Board of Legal Specialization & Education (BLSE)
Mission
The Board of Legal Specialization and Education Committee administers the certification plan and identifies lawyers with substantial experience and special knowledge, skills and proficiency in certified areas of practice and professionalism and ethics in the practice of law. The committee oversees the work of all the certification committees that 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 lawyers that meet the minimum standards imposed by the certification plan and the standards in the area for which certification is sought. The committee also oversees 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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Staff contact: Maritza McGill, LSE Director, 850-561-5655
Committee Members
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Third District Court of Appeal
2001 SW 117th Ave
Miami, FL 33175-1716Office: 305-229-3200
[email protected]
Board Certifications:
- Appellate Practice
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PO Box 2809
Orlando, FL 32802-2809Office: 407-418-6467
Cell: 407-418-6467
Fax: 407-843-4444
[email protected]
Board Certifications:
- Wills, Trusts and Estates
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Mrachek, Fitzgerald, Rose, et al.
1000 SE Monterey Commons Blvd Ste 306
Stuart, FL 34996-3342Office: 561-655-2250
Cell: 561-655-2250
Fax: 561-655-5537
[email protected]
Board Certifications:
- Civil Trial
- Business Litigation
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WILLIAM H. BURGESS III
PO Box 8520
Seminole, FL 33775-8520Office: 727-464-3326
[email protected]
Board Certifications:
- Criminal Trial Law
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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
401 E Las Olas Blvd Ste 2250
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301-4251Office: 954-335-1589
Cell: 954-554-4403
Fax: 954-527-9915
[email protected]
Board Certifications:
- Condominium and Planned Development Law
- Real Estate
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Boyd & Jenerette, P.A.
201 N Hogan St Ste 400
Jacksonville, FL 32202-4220Office: 904-353-6244
Cell: 904-353-6244
Fax: 904-493-3737
[email protected]
Board Certifications:
- Workers' Compensation
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Lytal,Reiter, et al.
10th Floor Northbridge Centre
515 N Flagler Dr
West Palm Beach, FL 33401-4321Office: 561-820-2203
Cell: 305-610-6436
Fax: 561-867-4439
[email protected]
Board Certifications:
- Aviation Law
- Civil Trial
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Osborne & Osborne, P.A.
PO Box 40
Boca Raton, FL 33429-0040Office: 561-395-1000
Fax: 561-368-6930
[email protected]
Board Certifications:
- Wills, Trusts and Estates
- Elder Law
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Sessums Black, P.A.
307 S Magnolia Ave
Tampa, FL 33606-2237Office: 813-251-9200
[email protected]
Board Certifications:
- Marital and Family Law
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Lannon Land Litigation Local Law, PLLC
PO Box 782295
Orlando, FL 32878-2295Office: 407-215-7055
[email protected]
Board Certifications:
- Business Litigation
- City, County and Local Government Law
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Langston, Hess & Moyles, P.A.
600 Druid Rd E
Clearwater, FL 33756-3912Office: 727-479-1900
Fax: 727-479-1901
[email protected]
Board Certifications:
- Labor and Employment Law
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Ottinot Law, P. A.
5944 Coral Ridge Dr # Pm # 201
Coral Springs, FL 33076-3300Office: 954-254-8054
Cell: 561-313-8277
[email protected]
Board Certifications:
- City, County and Local Government Law
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Slater & Small PLLC
2400 N University Dr Ste 209
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024-3629Office: 954-437-4603
Fax: 954-437-4686
[email protected]
Board Certifications:
- Elder Law
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Davis Smith & Jean, LLC
300 Sevilla Ave Ste 309
Coral Gables, FL 33134-6624Office: 786-206-4410
Cell: 786-295-2786
[email protected]
Board Certifications:
- Marital and Family Law
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De Cardenas, Freixas, Stein & Zachary,PA
25 SE 2nd Ave Ste 425
Miami, FL 33131-1511Office: 305-377-1505
Cell: 305-794-1292
Fax: 305-358-4296
[email protected]
Board Certifications:
- Workers' Compensation
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Brandon Vesely
1700 66th St N Ste 205
Saint Petersburg, FL 33710-5510Office: 727-823-5000
Cell: 727-510-7060
Fax: 727-894-1023
[email protected]
Board Certifications:
- Appellate Practice