Richard C. McFarlain

Government, Mediation
305 South Gadsden Street, P.O. Box 2174
Tallahassee, Florida 32316


Government

Admitted

1964, Florida; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Florida

Law School

Stetson University College of Law, LL.B., 1964

Law School Graduation Year

1964

College

Rollins, B.A., 1955

Memberships

Tallahassee and American (Member, Standing Committee on Professional Discipline, 1982-1985; Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, 1991-1994) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar

Biographical

Phi Delta Phi; Phi Alpha Theta. Author: Character and Fitness Process Before the Florida Board of Bar Examiners, 1989. Assistant Executive Director, 1965-1976 and Legislative Counsel, 1976-2000, The Florida Bar. President, National Association of Bar Counsel, 1974-1975. Member: Florida Supreme Court Bench Bar Commission; Florida Supreme Court Bar Admissions Committee, 1989-1994; State of Florida Sentencing Commission, 1990. General Counsel, Republican Party of Florida, 1990-1999. Chairman, Medical Quality Assurance Committee, Department of Professional Regulation, 1990. Member, Federal Judicial Nominating Commission, 2001—. Presently on leave of absence from firm serving as General Counsel and Special Counsel to the President, The Florida State University. Fellow, American Bar Association.

Military