Organization.

The Florida Bar headquarters building and annex are located in Tallahassee on a five-acre site just three blocks from Florida's capitol.

The 47,000 square-foot, three-story headquarters building is patterned after the architecture of Colonial Williamsburg. Its design is highlighted by Flemish bond brick work and six large columns at the front entrance. The nearby annex provides an additional 60,000 square feet of available space, in a four-story red brick facility complementing the Bar headquarters architecture.

The headquarters building includes offices for Bar administrative staff and support services; the annex houses the Legal Division, including one of the Bar's five regional disciplinary offices, CLE Publications, a large conference room, and commercial tenants. The Bar's other branch offices are located in Miami, Tampa, Orlando, and Ft. Lauderdale.

Conference rooms in the Tampa branch office are available for various Bar meetings and other law-related functions. Attorneys and groups seeking to reserve space at this location should contact the Bar's Meetings and Convention office in Tallahassee at (850) 561-5830.

Officers and Governing Body--The president conducts meetings and serves as official spokesperson for the Bar and the Board of Governors. All committees are appointed by the incoming president and approved by the Board of Governors.

The executive director is selected by the Board of Governors and devotes full time to directing the overall administration of The Florida Bar. The executive director also performs the task of treasurer of The Florida Bar and publisher of The Florida Bar Journal and News.

The governing body of The Florida Bar is its Board of Governors. The 51-member Board consists of the president and president-elect, the president and president-elect of the Young Lawyers Division, representatives elected by members of the Bar from each of the state's 20 judicial circuits, four out-of-state representatives elected by Florida Bar members who reside outside the State of Florida, and two public members appointed by the Supreme Court. All Board members serve without pay, although the public members can be reimbursed for most of their travel expenses.

The Board of Governors has exclusive authority to formulate and adopt matters of policy concerning the activities of the Bar, subject only to limitations imposed by the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. The full Board of Governors meets bimonthly. Committees and sections or...