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The Young Lawyers Division is committed to encouraging lawyers to participate in mentoring programs at the local level. Currently, mentoring programs are established voluntarily by local bar associations, Inns of Court, etc. 

The YLD's Transition to Practice (T2P) committee is tasked with educating young lawyers about mentoring programs and in encouraging state-wide mentoring programs.

Below is a list of mentoring programs available throughout the state.

Location Organization Contact Web / Phone
First Judicial Circuit First Judicial Circuit Bench & Bar Professionalism Committee Amanda Gordon (850) 651-7260
Central Florida Central Florida Women's Lawyers Association   cfawl.org
Dade Dade County Bar Association   dcbamentor.com
Hillsborough Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers Rachael L. Greenstein (813) 272-5670
Miami Wilkie D. Ferguson Bar Association Michele Samaroo thefergusonbar.org
Miami Cuban American Bar Association Victoria Méndez (305) 416-1832
cabaonline.com
Miami-Dade Miami-Dade County Attorney’s Office Erica S. Zaron (305) 375-5151
Palm Beach County Florida Association for Women Lawyers -
Palm Beach County Chapter		   pbcfawl.org
St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Bar Jeannine Williams stpetebar.com
Statewide Florida Association of Women Lawyers   fawl.org
Tallahassee Tallahassee Women Lawyers   visit website
Tampa Bankruptcy Judges' Mentoring Program for Junior Lawyers
About the Mentoring Program
Each quarter, the Bankruptcy Judges will have a short program on the basics of
lawyering in bankruptcy court. The program is generally designed and geared for lawyers within their first five years of practice or new to the practice of bankruptcy law. The Judges also have an e-mail distribution list for announcements and other
communication with the participants. 		Contact: Judge McEwen's law clerk,
Lisa Pease or call (813) 301-5082
West Palm Beach Palm Beach County Bar Association  

palmbeachbar.org

Women Lawyers Association,
Barry University School of Law 		visit website


Other Programs:

Georgia [visit website]        

Ohio
"Why Mentoring Matters Now,"
Lori L. Keating, Ohio Lawyer, 27-32, (September/October 2009).

www.sconet.state.oh.us/AttySvcs/mentoring/default.asp
www.sconet.state.oh.us/AttySvcs/mentoring/NewLawyerOrientation.pdf

American Bar Association
www.abanet.org/mentoring/
www.abanet.org/cpr/professionalism/mentoring.html


Programs that are coming soon:
Partners in Pro Bono - Contact Person: Kelly O’Keefe


Want to including your mentoring program in our list?  Contact Transition to Practice committee chair, Mindi Wells, at


 

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