20 elected without opposition, four Board of Governors seats contested.

Four Board of Governors seats--one in the Second Circuit, two in the 11th Circuit, and one in the 17th Circuit--will be decided by members in the Bar's 2016 elections while 20 lawyers have been elected or reelected to the board without opposition.

In the Second Circuit, Mary Ellen Clark, Steven E. Sellers, and Melissa VanSickle, all of Tallahassee, filed to replace retiring board member Bill Davis.

In the 11th Circuit, Ricky Patel filed to oppose incumbent Dennis G. Kainen in Seat 5, and Oscar A. Sanchez and Nikki Lewis Simon filed to oppose incumbent John H. Hickey in Seat 7.

In the 17th Circuit, Jay Kim of Ft. Lauderdale, Morrie I. Levine of Hollywood, and Charles A. Morehead III of Sunrise filed to replace retiring board member Skip Campbell.

Ballots will be mailed around March 1 and must be returned to the Bar's election company before midnight March 21. As in past years, members will have the option of voting with a paper ballot or online. Instructions will be included with the ballots.

If any of the races result in a runoff, those ballots will be mailed around April 1 and must be returned by April 22.

Those elected to two-year terms without opposition were: Stephen Echsner of Pensacola in the First Circuit, Bruce Robinson of Lake City in the Third Circuit, Fred Franklin of Jacksonville in the Fourth Circuit, Joshua T. Chilson of Clearwater in the Sixth Circuit, Sam Masters of Daytona Beach in...