The Florida Bar Journal 2008-01: Vol 82 Iss 1

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THE FLORIDA
VOLUME 82, NO. 1, JANUARY 2008
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ADVANCING THE COMPETENCE AND PUBLIC RESPONSIBILITY OF LAWYERS
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I
n the October issue of The Flor¬ membership of non-Florida lawyers. And
ida Bar Journal, I described the the Young Lawyers Division — the only
makeup, background, and obliga¬ section or division without membership
tions of the Board of Governors, fees — has automatic membership for
but the work of The Florida Bar does all Bar members aged 36 and under or
not stop with the board, although it who are in their first five years of Bar
might be the most visible group. Much membership. Currently, there are 22,246
of the Bar’s work is carried out through YLD members.
sections and committees. There are 20 Bar service commit¬
Sections provide a forum for members tees ranging from professional ethics to
to focus their involvement on an area continuing leged education to member
of the law in which they are interested. services. Another 21 committees draw up
There is no limit to the niunber of mem¬ tests for and oversee the Bar’s certification
bers that a section can have. The Bar’s programs. There are 11 procedural rules
20 sections cover virtually any practice: committees: appellate, civil procedure,
administrative law; appellate practice; evidence, criminal, family, probate, juve¬
business law; criminal law; elder law; nile, judicial administration, small claims,
environment and land use; equal oppor¬ traffic, and workers’ compensation.
tunities; entertainment, arts, and sports; The Bar has eight public service com¬
family law; governmental lawyers; practice areas, racial, ethnic, and gender mittees (such as pro bono legal services
general practice; health; international diversity, and foremost experience and and consumer protection law) and six
law; labor and employment; local gov¬ demonstrated interest. substantive law committees that cover
ernment; pubhc interest; real property, Thousands of volunteer hours are subjects from admiralty to education to
probate and trust law; trial lawyers; tax; contributed annually by the Bar’s 20 animal rights.
and workers’ compensation. sections, two divisions, and 66 standing If membership on a Bar committee is
If you have an interest in real property committees. It is often repeated that imavailable, there is a good chance that
and/or probate law, you should join the these groups are the backbone of the Bar a section has a similar committee with
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law and their time devoted to service benefits which you can become involved.
Section. If you have an interest in civil not only the legal profession but also oiu- Committees welcome nonmembers to
trial work, then you should join the Trial clients and the state of Florida. their meetings. For example, recently a
Lawyers Section. More than 30,000 ofThe Florida Bar’s subcommittee of the Rules of Judicial
Committee membership, on the other 82,000 members belong to one or more Administration Committee discussed
hand, is limited in number, and members of the Bar’s sections and Out of State a proposed rule amendment address¬
are appointed to staggered terms by the Division, while more than 2,100 serve ing accommodations for lawyers with
president-elect of The Florida Bar. Our on standing committees. disabilities. Several noncommittee
president-elect is Jay White, who cur¬ Section membership is voluntary members presented testimony and par¬
rently is asking Bar members to apply and membership fees are modest. All ticipated in discussion.
for membership on the committee(s) on sections are involved in the production Many varied opportimities for service
which they may want to serve. This has of continuing legal education seminars and professional growth are offered by
been advertised in The Florida Bar News or publications in cooperation with involvement with a section or committee.
and on the Web site. the Bar’s CLE Committee. Without 1 invite you to visit the Bar’s Web page
The time to apply for committees is now. a doubt, these educational endeavors for more information by clicking Inside
The deadline for applications is January are essential to the advancement of the Bar on the left hand menu.
15, and the preference form can be found professional growth for all of us. I personally thank the many vol¬
on the BaFs Web site, www.floridabar.org. Many sections have an active legisla¬ unteers who each year quietly carry
By .^ril 2008, Jay will have made all ap¬ tive program for those interested in that forward the work ofThe Florida Bar. □
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Many factors go into the appointment Of special note are the two divisions.
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