SUNSET OF CERTIFICATION AREAS

If any certification committee has not received an initial certification application for 5 consecutive years, the Board of Legal Specialization and Education will petition the Supreme Court of Florida to close the certification area to initial applicants. The recertification standards of the certification area will remain in effect. When the Board of Legal Specialization and Education determines there have been no new initial certification applications for 5 consecutive years, the bar will post a notice on its website that no new applications will be accepted until the Supreme Court of Florida determines whether to close the certification area to initial applicants. The bar will then accept no new applicants for that area until the court makes it determination.