The Florida Bar Board of Governors Communications Committee
Subcommittee on Expanded Member Profile Additions
Report and Recommendations
October 4, 2007
Members:
John Biesinger (Citizens Forum), chair
Laird Liles
Jake Schickel
The subcommittee met by telephone conference call on August 24 and September 21,
2007, to discuss requests by members to add additional information to the Expanded
Member Profiles in the advanced degrees, practice areas and federal courts sections.
With the assistance of staff, the subcommittee compiled the current list of LLM degrees
from ABA-approved law schools – see 3a(i)-- and all individual federal courts – see
3a(ii). For practice areas, the subcommittee combined all Florida Bar sections and
certifications, Florida Trend’s list of law practice areas used for their “Legal Elite”
publication, Martindale-Hubbell’s list of law practice areas and the titles of advanced law
degrees – see 3a(iii). The subcommittee also reviewed requested additions from Bar
members.
As a result of this work, the subcommittee presents the following recommendations:
1. Add LLM degrees from ABA-approved law schools as an additional option with the
law school list for the LLM.
2. For the Federal Courts section, add all individual courts.
3. Add practice areas to include all Florida Bar sections and board certifications, types of
LLM degrees, Martindale-Hubbell practice areas, Florida Trend practice areas and others
as developed by the subcommittee and listed in 3a(iii).
Staff is to review and update these categories periodically and pursuant to any changes
made by any of the sources.
Attachment 3a
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3a(i)
Advanced Law Degrees from ABA Approved Law Schools
Admiralty/Marine Affairs
Tulane University, LL.M.
Washington, University of, LL.M.
Agriculture Law
University of Arkansas-Fayetteville, LL.M.
American and International Legal Practice
Loyola University-Los Angeles
American Law for Foreign Lawyers
Florida State University, LL.M.
Asian and Comparative Law
Washington, University of, LL.M.; Ph.D.
Banking, Corporate, and Finance Law/Financial Services/Securities
Boston University, LL.M.
Chicago-Kent-Illinois Institute of Technology, LL.M.
Fordham University, LL.M.
Georgetown University, LL.M.
New York University, LL.M.
Wayne State University, LL.M.
Widener University, LL.M.
Bankruptcy Law
St. John's University, LL.M.
Biotechnology and Genomics
Arizona State University, LL.M.
Business Law
Loyola University-Chicago, L.L.M.; M.J.
San Diego, University of, LL.M.
Business and Taxation
Capital University, LL.M.
Pacific-McGeorge, University of, LL.M.
Thomas Jefferson School of Law, LL.M.
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Child and Family Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law, IIT, LL.M.
Loyola University-Chicago, LL.M.; M.J.
Clinical Legal Education
Temple University, LL.M.
Comparative Law/Comparative Legal Studies/Comparative
Jurisprudence/Comparative Legal Thought
Florida, University of, LL.M.
Indiana University-Bloomington, M.C.L.
John Marshall Law School, LL.M.
Louisiana State University, LL.M.
Miami, University of, LL.M.
New York University, M.C.J.
Pennsylvania State University, LL.M.
Samford University, M.C.L.
Tulane University, M.C.L.
Tulsa, University of, LL.M.
Yeshiva University, LL.M.
Criminal Law
Buffalo, State University of NY, Univ. at, LL.M.
Dispute Resolution
George Washington, LL.M.
Missouri-Columbia, University of, LL.M
Oregon, University of (Masters)
Pepperdine University, M.D.R., LL.M.
Education Law
Franklin Pierce Law Center, M.E.L.
Nova Southeastern University, M.E.L.
Elder Law
Stetson University, LL.M.
Employee Law / Benefits
John Marshall Law School, LL.M.
Nova Southeastern University, M.S.
Energy, Environment/Natural Resources
Denver, University of, LL.M.
George Washington University, LL.M.
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Golden Gate University, LL.M.
Houston, University of, LL.M.
Lewis and Clark College, LL.M.
Pace University, LL.M.; S.J.D.
Pacific-McGeorge, University of, LL.M.
Tulane University, LL.M.
Utah, University of, LL.M.
Vermont Law School, LL.M.; M.S.E.L.
Entertainment and Media Law
Southwestern University, LL.M.
Estate Planning
Miami, University of, LL.M.
Missouri-Kansas City, University of, J.D./LL.M.
Family Law
Hofstra University School of Law, LL.M.
General or As Approved
Alabama, University of, LL.M.
California-Berkeley, University of , LL.M.; J.S.D.
Boston College, LL.M.
California-Davis, University of , LL.M.
Cardozo School of Law, LL.M.
Catholic University of America, LL.M.
Chicago, University of, LL.M.; S.J.D.; M.C.L; D.C.L.
