With her husband, Dan, holding the Bible, Katie Dearing is sworn in as president of the Jacksonville Bar Association on Wednesday by Duval County Judge Dawn Hudson.
In a little less than an hour, more than 100 potential mentors and mentees got to know each other in three-minute segments at the inaugural JBA Young Lawyers Section speed mentoring event Thursday evening at the YLS annual meeting. Duval County Judge Gary Flower, chair of the JBA Mentoring Program Committee, was joined in organizing the event by his judicial assistant, Brittany Floyd, and interns Austin Studor and Brian Novak. Flower said based on the success of the event, he plans to make it an annual benefit to help young lawyers connect with mentors.
Alexandria Hill, left, transferred the presidency of the Jacksonville Bar Association Young Lawyers Section board of governors to 2018-19 President Jessica Mathis at the section’s annual meeting and installation of officers Thursday evening at Bellwether.
