News & Noteworthy

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.

Professors Boeckman, Sullivan, and Tuttle win ABA Military Pro Bono Project Outstanding Services Award

Florida Coastal has received the ABA Military Pro Bono Project Outstanding Services Award for the pro bono representation of military service-members by Professors Laura Boeckman, Natalie Tuttle, and Sarah Sullivan.  This award comes from the Standing Committee on Legal Assistance for Military Personnel (LAMP). National recognition by the ABA is a testament to the faculty of Florida Coastal and the outstanding work of Boeckman, Sullivan, and Tuttle.

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