Warm, sunny weather Feb. 25 brought thousands of people to the 13th annual Jacksonville Bar Association Young Lawyers Section Chili Cook-off at the Riverside Arts Market. Through sponsorships and entry fees, the event raised more than $25,000 for The Laundry Project, a local nonprofit that pays for services at laundromats for residents in low-income neighborhoods…. Read More
Important D&I Calendar Dates – March 2023
March 2023 Month-long observance: Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month Ethnic Equality Month Gender Equality Month Greek-American Heritage Month Irish-American Heritage Month National Colon Cancer Awareness Month National Kidney Month National Multiple Sclerosis Awareness and Education Month National Women’s History Month Important D&I calendar dates: 3rdEmployee Appreciation Day 6thPurim (Jewish) 8thInternational Women’s Day 8thHoli (Hindu) 14thPi Day… Read More
Lori Conklin Selected to Purdue University Northwest Athletics Department 2023 Hall of Fame Class for Tennis
Vernis & Bowling is proud to announce that Lori Conklin, Esq. from the firm’s St. Petersburg, FL office has been selected to the Purdue University Northwest Athletic Hall of Fame. Read more about Lori and her achievements here:
Benjamin Crump becomes first Black practicing attorney to have law school named after him
The College of Law at St. Thomas University in Miami, Florida is now the Benjamin L. Crump College of Law. “The naming of the Benjamin L. Crump College of Law at St. Thomas University is the latest step in an effort to encourage bridge-building among the legal profession, law enforcement, and our communities,” David A…. Read More
Black History Month Festival
Late Congressman John Lewis advised, “Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary… Read More