Navigation A profession at war — how Florida lawyers answered the call in 1941
Flames and smoke rise from the USS Arizona after her forward magazines exploded during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. In the weeks that followed, Florida lawyers answered the call to national service, pledging their time, talents, and resources to support the war effort both at home and abroad. (National Park Service photo)
As the nation marks another December 7, The Florida Bar’s continuing history project is revisiting how the state’s legal community responded in real time to the shock of Pearl Harbor and America’s entry into World War II.
In the weeks that followed the 1941 attack, the Florida State Bar Association spoke with an urgent and unified voice in the pages of the Florida Law Journal. With many Florida lawyers entering military service and others preparing for demanding work at home, Bar leaders used the Journal to call for sacrifice, discipline, and total national commitment.
