Want to serve on a bar committee?

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The annual committee preference forms for Bar members seeking appointments for the presidential term of President-elect Gwynne Young will be available on The Florida Bar's website December 1 at floridabar. org.

If you do not have access to a computer, call (850) 561-5600, ext. 5757, and request a form to be mailed or faxed to you.

"The grassroots of a vibrant Bar is the work performed by its committees and sections," Young said. "The Florida Bar urges you to join this group of hardworking men and women who work unselfishly to make our Bar the best it can be."

To apply to serve on a Bar committee, members must fill out the committee preference form and submit it online, eliminating the need to mail or fax in the completed form. The preference form is presented in its usual Internet format and should only take a minute or two to complete and submit.

"Serving on a Florida Bar committee can be a demanding and important responsibility," Young said. "However, you will find it to be a meaningful and rewarding experience. It will provide you with the opportunity to enhance our profession and to improve the service we provide to others."

In making committee appointments this spring, Young said several factors will be considered, including prior service to The Florida Bar and voluntary bar organizations; the opportunity to have new members; diversity of...