Navigation Bar Examiners given more time to review practice program for recent graduates
The Florida Public Defender Association will have to wait a little longer before the Board of Governors considers its proposal to create a practice program for recent law school graduates.
The Rules Committee was scheduled to present proposed amendments to Rule 11-1.8 (Practice After Graduation) at a May 12 board meeting but postponed the presentation to give the Florida Board of Bar Examiners more time to review it.
FPDA President Carlos Martinez, the veteran Miami-Dade Public Defender, wants the board to consider allowing recent law school graduates to practice for up to a year, under the supervision of an attorney, while they await Bar admission.
