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| SEVEN NEWLY ELECTED TO FLORIDA BAR BOARD OF GOVERNORS |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 2005
CONTACT: Jennifer Krell Davis,
The Florida Bar
TELEPHONE: 850/561-5666
Seven Florida Bar members have been newly elected to The Florida Bar Board of Governors in contested races; one incumbent was re-elected.
Newly elected are:
- Second Circuit, Seat 2: Dominic M. Caparello, Tallahassee.
- Fourth Circuit, Seat 2: John J. Schickel, Jacksonville.
- Eighth Circuit, Seat 1: Carl B. Schwait, Gainesville.
- Thirteenth Circuit, Seat 2: William Kalish, Tampa.
- Fifteenth Circuit, Seat 2: Gregory W. Coleman, West Palm Beach.
- Fifteenth Circuit, Seat 4: Lisa S. Small, Palm Beach.
- Sixteenth Circuit, Seat 1: Edwin A. Scales, Key West.
One incumbent was re-elected: Harold G. Melville, Ft. Pierce, Nineteenth Circuit, Seat 1.
One more vacancy on the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar exists due to the death of Seventeenth Circuit board member Henry Latimer. Latimer was finishing out a two-year term on the board in Seat 3, and would have been sworn in for a new two-year term during the June 2005 Annual Meeting. A special election is currently being held; results will be announced after April 21. Running for this seat are: Allison K. Bethel, Keith Grumer, Eugene K. Pettis and Bradley Winston.
In December, two Florida Bar members were newly elected to The Florida Bar Board of Governors and 14 incumbents were re-elected without opposition. All Board members take office June 24, 2005. See the news release for more details.
The Bar's 52-member board consists of the president and president-elect, the president and president-elect of the Young Lawyers Division, representatives elected by members of the Bar from each of the state's 20 judicial circuits, four out-of-state representatives elected by Florida Bar members who reside outside of Florida, and two public members appointed by the Florida Supreme Court.
The Board of Governors has exclusive authority to formulate and adopt matters of policy concerning the activities of the Bar, subject to limitations imposed by The Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. The full Board of Governors meets bi-monthly. Learn more about the Board of Governors and to view a current listing.
EDITORS: Please note The Florida Bar is not an association and "Association" is not part of our name. Proper reference is "The Florida Bar." Local bar organizations are properly termed "associations."
[Revised:
09-20-2007
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