The Family Law Section will provide 21 scholarships for the 2024 Marital & Family Law Board Certification Review Course set for January 26-27, 2024, at the Loews Royal Pacific Hotel in Orlando. There are 10 needs-based scholarships and one diversity scholarship, each valued at $1,500; and 10 scholarships for general magistrates and hearing officers, valu...
Ranking organizations should consider board certification as a factor when rating lawyers in practice areas
For decades, established organizations such as Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers, Super Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, Avvo, and others have ranked lawyers in specialty areas after performing research, soliciting peer review, interviewing with potential lawyer candidates and in some instances speaking to their clients. At the same time, other organizations p...
Plata Schott Law recognized for ‘excellence and creativity’ in promoting certification
The Florida Bar’s Board of Legal Specialization & Education recognized Plata Schott Law of Jacksonville at the Annual Florida Bar Convention for promoting board certification. The award recognizes excellence and creativity by a Florida Bar board certified lawyer in advancing the public’s knowledge of, and reputation for, legal board certification. Belkis...
U.S. space law training and certification program launched
Described as the industry’s first U.S. space law and regulation training and certification program designed specifically for startups launched January 11 in partnership with the Air Force Research Lab’s (AFRL) New Mexico Tech Engagement Office. The program, created by Washington, D.C.-based organization Association of Commercial Space Professionals (ACSP), w...
BLSE now accepting nominations for annual certification awards
The Board of Legal Specialization and Education is accepting nominations for two awards that honor outstanding certified lawyers and their firms: The Justice Harry Lee Anstead Award for Florida Bar Board Certified Lawyer of the Year recognizes exemplary professionalism, excellence, character, and commitment to The Florida Bar’s certification program and to t...
It’s time to sign up for 2024 certification exams
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The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education is currently accepting applications for the 2024 board certification exams. Established in 1982 by the Florida Supreme Court, board certification demonstrates a lawyer’s significant commitment to and experience in a specialty field of law. Board certified lawyers have dedicated themselves to a heigh...
Court sunsets ‘Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law’ board certification area
Citing a sustained drought in new applications, the Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to close the “Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law” board certification area. The February 2 opinion in “In Re: Amendments to Rules Regulating The Florida Bar – Chapters 6 and 21,” (Case No. SC22-1299) notes that the petition was prompted, in part, by a Bar sunsetting rule. “M...
Board considers certification appeal changes
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Policy changes affecting certification appeals have received preliminary approval from the Board of Governors. Board member Andrew Needle recently presented amendments suggested by the Board of Legal Specialization and Education. One segment clarifies appeal rules by setting the same standard of clear and convincing evidence for all levels of appeal. A secon...
Board amends standards for business litigation certification
Senior Editor The Board of Governors has agreed to remove a stumbling block — jury trial experience within the past 10 years — that has kept otherwise qualified Florida Bar members from applying for board certification in business litigation. At its October 12 meeting on Amelia Island, the board voted unanimously to approve proposed amendments to Florida Bar...