Immigration and Nationality Law Certification.

• Author: Blandon, Elizabeth R.
• Position: Annual Reports of Committees of the Florida Bar: 2018-2019

The 2018-2019 Florida Bar Immigration and Nationality Law Board Certification Committee consisted of Elizabeth Blandon, chair; Gina Polo, vice chair; Robert Bell, Kari Ann Fonte, John Gihon, Michael Harris, Jacob Ratzan, Alan Seagrave, and Francisco "Frank" Symphorien-Saavedra. Special thanks to Allison Armour of The Florida Bar for working with us to achieve our objectives throughout the year.

We also recognize the board certified attorneys who served as pretesters by giving their time to review the questions prepared for the 2019 exam. The feedback helps ensure the accuracy and integrity of the exam. I encourage each board certified attorney to participate as a pre-tester if invited to do so.

During 2018-2019, 10 recertification applications were received and approved. Twenty-four initial applications for board certification were received and approved to sit for the exam. Of those, 19 took the exam. Grading is scheduled, and results will be...