Contact The Florida Bar
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.
Attorney Consumer Assistance Program (complaints) | 850-561-5673, 1-866-352-0707 |
Board Certification | 850-561-5842 |
Center for Professionalism | 850-561-5743 |
Communications (media inquiries) | 850-561-5834 |
Consumer Information | 850-561-5600 |
Continuing Legal Education | 850-561-5842 |
Diversity and Inclusion | 850-561-3195 |
Ethics and Attorney Advertising | 850-561-5780 |
Finance and Accounting | 850-561-5832 |
Florida Registered Paralegal Program | 850-561-5840 |
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) | Headquarters, 850-561-5840 Ft. Lauderdale Branch, 954-835-0233 Miami Branch, 305-377-4445 Orlando Branch, 407-425-0473 Tampa Branch, 813-875-9821 |
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 Administrative Secretary IV, 850-561-5774
Patricia Ann Toro Savitz, Staff Counsel
Mark L. Mason, Appellate Counsel
John Derek Womack, Bar Counsel
Christine Mitchell, Legal Administrative Secretary IV, 850-561-5774
Attorney Consumer Assistance Program
Shanell Schuyler, Director
Susan Austin, Program Administrator, 850-561-5719
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 Grabb, Director
Assistant Ethics Counsel: Joy A. Bruner, Valerie Blocker, Jeffrey M. Hazen, LiliJean Quintiliani, Susan Gray, Deanna Rahming, and Nick 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.
TALLAHASSEE LAWYER REGULATION
Shanee’ L. Hinson, 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, David Slaton and Lauren Michelle Williams
TAMPA LAWYER REGULATION
Lindsey Guinand, Chief Branch Discipline Counsel
PO Box 270729
Tampa, FL 33688
813-875-9821
Circuits: 6, 12, 13, 20
Bar Counsel
Kimberly Walbolt, Robyn Dillon, Evan Rosen, Christopher Phillips, Courtney Thomas and Michelle Robertson
Unlicensed Practice of Law
Maria L. Torres, Branch UPL Counsel
813-875-9821, ext. 4323
ORLANDO LAWYER REGULATION
Carrie C. Lee, 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
Unlicensed Practice of Law
UPL Counsel
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
Bar Counsel
Randi K. Lazarus, Joi L. Pearsall, Linda Gonzalez, Keri Joseph, Jessica Brito and Dina Hyppolite
Unlicensed Practice of Law
Algeisa 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, Florida 33131-2404
305-377-4445
Circuits: 11, 16
Bar Counsel
Tonya Avery, Rita Florez, William Chung and Alan Pascal
Unlicensed Practice of Law
Jacquelyn P. Needelman, Branch UPL Counsel
Andrea Hensley, Legal Administrative Secretary
305-377-4445, ext. 4218
Sheila Tuma, Karen Bankowitz, Ashley Taylor Morrison, Daniel James Quinn and Alexis Lombard