Board candidates' platform statements.(Florida Bar Board of Governors and the Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors)

From: Florida Bar News | Date: February 15, 2008 | Copyright information

Here are the platform statements for the 2008 candidates for The Florida Bar Board of Governors and the Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors. Ballots for the election will be mailed on March 1, and must be returned no later than midnight March 21.

If a runoff is necessary, ballots will be mailed around April 1 and must be returned by midnight April 21.

Bar members will have the choice of voting by the mailed paper ballot or voting online by following instructions with the mailed ballot.

The winners will be sworn in during the June Annual Meeting.

The ...

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