"Florida's board certification program is one of the leaders in the nation in maintaining the highest standards for excellence and professionalism while adding practice areas for greater public access to legal specialists," said Florida Bar President John G. "Jay" White, III. "The program is predicated on experience and integrity, the foundations that are inseparable from our work as lawye...

Mercer Inc. states that lawyers from the Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren firm — not Mercer, as the county claims — helped former county Human Resources Director Gary Dobbert design the backdrop, according to filings this week in federal court.

The backdrop allowed some county retirees to collect six-figure lump sums as well as monthly pension checks. The backdrop and other generous benefi...