

AI Prompt Engineering for Lawyers: How to Turn AI Into Your Tireless Clerk
So, you’ve heard the hype. AI can write poems, pass the bar, file your taxes, and maybe even raise your kids. But let’s talk about what matters: can it draft your motion for summary judgment and organize your discovery responses without blowing a Rule 1.280 deadline? Welcome to the world of prompt engineering —where you don’t need to code or sell your soul to the robot overlords, just learn to talk to them better. This post isn’t about asking AI for case law (yet). Instead, i
Feb 14 min read


How to Ethically Use AI Under the Florida Bar’s Professional Conduct Rules
Spoiler: You still have to be a lawyer about it. So... Can I Use AI to Write My Briefs? You’re an overworked Florida attorney. You’ve got 10 motions due, a deposition in two hours, and that one client who calls just to hear themselves talk. Then someone whispers the magic letters: AI . You hear rumors:“GPT can draft your motions!”“AI does case law research in seconds!”“I heard someone used it to write a whole appellate brief ! 👀”And somewhere in your caffeine-addled brain,
Dec 22, 20254 min read


How Do Multiple Answer Briefs Affect the Deadline for the Reply Brief?
What Happens When You Represent One of Several Appellees and the Appellant’s Reply Clock Hasn’t Started Yet Let’s paint the scene: You’re one of multiple Appellees in a case that’s been dragging on since dinosaurs roamed the earth. You filed your Answer Brief on time , like the courteous and responsible appellate professional you are. You even proofread your Table of Authorities...twice. You’re feeling smug. Done and dusted, baby. And then…nothing. For days. Then weeks . The
Nov 13, 20253 min read


Who Decides Appellate Attorney’s Fees in Florida — and Why Did I Just Ask Two Different Courts to Handle It?
Why Do Both the Appellate Court and Trial Court Weigh In on Fees? Excellent question, Counselor. And one that digs right into the oddly...
Oct 8, 20253 min read











