Managing Partner Gary Lesser completes term as 74th President of The Florida Bar

Florida Bar President Gary Lesser (center) presented the 2023 President’s Award to Special Committee on Mentoring Co-Chairs Zack Zuroweste and Katherine Hurst Miller at the Florida Bar Annual Convention on June 23 at The Boca Raton.

Congratulations to Managing Partner Gary Lesser for completing his term as the 74^th President of The Florida Bar!

Gary’s forward-thinking leadership of The Florida Bar resulted in many accomplishments, including the launch of a public education campaign focused on helping people understand the great benefit of hiring a lawyer to protect themselves and their families, and a first-of-its-kind mentoring program that pairs newer lawyers with those who are more established in their career.

“It’s been the greatest honor of my professional life to serve the Court and our legal profession as Florida Bar President,” he said. “Together, we have worked hard and have been able to help our legal profession, our independent courts, and the public we serve.”

During the year, Gary authored several articles for The Florida Bar Journal that explored his thoughts on the future of the legal profession, the need for more experiential education, the value of mentorship and more. We invite you to click on the links below to read more.

We thank Gary for his tremendous leadership this year. We are incredibly proud.

PONDERING THE FUTURE OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION

THE NEED FOR MORE ‘EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION’ IN LAW SCHOOL

WHAT DOES “LIFE’S LEGAL MOMENTS” ACTUALLY MEAN?

SO, WHO NEEDS A LAWYER ANYWAY?

THE VALUE OF MENTORSHIP IN A NEW(ER) LAWYER’S CAREER