Mentoring Matters

The Young Lawyers Division is committed to encouraging lawyers to participate in mentoring programs at the local level. Currently, mentoring programs are established voluntarily by local bar associations, Inns of Court, etc.

The YLD’s Transition to Practice (T2P) committee is tasked with educating young lawyers about mentoring programs and in encouraging state-wide mentoring programs.

Mentoring Programs Available Throughout Florida

The C.H. Ferguson M.E. White American Inn of Court

Meeting Location: Chester H. Ferguson Law Center; 1610 N Tampa St., Tampa, FL 33602

Contact:
Dominique Heller- DHeller@wiandlaw.com
Travis Godwin- tgodwin@wsvlegal.com

Jacksonville

Florida Coastal Alumni Association

Contact:
lgriffith@fcsl.edu

Jacksonville Bar Association Mentor Program Committee

Contact:
c/o The Jacksonville Bar Association
841 Prudential Drive, Ste. 1320
Jacksonville, FL 32207-8369
Phone: 904-399-4486
Fax: 904-399-4854

Orlando

Orange County Bar Association Mentoring Program

https://www.orangecountybar.org/programs/ocba-mentoring-program/

Palm Beach County

Sarasota

Annual Mentoring Event in August

Contact:
mgood@matthewseastmoore.com

St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg Bar Association
Informal Mentoring Program

Contact:
Erica Smith
esmith@fishersauls.com

Tampa

Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association

Contact:
Caroline Johnson Levine
Caroline.JohnsonLevine@myfloridalegal.com

Tallahassee

Tallahassee Women Lawyers Association

Contact:
Carol Grondzik
CSGrondzik@floridahousinglaw.com
2509 Barrington Circle, Suite 107
Tallahassee, FL 32308
Office: 850-668-6611
Fax: 866-746-6080

FAWL

Speed Mentoring (Tallahassee Women Lawyers Chapter)
Table of Eight (Tallahassee Women Lawyers Chapter)
One on One Mentoring (Several Chapters)
Rookie Camp (Tallahassee Women Lawyers Chapter)
Mentoring Social Events (Tallahassee Women Lawyers Chapter)

Contact:
Twyla Sketchley
The Professional Center at SouthWood
3689 Coolidge Court, Suite 8
Tallahassee, FL 32311
Phone: 850-894-0152
Fax: 850-297-2884
www.sketchleylaw.com

Tallahassee Barristers Association

Contact:
Mentoring Chair

OUT OF STATE PROGRAMS

Ohio

“Why Mentoring Matters Now,”
Lori L. Keating, Ohio Lawyer,  27-32, (September/October 2009)

www.sconet.state.oh.us/AttySvcs/mentoring/default.asp
www.sconet.state.oh.us/AttySvcs/mentoring/NewLawyerOrientation.pdf

American Bar Association