Standing Committees
Board of Legal Specialization and Education
Through 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).
| Office | City | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry L Fogel | Chair | Miami | 2012 |
| Timon V Sullivan | Vice Chair | Tampa | 2013 |
| Charles Richard Nail | Board Liaison | Lakeland | 2012 |
| Howard Allen Cohen | Fort Lauderdale | 2012 | |
| Craig L Crawford | Orlando | 2014 | |
| James Andrew Farrell | West Palm Beach | 2013 | |
| James A Gale | Miami | 2012 | |
| Cynthia Johnson-Stacks | Miami | 2013 | |
| Martin D Kahn | Miami | 2014 | |
| Samuel Robert Mandelbaum | Tampa | 2014 | |
| John Henry Pelzer | Fort Lauderdale | 2012 | |
| Candace Sylvia Preston | Representative | Wauchula | 2012 |
| Marlene Quintana | Miami | 2014 | |
| Gary Scott Salzman | Orlando | 2013 | |
| Elliot H Scherker | Miami | 2012 | |
| David Mark Silberstein | Sarasota | 2013 | |
| Robert William Wilkins | West Palm Beach | 2014 |
[Revised: 07-01-2011]
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