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Board of Legal Specialization and Education


Certification area logosThrough administration of the certification plan, the BLSE is charged with identifying for the general public and the profession those attorneys who have substantial experience and have demonstrated special knowledge, skills and proficiency in certified areas of practice and professionalism and ethics in the practice of law. The BLSE oversees the work of all the certification committees. These committees are responsible for proposing criteria for the issuance and renewal of certification, reviewing applications, developing and grading examinations, and recommending to the BLSE certificates be issued to those individuals found to have met both the minimum standards imposed by the certification plan and the particular standards in the area for which certification is sought. The BLSE also has oversight responsibility for the evaluation of all CLE accreditation submissions, member compliance with the Continuing Legal Education Requirement (CLER), and the Basic Skills Course Requirement (BSCR).

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Louis B Vocelle Chair Vero Beach  2010
Richard C McCrea Vice Chair Tampa  2011
L Norman Vaughan-Birch Board Liaison Sarasota  2010
Paul Henry Chipok Representative Orlando  2010
Joni Armstrong Coffey Miami  2010
Howard Allen Cohen Fort Lauderdale  2012
Craig L Crawford Orlando  2011
James Andrew Farrell West Palm Beach  2011
Terry L Fogel Miami  2012
James A Gale Miami  2012
April Denise Hill Saint Petersburg  2011
Charles Richard Nail Lakeland  2011
John Henry Pelzer Fort Lauderdale  2012
Elliot H Scherker Miami  2012
David Mark Silberstein Sarasota  2011
Timon V Sullivan Tampa  2010
Robert William Wilkins West Palm Beach  2011


Agenda

[Revised: 07-01-2009 ]