FFLA has six designated directors, including the president of Florida Legal Services, the president, president-elect and immediate past president of The Florida Bar, and two judicial officers. Eighteen at-large directors serve a maximum of two three-year terms, with one-third selected by the Florida Supreme Court, one-third by The Florida Bar Board of Governors and one-third by FFLA’s board. Up to four public members also serve three-year terms. Directors award grants, oversee fundraising, set policies and adopt the annual budget.

2024-25 Officers
Roberto Pardo, Esquire
Roberto Pardo, Esquire
President
Roberto R. Pardo, P.A.
Ashley N. Sybesma, Esquire
President-Elect
The Smith Law Firm
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Maria C. Gonzalez, Esquire
First Vice President
Law Offices of Maria C. Gonzalez, P.A.
Hon. Hugh Carithers
Second Vice President
Retired, Fourth Judicial Circuit
Murray B. Silverstein, Esquire
Immediate Past President
Stinson LLP
Designated Directors
A. Dax Bello, Esquire
A. Dax Bello, Esquire
Delegate for Florida Bar President Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr.
Stewart Tilghman Fox Bianchi & Cain, P.A
Honorable Paetra T. Brownlee
Sixth District Court of Appeal
Joshua T. Chilson, Esquire
Delegate for Florida Bar President-elect Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes
Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns
Jody Hudgins
Delegate for Florida Bar Immediate Past President F. Scott Westheimer
Michael R. Tein, Esquire
President, Florida Legal Services
Tein Malone
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Honorable Thomas D. Winokur
First District Court of Appeal
Public Members
Deborah Giles, LMHC
Family Mediator, Eighth Judicial Circuit
James P. Schwarz
James P. Schwarz
Compass Development & Governance Group
Directors (Terms Expire 2025)
Katie Fackler
Katie Fackler, Esquire
Baptist Health System
Honorable Stefanie C. Moon
Honorable Stefanie C. Moon
Seventeenth Judicial Circuit of Florida
Ret. Justice Peggy A. Quince
Ret. Justice Peggy A. Quince
Retired, Florida Supreme Court
Raychelle Tasher, Esquire
Raychelle Tasher, Esquire
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida
Directors (Terms Expire 2026)
Sara Courtney Baigorri, Esquire
Sara Courtney Baigorri, Esquire
Courtney Law Firm
Ayana Barrow, Esquire
Ayana Barrow, Esquire
Acceptance Insurance Company
Directors (Terms Expire 2027)
Ian M. Comisky, Esquire
Ian M. Comisky, Esquire
Fox Rothschild LLP
Philadelphia, PA
Douglas H. Reynolds, Esquire
Douglas H. Reynolds, Esquire
Tripp Scott P.A.
Honorable Edwin A. Scales, III
Honorable Edwin A. Scales, III
Third District Court of Appeal
Directors (Terms Expire 2028)
Ian M. Comisky, Esquire
Ian M. Comisky, Esquire
Fox Rothschild LLP
Philadelphia, PA
Douglas H. Reynolds, Esquire
Douglas H. Reynolds, Esquire
Tripp Scott P.A.
Honorable Edwin A. Scales, III
Honorable Edwin A. Scales, III
Third District Court of Appeal
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