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!) 10 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. ...
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...
LegalFuel podcast explores benefits and requirements of board certification
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 for over four decades, only around 4% of Florida Bar members are board certified. In “Board Certification: Elevating Your Firm (And You!),” a...
Board Certification: A Guide
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Board greenlights insurance coverage law certification
The Board of Governors agreed September 19 to approve a new “Insurance Coverage Law” board certification program, and proposed rule and bylaw revisions that range from a new reporting requirement for lawyers facing involuntary commitment, to a stricter attendance policy for certain standing committees. Meeting in Tampa, the board voted unanimously to approve...
161 Florida lawyers earn board certification
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The Board of Legal Specialization and Education congratulates the 161 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...
Board certification isn’t just a title — it’s a commitment to excellence
Would you have major surgery from a non-board certified surgeon? Most people would answer no. However, if you ask members of the public if they would feel comfortable having a non- board-certified trial lawyer representing them in a serious criminal case, their answer would probably be yes. Why is there a recognition in the medical world of the importance of...
‘Insurance Coverage Law’ certification area is on the Board of Governors’ Tampa agenda
When the Board of Governors meets September 19 in Tampa, it will consider a raft of proposed rule and bylaw changes as well as a Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section proposal to create a new "Insurance Coverage Law" board certification program. Tampa insurance lawyer Debbie Crockett chaired a RPPTL special committee that submitted the proposal last y...