Out-of-State Division.

AuthorKahl, Matthew L.
PositionAnnual Reports of Sections and Divisions of the Florida Bar: 2018-2019

The Out-of-State Division (OOSD) of The Florida Bar is pleased to provide its 2018-2019 annual report.

The purpose of the Out-of-State Division of The Florida Bar is to provide an organization for all Florida Bar members who reside outside the state of Florida. The OOSD does not focus on any specific practice area, but rather on the common interests and needs of out-of-state Florida Bar members. Among the many roles of the OOSD is establishing a network of out-of-state members, aiding in the development of laws that eliminate disparate treatment of out-of-state members, providing a forum for discussing issues of interest, and developing and maintaining professional relationships between in-state and out-of-state members. The OOSD accomplishes this by hosting networking events throughout country, reviewing proposed legislative and policy changes for potential negative impact to out-of-state members, and communicating with members through its regularly distributed newsletter and social media.

There are currently more than 15,000 members of The Florida Bar who reside outside of Florida. Florida Bar members live in every state across the United States and its territories as well as in 52 countries around the world. OOSD's current membership of 862 is just slightly lower than last year's membership number; however, it is consistent with membership numbers of the past several years and represents a significant percentage of out-of-state members.

In October 2018, the Out-of-State Division held its executive council meeting at the Thompson Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee, in conjunction with the Family Law Section's out-of-state retreat. While attendance at the joint reception by out-of-state members was not as high as expected, the OOSD was honored to have a local Florida Bar member who currently serves as the Assistant to the Comptroller for Public Finance for the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury present at its executive council meeting. Our sincere thanks and congratulations to Family Law Section Chair Abby Beebe and program Co-Chairs Amy Hickman and Bonnie Sockel-Stone, as well as Program Administrator Leslie Reithmiller, for putting on a wonderful retreat.

In March, the Out-of-State Division presented a CLE seminar, "Florida Law, Washington, D.C., Style." The CLE featured three topics of discussion, all of which are critically important in today's legal practice. Eric Meeks, partner at the Meeks Law Firm in Cincinnati, Ohio, and one of...

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