Contact The Florida Bar
The Florida Bar headquarters is located in Tallahassee with branch offices in Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Orlando and Tampa. On this page you’ll find contact information by subject, branch or department.
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.
| Department | Phone Number |
|---|---|
| Attorney Consumer Assistance Program (complaints) | 850-561-5673, 1-866-352-0707 |
| Board Certification | 850-561-5842 |
| Center for Professionalism | 850-561-5743 |
| Clients Security Fund | 850-561-5812 |
| Communications (media inquiries) | 850-561-5834 |
| Consumer Information | 850-561-5600 |
| Continuing Legal Education | 850-561-5842 |
| Ethics and Attorney Advertising | 850-561-5780 |
| Finance and Accounting | 850-561-5832 |
| Florida Registered Paralegal Program | 850-561-5793 |
| Human Resources | 850-561-5714 |
| Lawyer Referral Service (for Bar members) | 850-561-5844 |
| Lawyer Referral Service (for the public) | 1-800-342-8011 |
| Leadership Academy | 850-561-3195 |
| LegalFuel Practice Resource Center | 850-561-5616 |
| Membership Records | 850-561-5832 |
| Unlicensed Practice of Law (UPL) |
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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.
Lawyer Regulation Division
Elizabeth Clark Tarbert, Division Director
Christine Mitchell, Legal Secretary, 850-561-5774
Patricia Ann Toro Savitz, Staff Counsel
Mark L. Mason, Appellate Counsel
Steven E. Sellers, Bar Counsel
Christine Mitchell, Legal Secretary, 850-561-5774
Attorney Consumer Assistance Program
Shanell M. Schuyler, Director
Autumn Chadwell, Program Administrator, 850-561-5737
Rules Regulating The Florida Bar
Elizabeth Clark Tarbert, Division Director, 850-561-5774
Kelly N. Smith, Rules Administrative Coordinator, 850-561-5780
Ethics and Consumer Protection Division
Gypsy Bailey, Division 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, Director
Melanie Woodall, Administrative Support IV, 850-561-5840
Ethics & Advertising Counsel
Jonathan D. Grabb, Director
Assistant Ethics Counsel: Joy A. Bruner, Valerie Carmen Dominique Blocker, Jeffrey Marvin Hazen, LiliJean Quintiliani, Susan Elizabeth Gray, Deanna E Ebanks Rahming, and Nicholas “Nick” Robert Cavallaro, 850-561-5780
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.
FT. LAUDERDALE LAWYER REGULATION
Tracy Lee Sorcek, Chief Branch Discipline Counsel
Lake Shore Plaza II
1300 Concord Terrace Ste 130
Sunrise, FL 33323
954-835-0233
Circuits: 15, 17
Bar Counsel
Randall Lee “Randy” Berman, William Wonil Chung, Dina Hyppolite, Keri T. Joseph, William Mulligan and Joi L. Pearsall
Unlicensed Practice of Law
Algeisa Maria Vazquez, Branch UPL Counsel
Diane Kinishi, Legal Administrative Secretary
954-835-0233, ext. 4148
MIAMI LAWYER REGULATION
Jennifer R. Falcone, Chief Branch Discipline Counsel
Ste. M100, Rivergate Plaza
444 Brickell Ave
Miami, FL 33131-2404
305-377-4445
Circuits: 11, 16
Bar Counsel
Tonya L. Avery, Rita Florez, Amanda Nicole Harris, Jasmina Loncar and Alan Anthony Pascal
Unlicensed Practice of Law
Jacquelyn Plasner Needelman, Branch UPL Counsel
Andrea Hensley, Legal Administrative Secretary
305-377-4445, ext. 4218
TALLAHASSEE LAWYER REGULATION
Shaneé L. Hinson, Chief Branch Discipline Counsel
651 E Jefferson St
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300
850-561-5845
Circuits: 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 14
Bar Counsel
Baker Christian Chapman, Lance DeWolf Stephens and Lauren Michelle Williams
TAMPA LAWYER REGULATION
Jennifer “Robyn” Dillon, Chief Branch Discipline Counsel
Park Tower, Ste 2000
400 N Tampa St
Tampa, Florida 33602
813-875-9821
Circuits: 6, 12, 13, 20
Bar Counsel
Christine Shiver Brown, Jason Ronald Kelley, Michelle Lopes Robertson and Catherine B. “Catie” Toledo
Unlicensed Practice of Law
Maria L. Torres, Branch UPL Counsel
Salina Masone, Legal Administrative Secretary
813-875-9821
Robert Camacho, Jill Marie Hampton, Alexis Leigh Lombard, Ashley Taylor Morrison, Edward Charles Park and Lisa J. Ramsey
Unlicensed Practice of Law