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June 4, 2026 | Free CLE

Professionalism Expectations: A Mandatory CLE for Members of The Florida Bar

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Register here for the free, on-demand course, Professionalism Expectations: A Mandatory CLE for Members of The Florida Bar

COURSE NUMBER

9736

CLE

Approved by The Florida Bar for 2.0 hours of General CLE credit including 2.0 hours of Professionalism CLE credit.

DESCRIPTION

Every Florida Bar member must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of approved continuing legal education activity every 3 years. At least 3 of the 30 credit hours must be in approved technology programs. At least 5 of the 30 credit hours must be in approved legal ethics, professionalism, substance abuse, or mental health and wellness programs; as part of the 5 credit hours, each member must complete during each reporting cycle, the 2-credit hour Florida Legal Professionalism course produced by The Florida Bar and approved by the Supreme Court of Florida.

COURSE PROGRAM

Welcome 
President of The Florida Bar, Sia Baker-Barnes
Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A., West Palm Beach

Professionalism Expectations 
Charise Morgan, Chair of the Standing Committee on Professionalism, Cozen O’Connor, Miami
Chardean Hill, 2023-34 Chair of The Standing Committee on Professionalism, CMH Law & Dispute Resolution, LLC, Brandon
Tia Gibbs, Georgia State College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia
Joe Longfellow, Longfellow, Landy & Revell, Tallahassee
Andrew Herman, Jacksonville

The Relationship Between Ethics and Professionalism
Tim Chinaris
Smith, Tozian, Daniel, Davis, P.A., Tampa

Regulating Professionalism, Part One
The Honorable Stephen Everett, Second Judicial Circuit
Circuit Judge, Tallahassee

Regulating Professionalism, Part Two
Richard Greenberg
Rumberger Kirk, Tallahassee

How to Avoid Bar Discipline 
Brian L. Tannenbaum
Brian L. Tannenbaum, P.A., Coral Gables

The Henry Latimer Center for Professionalism/Professionalism Resources
Jessica Falkner, Tallahassee
Russell Monilla, Cruz Law Firm P.A., Tallahassee

Other Bar Resources
Alexis Devereaux
Nelson Mullins, Tampa

YLD 
Arti Hirani, YLD President
Meenakshi A. Hirani P.A., Winter Park

Mentoring New Lawyers/Counsel to Counsel 
Gary S. Lesser, Past-President of The Florida Bar; Lesser, Landy, Smith & Siegal, PLLC, West Palm Beach
Sharlene Stanford Greene, Legal Aid Society of the O.C.B.A., Inc., Orlando

Leadership Academy 
David Thompson, Co-Chair of the Leadership Academy Committee, Farah and Farah, Jacksonville
Brandon Sapp, Co-Chair of the Leadership Academy Committee, Brandon Sapp Law PLLC, Orlando
Magie Ozarowski, Vice Chair of the Leadership Academy Committee, Ausley McMullen, Tallahassee

The Future of Law 
Jaclyn Behar
Behar Behar, Sunrise

Professionalism Advice from a Seasoned Attorney 
Paul Lipton
Rumberger Kirk, Miami

 

 

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