Michael Fox Orr and Lawsikia Hodges were appointed by Florida Bar President Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes to the Special Committee on the Sustainability Initiative for Attorneys.
Orr, Florida Bar president-elect, is co-chair of the committee. He is the managing partner of Orr | Cook and a former Jacksonville Bar Association president.
Hodges leads the governmental affairs practice at Smith, Gambrell & Russell’s Jacksonville office. She is a member and former chair of The Florida Bar City, County and Local Government Board Certification Committee.
Assistant State Attorney in the 7th Judicial Circuit Sarah Elizabeth Thomas and Whitney Carson Harper, co-founder of Advos Legal in Ponte Vedra Beach, also are members of the committee.
The special committee is assessing the current state of legal career sustainability in Florida, identifying emerging trends and challenges legal professionals face, and will recommend best practices to support sustainable careers.