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46 Fla. B. News 1 (2019)

handle is hein.barjournals/flabn0046 and id is 1 raw text is: Leaving Work at Work - Page 19 Volume 46, Number 1 Ptl Since 1974 Te Forida Bars FloridaBar.org/News January 2019 Foster-Morales in line to lead The Florida Bar By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor Dori Foster-Morales never wanted to be a lawyer. A dentist, maybe. Her family insisted she go to law school, which she did not enjoy, and she was unhappy when her mother gave her a briefcase. But then Foster-Morales, who has just become president-elect designate of The Florida Bar, graduated from law school and began practicing. The world changed. I love being a lawyer, it's the greatest profession in the world, she said of a career that includes nearly 10 years in government work and 20 years as managing partner in a small firm. The Miami family law attorney, a veteran Board of Governors member who leads the high-profile Committee on Mental Health and Wellness of Florida Lawyers, was certified as the Bar's next president-elect when filing ended December 17 and she was the only candidate. See Foster-Morales, page 7 FOSTER-MORALES Two 11 th Circuit board seats to be decided 20 elected to the board without opposition; YLD races set YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION Board of Governors member Kevin Barr of Panama City, who represents the 1 4th Circuit, which bore the brunt of Hurricane Michael in October, was forced to move out of his home and law office, pictured above, and now commutes from neighboring Panama City Beach. The needs of those affected by Hurricane Michael are still great Volunteers sought to attend to the legal needs of the victims By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor Declaring that this is our new normal, ABA President Bob Carlson came to Tallahassee on December 11 to find out how Hurricane Michael recovery efforts, particularly those requiring lawyers, are going. Carlson, during a whirlwind set of meetings, met with The Florida Bar, Young Lawyers Division, FEMA, legal aid, and other government and nonprofit officials, to assess the Category 4 storm's aftermath, how the legal system is responding - particularly the ABA's efforts to help victims with their legal problems - and how those responses can be improved in the future. Carlson was accompanied by Linda Anderson Stanley of Bay Area Legal Services and the vice coordinator of the ABA's Disaster Legal Services Program, and Andrew Van Sickle, a special advisor to the ABA. Carlson said perhaps nothing demonstrates the challenges better than Van Sickle's travels in the past year, which have ranged from Puerto Rico to the Marianas Islands and numerous states in the wake of hurricanes, typhoons, wildfires, floods, and other natural disasters that experts have predicted will become a way of life. We're here to listen to you to see if we can assist in collaborating to solve some of the problems you are having, and to prepare for the next disaster, Carlson said at a meeting at the Florida State University College of Law that included FEMA, Legal Services of North Florida, law professors, lawyers, and See Hurricane, page 4 Four lawyers have filed for two open Bar Board of Governors seats in the 11th Circuit while 18 incumbent board members have been reelected and two new members have been elected without opposition. There are eight contested races for the Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors while 15 lawyers have been elected without opposition to that board. Filing closed for the positions on the Bar andYLD boards at 5 p.m. December 17. For the Bar Board of Governors, Frances G. De La Guardia and Nikki Lewis Simon, both of Miami, filed for Seat 2 in the 11th Circuit to replace Dori Foster-Morales, who has become the Bar's president- elect designate. For the 11th Circuit's Seat 4, Jorge L. Piedra and Alice K. Sum, both of Miami, filed. The winner will replace retiring board member Deborah Baker-Egozi. Newly elected to the board without opposition were J. Carter Anderson, replacing retiring board member Margaret Mathews in the 13th Circuit, and John D. Agnew, succeeding retiring member Marcy Lynn Shaw in the 20th Circuit. Board members reelected without opposition were Lawrence Edward Sellers, Jr., in the Second Circuit; Michael G. Tanner in the Fourth Circuit; Renee Thompson in the Fifth Circuit; Sandra F. Diamond in the Sixth Circuit; Stephanie Marusak Marchman in the Eighth Circuit; Julia Lauren Frey in the Ninth Circuit; Steven W. Davis inthe 11th Circuit; F. Scott Westheimer in the 12th Circuit; Amy S. Farrior in the 13th Circuit; Ronald See Board, page 7 Opinion spells out how to pay for-profit qualifying providers By Jim Ash Senior Editor The Board of Governors has unanimously approved an ethics advisory opinion regarding for-profit qualifying providers, otherwise known as lawyer referral services, and related payment methods. At a December 14 meeting in Naples, the board acted on Proposed Advisory Opinion 18- 1, Payments to Qualifying Providers/Lawyer Referral Services. Board Review Committee on Professional Ethics Chair Larry Sellers reminded board members that they recommended preliminary approval in October, whenit was designated Proposed Advisory Opinion 17-2. Summarizing opinions from SELLERS See Providers, page 5 BAR PRESIDENT Michelle Suskauer, center, along with Rep. Heather Fitzen- hagen, R-Ft. Myers, left, and 20th Circuit State Attorney-elect Amira Dajani Fox, the first woman elected to that position in the circuit, at the Board of Governors recent meeting in Naples. Fitzenhagen, a lawyer and mem- ber of the House since 2012, chairs the Business & Pro- fessions Subcom- mittee and sits on the Criminal Justice Subcommittee and Judiciary Committee. C) oQ 00 <0 w 0 Cu 0 a, 0 a) I- w J C) co (a ~ Cul J--1 0. N R a) H H A

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