December 18, 2025 | News LegalFuel Podcast Explores Benefits and Requirements of Board Certification 1 The Florida Bar News December 18, 2025 Board certification validates an attorney’s expert knowledge, skill, and experience, helping consumers identify legal specialists in 27 different areas of practice. Although the certification program has been an option...
Board Certification: Elevating Your Firm (And You!)
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November 24, 2025 | Free CLE Board Certification: Elevating Your Firm (And You!) 19 Powered by RedCircle Board certification recognizes an attorney’s special knowledge, skill, and experience in a specific area of law. Established in 1982 by the Florida Supreme Court, board certification helps consumers identify specialists in 27 different areas of practice. ...
123 Florida lawyers earn board certification
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The Board of Legal Specialization and Education congratulates the 123 lawyers who recently earned Florida Bar board certification, which recognizes attorneys’ special knowledge, skills, and proficiency in various areas of law and professionalism and ethics in practice. Board certified lawyers are “Evaluated for Professionalism and Tested for Expertise.” Flor...
E-Filing Portal adds AI certification reminder for court filings
A new pop-up notice on Florida’s E-Filing Portal is reminding litigants of a requirement to certify the accuracy of filings under a recently amended statewide procedural rule. Florida Bar Board of Governors member Gordon Glover, co-chair of the Special Committee on AI Tools & Resources, calls it a “simple but important” reminder to help attorneys and sel...
Board certification continues to set Florida lawyers apart
Initially heralded by the Supreme Court as a “step forward in improving the justice system of this state,” Florida’s 44-year-old board certification program now claims 5,032 lawyers. The latest Board of Legal Specialization and Education report shows that 4.9% of Florida attorneys qualify for the program’s slogan, “Evaluated for Professionalism and Tested fo...
AI filing certification, court budget highlights lead Florida Bar News Briefs
The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including: The Florida Supreme Court amending statewide court rules to require attorneys and self-represented litigants to certify that legal authorities cited in filings are accurate. The FBI warning that a cyb...
Eddie Stephens to receive Florida Bar certification excellence award
Eddie E. Stephens III, a board certified marital and family law attorney, will receive The Florida Bar’s 2026 Award for Excellence in the Promotion of Board Certification at The Florida Bar Convention in Orlando on June 18. The award is presented by the Board of Legal Specialization & Education and recognizes board certified attorneys who demonstrate exc...
SFGAP Committee broadens path to board certification
The State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice Certification Committee (SFGAP) recently met at the Division of Administrative Hearings in Tallahassee to discuss plans for the upcoming year. In the past year, the SFGAP has worked to enhance exam quality, update resources and materials, and pursue its proposed rule revisions to recognize a wider ...
11th and 17th circuits order disclosure, certification of AI use in court filings
Two of Florida’s largest judicial circuits now require lawyers and self-represented litigants to disclose AI-generated court submissions, and to certify their accuracy. Failure to comply could result in sanctions that range from the striking of the pleadings to monetary sanctions, contempt proceedings, or disciplinary referral. In the past several weeks, chi...
Court creates independent committee to oversee problem-solving court certification program
The Florida Supreme Court has approved revisions to its recently created Problem-Solving Court Certification Program and established a new, independent committee to oversee it. Acting January 6 in AOSC26-2, Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz directed that the new Problem-Solving Court Certification Committee will assume responsibility for reviewing certification app...