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Justice Carlos Muñiz deserves retention | Opinion
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... We have each served as president of the Florida Bar, and in that capacity, we know Justice Carlos Muñiz personally and are familiar with his administrative and decisional work on the Florida Supreme Court since his appointment to the court in 2019. We write in response to the Sun Sentinel’s Sept. 28, 2026 editorial to express our enthusiastic support for retaining Justice Muñiz on the court in the upcoming merit retention vote next month. William J.
Making Headlines | Icard Merrill Joins Gunster
Daily Business Review, Business Observer, Law360, Palm Beach Post, and Tampa Bay Business Journal recently sat down with Bill Perry, Telese Zuber, and Bill Schifino to share the news that Icard Merrill officially joined Gunster on October 1, 2026. Gunster has expanded its footprint in Sarasota and Manatee Counties for the first time, opening offices in Sarasota and Lakewood Ranch and welcoming 28 new attorneys to the team.
Bill Schifino Elected President of the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society
Gunster, one of Florida's oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce that William J. Schifino, Jr. has been elected President of the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society. Schifino was elected by the Society's Board of Trustees at the Florida Bar Annual Convention and will serve a one-year term from July 2026 to June 2027. Since the Society's founding in 1977, Schifino is the 12th Past President of The Florida Bar to serve in the role.
Schifino: Make pro bono count for those who need it most
Helping the elderly understand and prepare a care directive so they can get proper medical treatment. Fighting to change laws so that victims of cyber exploitation have a remedy against their perpetrator. Stepping in to protect a child who is suffering abuse at the hands of their foster parent. This is the kind of work that doesn’t make headlines, but is done on a daily basis by attorneys who volunteer to lend their expertise – and give a voice to those who would otherwise be left to go it alone.
Pro bono work important for attorneys, community
Helping the elderly understand and prepare a care directive so they can get proper medical treatment. Fighting to change laws so that victims of cyber exploitation have a remedy against their perpetrator. Stepping in to protect a child who is suffering abuse at the hands of their foster parent. This is the kind of work that doesn’t make headlines but is done on a daily basis by attorneys who volunteer to lend their expertise – and give a voice to those who would otherwise be left to go it alone.
Florida trailing on diversity in the courtroom | Miami Herald
Florida is fortunate to be one of the most diverse states in the country, and that is a big reason why so many people choose to call it home. But a recent report by the American Constitution Society for Law and Policy in Washington, D.C., found that our judicial system can better reflect the citizens it serves.
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