With the new Bar year that began July 1, seven lawyers joined Funding Florida Legal Aid’s board of directors, the organization responsible for expanding access to civil legal services for Floridians of limited means.
Two practice in Jacksonville.
The Florida Bar appointed Jacksonville attorney Bryan Gowdy to a three-year term. He is a board-certified appellate lawyer at Creed & Gowdy in Jacksonville.
The Florida Bar President Michael Fox Orr, also an attorney in Jacksonville, delegated his seat to M. Scott Thomas. He is a partner at Burr & Forman in Jacksonville, where he practices in commercial litigation.
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.