Keep an eye out for bar fee statements.

Florida Bar members will soon receive their 2015-16 fee statements, reflecting no increase in annual fees, which are payable July 1 and late if postmarked after August 15.

Members will receive one of two fee statements: one for active members or another for those who have elected inactive status. Annual fees for active members are $265. Inactive members pay $175.

This marks the 14th consecutive year without a fee increase.

The fee statement is two-sided and both sides must be completed and be mailed along with payments to cover fees and section memberships.

If they have not already done so, members must provide the Bar with their business email address in the part of the fee statement that allows members to update their member profile, including the name of their firm, mailing address, phone number, fax number, and email address. Bar rules also require members to list the physical address of their offices, if that address is different from their mailing address. Membership data also may be changed at any time by visiting www.floridabar.org.

Members are encouraged to visit their member profile data on the Bar's website to verify that the Bar has their most current mailing address.

Members have the option to complete their annual fee statement and pay their fees online via the Bar's website, but to do so, members must first be registered on the Bar's website.

If members have not registered, they can go to the member log-in on the Bar website, then follow the prompts. Instructions for paying Bar fees online are also provided on the paper form mailed to members' official Bar addresses.

Under the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, fees postmarked after August 15 will be assessed a $50 late fee. Members whose payment is not received by September 30 will be deemed delinquent. The delinquency may be cleared by petitioning the Bar, paying the fees, the late fee, and a $150 reinstatement fee.

Voluntary Contributions

Members' fee statements include options for making voluntary contributions to a number of organizations, including:

* Children's Legal Services/The Florida Bar Foundation: 100 percent of this contribution goes to help protect the rights of low-income children who suffer most during difficult economic times.

* Florida Supreme Court Historical Society: focuses on preserving the state's judicial history and educating the public about the role of the courts.

* Attorneys Charitable Trust (ACT): formed as a disaster relief fund offering Florida...