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Welcome. The Florida Bar, with more than 90,000 members, is the statewide professional and regulatory organization for lawyers.

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Legislative UpdateWeekly Session Update
The thrid weekly update on bills and matters that The Florida Bar is monitoring during the 2012 Legislative Session has been posted. Also on this page: previous updates, legislation of interest to the legal profession and links to contact legislators.


Bar Elections
Election Services Corporation has e-mailed Florida Bar members to offer the option of receiving all future confidential Bar election ballots by e-mail. By consenting to this option, you will no longer receive a paper ballot. Please reply by 5 p.m. on Jan. 27.

  • Voting instructions will be sent via e-mail on March 1 to members in circuits with contested races 9, 17, 18, 20 and Young Lawyers Division 2, 4 and 18. If we do not receive your online consent, a paper ballot will be mailed to you. Questions?

Public member
The Florida Bar seeks a public member to serve on its governing board. Applications are due Jan. 31.


Do your filings comply with Disability Law?Compliant filings
Visit the Florida Supreme Court website to find the requirements, recommendations and resources for accessible filings and judicial branch records.


Timothy Riley and Paula Cobb of Hopping Green & Sams in Tallahassee work together to secure siding boards on a Habitat for Humanity home.The Florida Bar News
The Feb. 1 Bar News is now available with stories including:

  • Lawyer regulation under review.
  • A bill that would give the governor at-will JNC appointments.
  • Bills to replace the state's standard for evaluating expert testimony.

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