Don’t be afraid to engage in a battle of the experts before the Florida Board of Bar Examiners. As a result of past conduct, you may have been forced to meet with a Florida Lawyers Assistance approved physician for a chemical dependency or psychological evaluation.

In many instances you may find yourself shocked with the findings and having to defend yourself to the Board. There are several ways to respond to an unfavorable chemical dependency or psychological evaluation.

You can depose the expert and pick apart his methodology and attempt to discredit him. However, since he or she has already been approved as an expert by the Board this is a dubious task.

The more meaningful way to attack the report would be to seek independent clinicians to conduct their own independent report. If your clinicians are willing to come in and testify to explain and validate their findings, then I feel that anyone applying to the Florida Bar has a fighting chance to not get unfairly labeled as a drug addict or unstable.

For more information call 954-760-6552 to speak to a Florida Board of Bar Examiners character and fitness defense attorney.