in there behind the hurricane any faster, we’ll have to surf in,” he said.
• Some of the performers in the Jacksonville Bar Association’s talent show on June 27 have had some pretty interesting audiences. Florida Coastal School of Law Professor Roger Groves played piano at Magic Johnson’s wedding. Christine Clark of Pajcic & Pajcic played piano in front of the Supreme Court at the request of Judge Sandra Day O’Connor. Karen Koster Burr of Brennan, Manna and Diamond received a theater degree from Yale and acted in Paris.
“Integrity is the key to understanding legal practice. Law’s empire is defined by attitude, not territory or power or process.”
– Ronald D. Dworkin, attorney and law professor