Holland & Knight Partner Larry Sellers Elected to Second Term on the Board of Governors of the Florida Bar
July 7, 2005
Lawrence Sellers- Tallahassee
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that Larry
Sellers, a partner in the firm's Tallahassee office, has been elected to a
second term on the Board of Governors of the Florida Bar. Sellers was
elected to the two-year term without opposition to represent the lawyers of
the Second Judicial Circuit.
The
Board of Governors has exclusive authority to formulate and adopt matters of
policy concerning the activities of the Bar, subject to limitations imposed
by The Rules Regulating The Florida Bar.
Sellers practices administrative and governmental law, with a concentration
in environmental matters. He regularly provides advice on permitting and
enforcement matters involving a variety of federal, state, regional and
local administrative agencies. He has substantial experience in
administrative law, including adjudicatory hearings and rulemaking. For more
than 20 years, Sellers has represented clients before the Florida
Legislature, primarily on various environmental, land use and administrative
law issues. He also regularly represents clients on growth management
matters.
The
Florida Bar's 52-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 of Florida, and two public members appointed by
the Florida Supreme Court.
Contact: Susan Berliner, (813) 769-4326