Cleveland State University, LL.M.
Columbia University, LL.M.; J.S.D.
Cornell University, LL.M.; J.S.D.
Emory University, LL.M.
George Mason, J.M. (for nonlawyers)
George Washington University, LL.M.
Georgetown University, LL.M.; S.J.D.
Georgia, University of, LL.M.
Harvard University, LL.M.
Illinois, University of, LL.M.; J.S.D.
Indiana University-Bloomington, LL.M.
Indiana University-Indianapolis, S.J.D.
Louisiana State University, LL.M.; M.C.L.
Michigan, University of, LL.M.; M.C.L.; S.J.D.
Missouri-Kansas City, University of, LL.M.
New York University, LL.M.; J.S.D.
New York University, J.S.D.
Pennsylvania, University of, LL.M.; M.C.L.; S.J.D.
San Diego, University of, LL.M.
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Southern Methodist University, LL.M.; S.J.D.
Stanford University, J.S.D.; J.S.M.
Temple University, LL.M.
Texas, University of, LL.M.
Toledo, University of, M.S.
Touro College, LL.M.
Tulane University, LL.M.; S.J.D.
Virginia, University of, LL.M.; S.J.D.
Wayne State University, LL.M.
Wisconsin, University of, LL.M.; S.J.D.; M.L.I.
Yale University, LL.M.; J.S.D.
Global Technology
Suffolk University, LL.M.
Governance and Rule of Law
Ohio Northern University, LL.M.
Government and Public Policy
Pacific-McGeorge, University of, LL.M.
Government Administration and Regulation
Albany Law School of Union University, LL.M.
Health Law
Albany Law School of Union University, LL.M.
DePaul University, LL.M.
Georgetown University, LL.M.
Houston, University of, LL.M.
Loyola University-Chicago, LL.M.; S.J.D.; M.J.
Nova Southeastern University, M.H.L.
Quinnipiac University
Saint Louis University, LL.M.
Seton Hall University, LL.M.
Widener University, LL.M.; S.J.D.; M.J.; D.L
Indigenous Law
Arizona, University of, LL.M.
Tulsa, University of, LL.M.
Insurance Law
Connecticut, University of, LL.M.
Intellectual Property/Technology/Information Technology Law
Akron, University of, LL.M.
Albany Law School of Union University, LL.M.
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Boston University, LL.M.
Cardozo, School of Law, LL.M.
Chicago-Kent College of Law, LL.M.
DePaul University, LL.M.
Fordham University, LL.M.
Franklin Pierce Law Center, LL.M.
George Mason University, LL.M.
George Washington University, LL.M.
Golden Gate University, LL.M.
Houston, University of, LL.M.
John Marshall Law School, LL.M.; M.S.
Michigan State University College of Law LL.M.; M.J.
Santa Clara University, LL.M.
Suffolk University, LL.M.
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, LL.M.
Washington University, LL.M.
Washington, University of, LL.M.
International/International and Comparative Law/Comparative and International
Law/International Legal Studies
Albany Law School of Union University, LL.M.
American University, LL.M.
Chicago-Kent-Illinois Institute of Technology, LL.M.
Fordham University, LL.M.
Georgetown University, LL.M.
George Washington University, LL.M.
Golden Gate University, LL.M.; S.J.D.
Hofstra University, LL.M.
Iowa, University of, LL.M.
Louisiana State University, LL.M.
Miami, University of, LL.M.
New York University, LL.M.
Notre Dame, University of, LL.M.
Pittsburg, University of, J.S.D.
Puerto Rico, University of, LL.M.
Pittsburgh, University of, LL.M.
San Diego, University of, LL.M.
Southern Methodist University, LL.M.
Stetson University, LL.M.
St. Mary's University, LL.M.
Santa Clara University, LL.M.
Tulane University, LL.M.
Willamette University, LL.M.
International Business and Trade Law/Transnational Business Practice
Arizona, University of, LL.M.
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California-Davis, University of, LL.M.
Fordham University, LL.M.
John Marshall Law School, LL.M.
New York University, LL.M.
Pacific-McGeorge, University of, LL.M.
San Francisco, University of, LL.M.
Stetson University, LL.M.
Suffolk University, LL.M.
International Economic Law
Houston, University of, LL.M.
International Environmental Law
Washington, University of, LL.M.
Intercultural/International Human Rights
Notre Dame, University of, LL.M.; S.J.D.
St. Thomas University, LL.M.
International Taxation
New York University, LL.M.
Regent University, LL.M.
St. Thomas University, J.S.D.
Inter-American Law
Miami, University of, LL.M.
Judicial Process
Virginia, University of, LL.M.
