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As of June 30, 2023, there were a total of 407 specialists: 349 Active Board-Certified Specialists,
47 Senior Board-Certified Specialists, 0 Senior60 Board-Certified Specialists, 8 Inactive Board-
Certified Specialists, 3 Senior/Inactive Board-Certified Specialists; and 0 Hardship/CLE Exempt
Board-Certified Specialists. 16 Specialists were decertified in 2022 and 2023. 9 Specialists retired in
2022 and 2023. The breakdown is as follows:

Appellate Practice – 14 active, 1 decertified
Business Bankruptcy – 17 active, 1 inactive
Consumer Bankruptcy – 12 active
Employment Law – 9 active
Estate Planning – 96 active, 12 senior, 0 senior60, 1 decertified, 2 retired
Family Law – 63 active, 9 senior, 3 senior/inactive, 6 inactive, 8 decertified, 3 retired
Health Law – 32 active, 1 decertified
Labor Law – 0
Tax Law – 106 active, 26 senior, 0 senior60, 1 inactive, 5 decertified, 4 retired

The LBLS Board approved 37 applications for recertification as of January 1, 2023: 1 in
appellate practice; 2 in business bankruptcy law; 3 in consumer bankruptcy law; 12 in estate planning
and administration; 4 in family law; and 15 in tax law.

The Advisory Commissions for each specialty remain active and are currently in the process of
grading certification examinations for their respective specialties. Their CLE Committees diligently
review and approve courses for specialization credit.

Health Law accepted its first applications for specialization beginning in January 2019. The first
Health Law take home exam was administered in the Summer of 2019. The first 24 Health Law
specialists were Board certified beginning January 1, 2020. An additional eight (8) Health Law
specialists were Board certified in 2022; one (1) Health Law specialist was certified in 2023; and one
Health Law specialist passed away in 2023.

Employment Law and Labor Law accepted their first applications for specialization beginning
in November 2021. The first Employment Law and Labor Law take home exams were administered in
the Summer of 2022. The first nine (9) Employment Law specialists were board certified beginning
January 1, 2023.

Elections were held in April, May, and June of 2023 for Advisory Commission members and
officers. One new member was appointed to the LBLS Board to replace a member who had served the
maximum two 3-year terms on the Board.

Future of Legal Specialization

LBLS continues its outreach and advertising campaign by being proactive. LBLS works with