Please note: Florida Bar staff members cannot provide legal advice. Contact an attorney if you need advice on a specific legal problem.

Staff members whose extensions range from x5601 to x5859 can be dialed directly at 850-561+extension.

Please note: Florida Bar staff members cannot provide legal advice. Contact an attorney if you need advice on a specific legal problem.

Elizabeth Clark Tarbert, Interim Division Director, Lawyer Regulation
Donald Dunn, Legal Administrator
Christine Mitchell, Legal Administrative Secretary IV, 850-561-5774

Patricia Ann Toro Savitz, Staff Counsel
Christine Mitchell, Legal Administrative Secretary IV, 850-561-5774

Attorney Consumer Assistance Program

Shanell Schuyler, Director
Susan Austin, Program Administrator, 850-561-5719

Ethics and Consumer Protection Division

Gypsy Bailey, Director and General Counsel
Joni Hooks, Administrative Support IV, 850-561-5662
For questions about ethics or lawyer advertising, please call the Ethics Hotline at, 800-235-8619

Unlicensed Practice of Law Counsel

Jeffrey T. Picker, Assistant Counsel
Melanie Woodall, Legal Administrative Secretary III, 850-561-5840

Ethics & Advertising

Elizabeth Clark Tarbert, Ethics Counsel
Assistant Ethics Counsel: Joy A. Bruner, Huy-Yen Cam Bailey, Jonathan Grab, Jeffrey M. Hazen, LiliJean Quintiliani, Kelly N. Smith and Heather Telfer
850-561-5780

Rule Amendments

Elizabeth Clark Tarbert, Ethics Counsel
850-561-5780

Florida Registered Paralegal Program

850-561-5840

Clients’ Security Fund

Celia Connell, 850-561-5812
Rick Courtemanche, 850-561-5788

Please note: Florida Bar staff members cannot provide legal advice. Contact an attorney if you need advice on a specific legal problem.

TALLAHASSEE LAWYER REGULATION

Alan Anthony Pascal, Chief Branch Discipline Counsel
651 E. Jefferson St.
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300
850-561-5845

Circuits: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 14

Bar Counsel

Olivia Paiva Klein, Shanee’ L. Hinson and Jim Fisher

Unlicensed Practice of Law

Karen Dexter, Branch UPL Counsel, 850-561-5840

TAMPA LAWYER REGULATION

Sheila M. Tuma, Chief Branch Discipline Counsel
2002 N. Lois Ave., Ste. 300
Tampa, Florida 33607
813-875-9821

Circuits: 6, 12, 13, 20

Bar Counsel

Katrina Brown, Lindsey Guinand, Kimberly Stephenson, Robyn Dillon, Evan Rosen and Nick Cavallaro

Unlicensed Practice of Law

Maria L. Torres, Branch UPL Counsel
Carol B. Sullivan, Legal Administrative Secretary
813-875-9821, ext. 4323

ORLANDO LAWYER REGULATION

Jan K. Wichrowski, Chief Branch Discipline Counsel
The Gateway Center
1000 Legion Place, Ste. 1625
Orlando, Florida 32801-1050
407-425-5424

Circuits: 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, 19

Bar Counsel

Kenneth Bryk, Carrie Lee, Karen Bankowitz Laura N. Gryb, Ashley Taylor Morrison and Daniel James Quinn

Unlicensed Practice of Law

Ghunise Coaxum, Branch UPL Counsel
Carolyn Thompson, Legal Administrative Secretary
407-425-0473, ext. 4421

FT. LAUDERDALE LAWYER REGULATION

William Mulligan, Chief Branch Discipline Counsel
Lake Shore Plaza II
1300 Concord Terrace Ste. 130
Sunrise, FL 33323
954-835-0233

Circuits: 15, 17, 20B

Bar Counsel

Joi L. Pearsall, Frances Brown-Lewis, Randi K. Lazarus, Linda Gonzalez and  Keri Joseph

Unlicensed Practice of Law

Algeisa Vazquez, Branch UPL Counsel
Diane Kinishi, Legal Administrative Secretary
954-835-0233, ext. 4148

MIAMI LAWYER REGULATION

Arlene K. Sankel, Chief Branch Discipline Counsel
Ste. M100, Rivergate Plaza
444 Brickell Ave.
Miami, Florida 33131-2404
305-377-4445

Circuits: 11, 16

Bar Counsel

Jennifer Falcone, Tonya Avery, Rita Florez and John D. Womack

Unlicensed Practice of Law

Jacquelyn P. Needelman, Branch UPL Counsel
Andrea Hensley, Legal Administrative Secretary
305-377-4445, ext. 4218