Labor Law/Employment Law
Georgetown University, LL.M.
New York University, LL.M.
Wayne State University, LL.M.
Law and Economics
George Mason University, LL.M.
Law and Government/Procurement
American University, LL.M.
George Washington University, LL.M.
Law, Religion, and Culture
Samford University, LL.M.; S.J.D.
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Legal Studies
Albany Law School of Union University, LL.M.
Arizona State University, LL.M.
Connecticut, University of , LL.M.
Georgetown University, M.S.L.
Northwestern University, M.S.
Litigation/Trial Advocacy/Advocacy
California Western, LL.M.
Georgetown University, LL.M. (Clinical Fellows)
George Washington University, LL.M.
Temple University, LL.M.
Military Law
Judge Advocate General's School, LL.M.
Ocean and Coastal Law
Miami, University of, LL.M.
Professional Studies in Law
Touro College, M.P.S.L.
Real Estate/Land Development
Hofstra University, LL.M.
John Marshall, LL.M.
Miami, University of, LL.M.
Research
Duke University, S.J.D.
Indiana University-Bloomington, S.J.D.
Northwestern University, LL.M.; S.J.D.
Southern Methodist University, S.J.D.
Washington University, J.S.D.
Securities Regulation
Georgetown University, LL.M.
Sports Law
Marquette University, LL.M.
Sustainable International Development
Washington, University of, LL.M.
Taxation
Alabama, University of, LL.M.
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Baltimore, University of, LL.M.
Boston University, LL.M.
Capital University, LL.M.
Case Western Reserve University, LL.M.
Chapman University, LL.M.
Chicago-Kent-Illinois Institute of Technology, LL.M.
Denver, University of, LL.M.
DePaul University, LL.M.
Florida, University of, LL.M.; S.J.D.
Georgetown University, LL.M.
Golden Gate University, LL.M.
Houston, University of, LL.M.
John Marshall Law School, LL.M.
Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles, LL.M.
Miami, University of, LL.M.
Missouri-Kansas City, University of, LL.M.
New York Law School, LL.M.
New York University, LL.M.
Northwestern University, LL.M.
Pacific-McGeorge, University of, LL.M.
San Diego, University of, LL.M.
Southern Methodist University, LL.M.
Temple University, LL.M.
Thomas M. Cooley Law School, LL.M.
Villanova University, LL.M.
Washington University, LL.M.
Washington, University of, LL.M.
Wayne State University, LL.M.
Tribal Policy, Law and Government
Arizona State University, LL.M.
Urban Affairs/Urban Studies
Missouri-Kansas City, University of, LL.M.
Washington University, LL.M.
As of September 2007
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3a(ii)
FEDERAL COURTS
FOR EXPANDED MEMBER PROFILE
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. Courts of Appeal
U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. District Courts
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
U.S. District Court, District of Alaska
U.S. District Court, District of Arizona
U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
U.S. District Court, District of Columbia
U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
U.S. District Court, District of Guam
U.S. District Court, District of Hawaii
U.S. District Court, District of Idaho
U.S. District Court, District of Kansas
U.S. District Court, District of Maine
U.S. District Court, District of Maryland
U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota
U.S. District Court, District of Montana
U.S. District Court, District of Nebraska
U.S. District Court, District of Nevada
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U.S. District Court, District of New Hampshire
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico
U.S. District Court, District of North Dakota
U.S. District Court, District of the Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. District Court, District of Oregon
U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico
U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island
U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
U.S. District Court, District of South Dakota
U.S. District Court, District of Utah
U.S. District Court, District of Vermont
U.S. District Court, District of the Virgin Islands
U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California
U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Iowa
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Iowa
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Western District of Michigan
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri
U.S. District Court, Western District of Missouri
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington
U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia
U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. District Court, Western District of Wisconsin
U.S. Bankruptcy Courts
Florida Middle District Bankruptcy Court
Florida Northern District Bankruptcy Court
Florida Southern District Bankruptcy Court
Alabama Middle District Bankruptcy Court
Alabama Northern District Bankruptcy Court
Alabama Southern District Bankruptcy Court
Alaska Bankruptcy Court
Arizona Bankruptcy Court
Arkansas Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
Arkansas Western District Bankruptcy Court
California Central District Bankruptcy Court
California Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
California Northern District Bankruptcy Court
California Southern District Bankruptcy Court
Colorado Bankruptcy Court
Connecticut Bankruptcy Court
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Delaware Bankruptcy Court
District of Columbia Bankruptcy Court
Georgia Middle District Bankruptcy Court
