FEATURED PRESENTATION: 

2025 Legislative Update

Course Description:

The Florida Legislature has just completed its session for 2025. House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell, who represents House District 67 (parts of Hillsborough County), will join us to give us an update on what occurred. What laws have changed? What issues have been addressed? How will these changes impact you, your clients, and your practice? And what's on the table for next year? Get answers to these questions and more at our July legal luncheon.

Speaker Bio:

Fentrice was raised by her parents in Polk County, Florida, and learned the value of hard work from their example. Her father started out as a warehouse stocker and worked his way up to becoming a dispatcher setting an example of reliability and perseverance. Her mother — a longtime public school teacher — always reminded Fentrice about the value of quality public education. Their example motivated Fentrice to achieve academically and become a leader early on in life.

Fentrice’s passion for public service began while participating in Florida Girls State, an educational program for rising high school seniors that replicates the functions of state government. Soon after, with the support of her local community, she attended Harvard University, where she worked her way through college and was elected as the first Black student to serve as president of the student government.

The impact of the community that raised her drew Fentrice back to the Tampa Bay area after finishing law school at Georgetown University. Fentrice joined Carlton Fields law firm as a Business Litigator and immediately got involved in community service programs through the Athena Society, Girl Scouts of America, the George Edgecomb Bar Association, and others.

Remembering her experience in high school with Florida Girls State, Fentrice knew she could do more to make a difference. In 2018, she ran for Florida House District 63. In a competitive race, she won and regained the seat for Florida Democrats.

As State Representative, now representing Florida House District 67, Fentrice is an advocate for improved health care outcomes and closing the Medicaid gap for low-income Floridians, common-sense gun reform, investing in our teachers and schools, ensuring a healthy environment, and protecting our voting rights. Fentrice is incredibly proud of sponsoring a bill tackling police reform and increasing accountability for law enforcement and a bill creating a task force to preserve abandoned African American cemeteries across Florida, both of which were passed unanimously. Now as House Democratic Leader, Fentrice intends to make Florida the best place in America to live and work by standing up for its working people and communities. 

Upcoming Events:

July 17: Attorney Roundtable

August 14: Next CLE Luncheon

Sponsor:

Thank you to Ryan Neal from Edward Jones Investing for sponsoring this month's luncheon!