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TakingthePlunge : BoardCertification
iwouldencourageyoutotaketheplunge , apply , andtakeonemore test — thejourneyalonecanmakeyouabetterattorney .
Early in November , I did something that I thought I would never do again — take an exam testing my legal knowledge . I originally took the Bar Exam in Maryland , and , once I passed , waived into the District of Columbia , where I practiced for the first part of my career . When I moved to Florida in 2009 , I had to take the entire Bar Exam again . After going through the arduous process of studying what seemed like the entirety of the law for the second time , and passing , I pretty much swore off any further legal related examinations . My mindset changed , however , once I decided to dedicate my practice to marital and family law . As I came into contact with more and more family law attorneys , I began to notice a trend . Of the attorneys who were the most knowledgeable , the ones who came across as “ experts ,” and who , in my opinion , most exhibited professionalism , the vast majority were board certified in marital and family law .
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