The Florida Bar members interested in board certification must have applications postmarked by August 31 for 13 of Florida’s 27 legal specialization areas.

Applications are available on The Florida Bar website at FloridaBar.org/certification for the following specialties: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Adoption Law; Appellate Practice; Aviation Law; Civil Trial Law; Condominium & Planned Development; Education Law; Elder Law; Immigration & Nationality Law; International Law; Labor & Employment Law; Marital & Family Law; and Tax Law.

Board certified attorneys are the only Florida lawyers allowed to use the letters “B.C.S.” to indicate Board Certified Specialist when referring to their legal credentials.