Congratulations to Shareholder Steven Lesser on his appointment as Chair of the Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education (BLSE). His term will run July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020.
The BLSE administers the Bar’s certification plan and is charged with identifying attorneys who have substantial experience and special knowledge, skills, and proficiency in certified areas of practice as well as professionalism and ethics in the practice of law. Steve previously served as Vice Chair of the Board.
Steve is Florida Bar Board Certified in Construction Law and remains an active member of the Bar. He is Past Chair of the Construction Law Certification Committee and Grievance Committees 15(f) and 17(b). Additionally, Steve has written extensively for the Florida Bar Journal and is Past Chair of the publication’s Editorial Board. In 2016, Steve was awarded the Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section’s “Lifetime Achievement Award” in recognition of his excellence in the practice of Construction Law.