YLD nominations now being accepted
YLD nominations now being accepted
Nominating petitions for positions on the Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors must be received in the headquarters office on or before 5 p.m., December 15.
Executive Director John F. Harkness, Jr., on October 1 certified to Michael Fox Orr, YLD president, the number of YLD members of The Florida Bar in good standing in each of Florida’s 20 judicial circuits and outside the State of Florida, and the number of circuit representatives based on the apportionment formula set forth in Art. V, Section 5 of the YLD bylaws.
Members of the Young Lawyers Division may be nominated for the board from the circuits indicated by their official Bar address if they will not have reached the age of 36 before July 1 or, if age 36 or older by such date, will not have been admitted to practice in any jurisdiction for more than 5 years. To be nominated, a member must submit a nominating petition signed by no fewer than five members of the Young Lawyers Division in good standing in that circuit. Nominations must specify the seat number that is being sought. Nominees shall endorse their written acceptance on such petitions, but no nominees shall accept a nomination for more than one seat. Should you decide to change seats, you must submit another nomination form prior to 5 p.m. on December 15. On a date to be fixed by the president-elect, the nominating petitions shall be canvassed and tabulated by the executive director and he shall thereupon certify in writing the names of all members who have been properly nominated.
Ballots will be mailed to young lawyers in all contested circuits on or about March 1. Voted ballots must be received prior to midnight EST, March 23.
Elected board members will take office at the 2015 Florida Bar Annual Meeting in Boca Raton and will serve a two-year term. The YLD board meets approximately six times a year and attendance at the meetings is mandatory. Potential candidates should be aware that all travel and accommodation expenses to attend the meetings are the responsibility of the board member (nominal reimbursement is available).
The YLD Board of Governors has general management and control of the affairs of the division. The board assists and cooperates with the officers and committees of The Florida Bar. Service on the board carries with it the responsibility of speaking on behalf of approximately 25,576 members of the Young Lawyers Division.
Only the circuits indicated are up for election. Present Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors members whose terms will expire on June 26, and whose seats are the subject of the elections discussed above include:
Current Member
*Joseph A. Passeretti, First Circuit, Seat 1
*Jennifer R. Kuyrkendall, Third Circuit, Seat 1
Robert Batsel, Fifth Circuit Seat 1
Katherine Hurst Miller, Seventh Circuit, Seat 1
*Amy R. Rigdon, Ninth Circuit, Seat 1
Karen Persis, Ninth Circuit, Seat 2
Eric R. Elms, Ninth Circuit, Seat 3
*Bryan Paschal, 11th Circuit, Seat 1
Schuyler A. Smith, 11th Circuit, Seat 2
Jeremy Korch, 11th Circuit, Seat 3
*Sorraya M. Solages, 11th Circuit, Seat 4
*Edward R. McCarthy, 11th Circuit, Seat 5
*Marisol Gomez-Decena, 11th Circuit, Seat 6
*Jacqueline Simms-Petredis, 13th Circuit, Seat 1
Jill K. Bell, 13th Circuit, Seat 2
Alexandra N. Haddad, 13th Circuit, Seat 3
Matthew T. Ramenda, 15th Circuit, Seat 1
Luis Delgado, Jr., 15th Circuit, Seat 2
*Miles McGrane, IV, 15th Circuit, Seat 3
*Marc P. Lyons, 17th Circuit, Seat 1
Sue-Ann Robinson, 17th Circuit, Seat 2
*Ashley N. Sybesma, 17th Circuit, Seat 3
Valerie Barton Barnhart, 17th Circuit, Seat 4
Paige Hardy Gillman, 19th Circuit, Seat 1
*Does not intend to seek re-election
The undersigned members of the Young Lawyers Division in good standing of The Florida Bar, each of whose official Bar address in the
Judicial Circuit hereby place in nomination
for election to the YLD Board of Governors from the
Judicial Circuit, Seat, to hold office commencing at the conclusion of the Annual Meeting of The Florida Bar on June 26, 2015, for a term of two years and until a successor is elected and qualified. (NOTE: Must be signed by no less than five members of the YLD in good standing of The Florida Bar whose official bar address is in that Judicial Circuit.)
Signature Printed Name and Attorney Number
_________________ _____________________________________
< p>_________________ _____________________________________ < p>_________________ _____________________________________ < p>_________________ _____________________________________ < p>_________________ _____________________________________ < p>I hereby certify that I am a member of the YLD of The Florida Bar in good standing whose official Bar address is in the Judicial Circuit. I hereby endorse my acceptance of this nomination and agree to serve as a member of the YLD Board of Governors if elected.
Signature_________________________________________________________
Attorney Number___________________________________________________
Date___________________________________________________________________
Retype on plain white paper, complete and return by December 15 to: Executive Director, c/o Tom Miller, The Florida Bar, 651 E. Jefferson St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300.
