WHEREAS, pursuant to the Florida Supreme Court decision In Re: Code for Resolving Professionalism Referrals, 367 So. 3d 1184, (Fla. 2023), the Chief Judge of each circuit is tasked with creating and maintaining a local professionalism panel to receive, screen, and act on referrals of claimed  unprofessional conduct and resolve those referrals informally, if possible, or refer them to The Florida Bar, if necessary;

        NOW THEREFORE, I, LEAH R. CASE, Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, hereby appoint the following individuals to serve on the Local Professionalism Panel of the Seventh Judicial Circuit:

1. Michael S. Orfinger, Circuit Judge, Chair (term expiring 6/30/2026);
2. Vincent T. Lyon, Esquire, Flagler County Representative (term expiring 6/30/2026);
3. Alicia Washington, Circuit Judge, Putnam County Representative (term expiring 6/30/2027);
4. Daniel K. Hilbert, Esquire, St. Johns County Representative (term expiring 6/30/2026);
5. MaryEllen Osterndorf, Esquire, Volusia County Representative (term expiring 6/30/2028).

        IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Seventh Judicial Circuit Local Professionalism Panel will meet at the discretion of the Chair and otherwise be governed by The Code for Resolving Professionalism Referrals.

TO BE RECORDED in Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and Volusia counties.

DONE AND ORDERED in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, this 30th day of June 2025.