Georgia Northern District Bankruptcy Court
Georgia Southern District Bankruptcy Court
Hawaii Bankruptcy Court
Idaho Bankruptcy Court
Illinois Central District Bankruptcy Court
Illinois Northern District Bankruptcy Court
Illinois Southern District Bankruptcy Court
Indiana Northern District Bankruptcy Court
Indiana Southern District Bankruptcy Court
Iowa Northern District Bankruptcy Court
Iowa Southern District Bankruptcy Court
Kansas Bankruptcy Court
Kentucky Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
Kentucky Western District Bankruptcy Court
Louisiana Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
Louisiana Middle District Bankruptcy Court
Louisiana Western District Bankruptcy Court
Maine Bankruptcy Court
Maryland Bankruptcy Court
Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court
Michigan Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
Michigan Western District Bankruptcy Court
Minnesota Bankruptcy Court
Mississippi Northern District Bankruptcy Court
Mississippi Southern District Bankruptcy Court
Montana Bankruptcy Court
Nebraska Bankruptcy Court
New Hampshire Bankruptcy Court
New Jersey Bankruptcy Court
New Mexico Bankruptcy Court
New York Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
New York Northern District Bankruptcy Court
New York Southern District Bankruptcy Court
New York Western District Bankruptcy Court
Nevada Bankruptcy Court
North Carolina Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
North Carolina Middle District Bankruptcy Court
North Carolina Western District Bankruptcy Court
North Dakota Bankruptcy Court
Ohio Northern District Bankruptcy Court
Ohio Southern District Bankruptcy Court
Oklahoma Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
Oklahoma Northern District Bankruptcy Court
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Oklahoma Western District Bankruptcy Court
Oregon Bankruptcy Court
Pennsylvania Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
Pennsylvania Middle District Bankruptcy Court
Pennsylvania Western District Bankruptcy Court
Puerto Rico Bankruptcy Court
Rhode Island Bankruptcy Court
South Carolina Bankruptcy Court
South Dakota Bankruptcy Court
Tennessee Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
Tennessee Middle District Bankruptcy Court
Tennessee Western District Bankruptcy Court
Texas Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
Texas Northern District Bankruptcy Court
Texas Southern District Bankruptcy Court
Texas Western District Bankruptcy Court
Utah Bankruptcy Court
Vermont Bankruptcy Court
Virginia Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
Virginia Western District Bankruptcy Court
Washington Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
Washington Western District Bankruptcy Court
West Virginia Northern District Court
West Virginia Southern District Court
Wisconsin Eastern District Bankruptcy Court
Wisconsin Western District Bankruptcy Court
Wyoming Bankruptcy Court
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3a(iii)
PRACTICE AREAS
FOR EXPANDED MEMBER PROFILE
Practice Areas
Administrative
Admiralty and Maritime
Adoption
Agricultural
American and International
American Law for Foreign Lawyers
Antitrust and Trade Regulation
Appellate Practice
Arbitration
Asian and Comparative
Aviation
Banking
Bankruptcy
Biotechnology and Genomics
Business
Business and Taxation
Child and Family
City/County/Local Government
Civil Rights
Civil Trial
Clinical Legal Education
Commercial Litigation
Communications
Comparative
Constitutional
Construction
Contracts
Corporate
Criminal Appellate
Criminal
Debtor and Creditor
Dispute Resolution
Education
Elder
Election, Campaign and Political
Eminent Domain
Employee Benefits
Energy, Environment/Natural Resources
Entertainment, Arts and Sports
Environmental and Land Use
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Equal Opportunities
Estate Planning
Family
Finance and Investments
General Practice
Global Technology
Governance and Rule of Law
Government
Government and Administrative
Government Administration and Regulation
Government and Public Policy
Government Contracts
Guardianship
Health
Health Administration
Immigration and Nationality
Indian and Native Populations
Indigenous
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Inter-American
Intercultural/International Human Rights
International
International Business
International and Comparative
International Legal Studies
International Economic
International Environmental
International Taxation
Internet
Judicial Process
Labor and Employment
Law and Economics
Law and Government/Procurement
Law, Religion and Culture
Legal Malpractice
Legal Studies
Litigation/Trial Advocacy/Advocacy
Marital and Family
Media
Mediation
Medical Malpractice
Mergers and Acquisitions
Military Natural Resources
Occupational Safety and Health
Ocean and Coastal
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Personal Injury
Probate and Trust Litigation
Product Liability
Professional Liability
Professional Studies in Law
Public Finance and Bonds
Public Interest
Public Utilities
Real Estate
Real Estate/Land Development
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law
Research
Securities
State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice
Sustainable International Development
Tax
Technology and Science
Toxic Torts
Transportation
Trial
Tribal Policy
Trusts and Estates
Urban Affairs/Urban Studies
Wills, Trusts and Estates
Workers’ Compensation
Zoning, Planning and Land Use
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