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Florida Coastal School of Law introduces shared accountability model for legal education

Florida Coastal School of Law has introduced the Assured Outcomes Partnership, a program designed to support shared accountability between the school and its students for success in the areas of academic performance, experiential learning, and bar exam passage.

The program will be implemented in spring 2013, with eligible students receiving partial refunds if desired outcomes are not achieved.

Alum Michael Orr elected president of The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division in 2014

Michael Orr, Class of 2005, was elected by The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors on Jan. 18 to serve as president-elect in 2013 and as president in 2014. Orr is the first Florida Coastal Alumnus to serve as President of the division, be a member of the Senior Florida Bar Board of Governors, and serve on the Executive Committee of the Florida Bar.

Orr is admitted to practice in the State of Florida and is a member of The Florida Bar. He is also admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, and the Federal 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.