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.

2026-27 Officers
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Maria C. Gonzalez, Esquire
President
Law Offices of Maria C. Gonzalez, P.A.
Ret. Judge Hugh Carithers
President-elect
Retired, Fourth Judicial Circuit
Ret. Justice Peggy A. Quince
Ret. Justice Peggy A. Quince
First Vice President
Retired, Florida Supreme Court
Brian E. Currie, Esquire
Brian E. Currie, Esquire
Second Vice President
Currie & Currie
Ashley N. Sybesma, Esquire
Immediate Past President
Designated Directors
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Paige Greenlee, Esquire
President-elect, The Florida Bar
Greenlee Law PLLC
Honorable Paetra T. Brownlee
Sixth District Court of Appeal
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Alison F. Smith, Esquire
Delegate for Florida Bar Immediate Past President Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes
Weiss Serota Helfman Cole + Bierman
Michael R. Tein, Esquire
President, Florida Legal Services
Tein Malone
M. Scott Thomas
Delegate for Florida Bar President Michael Fox Orr
Burr & Forman
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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
Compass Development & Governance Group
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)
Lakeisha L. Babers, Esquire
Simply Blessed Law Firm
Laura Boeckman, Esquire
City of Jacksonville Office of General Counsel
Lynn Drysdale, Esquire
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
Miriam Soler Ramos, Esquire
Holland & Knight
James “Jim” Robinson, Esquire
White and Case LLP
Raychelle Tasher, Esquire
Raychelle Tasher, Esquire
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Florida
Directors (Terms Expire 2029)
Ayana Barrow, Esquire
Ayana Barrow, Esquire
Acceptance Insurance Company
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