President Biden has an opportunity to make history by appointing the first black woman United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida and change the trajectory of so many lives impacted by this office.
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A new program offering low-cost legal services will open Tuesday.
The Low Bono Center, which will be located on the first floor of the Leon County Courthouse, will provide inexpensive legal guidance in a variety of cases, including family law, small claims and residential.
The cost of the attorney consultation is $1 per minute for any amount of time between 15 minutes and an hour. A customer can receive a maximum of one consultation per day.
The Tallahassee Bar Association, which worked with the Leon County Circuit Court to create the Low Bono Center, will provide experienced attorneys to help clients understand their cases.
Lobbyist Richard Gentry named PSC chief counsel to represent Florida consumers
The Joint Legislative Committee on Public Counsel Oversight unanimously named Gentry, 70, to the job. There was no debate.
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Lobbyist Richard Gentry was appointed by a legislative committee Tuesday to serve as the chief lawyer representing the public before the Public Service Commission in rate cases. [ The Florida Channel ]
Updated Feb. 9
TALLAHASSEE â Richard Gentry, a veteran lobbyist who last year represented a utility-backed nonprofit, was appointed Tuesday by legislators to be the chief lawyer representing consumers in utility rate cases before state regulators.
The Joint Legislative Committee on Public Counsel Oversight unanimously named Gentry to the job, one of the most important but least appreciated in state government.