Paige Greenlee in line to lead the Bar
‘I know I have a lot of responsibility ahead, responsibility that comes with the confidence that members of the Bar have in me, and I don’t take that lightly’
Paige Greenlee: ‘I am humbled by the support that I received across the state.’
Paige Greenlee, a Tampa civil litigator and eight-year veteran of the Board of Governors, is the next Florida Bar president-elect designate.
Greenlee said she is “on cloud nine” and eager to lead the 115,000-member Florida Bar.
“I’m excited, I’m proud of the campaign that I ran, and I am humbled by the support that I received across the state,” she said. “I know I have a lot of responsibility ahead, responsibility that comes with the confidence that members of the Bar have in me, and I don’t take that lightly.”
In a statewide election, Greenlee faced veteran Miami Beach civil litigator Jeffrey Rynor, who was first elected to the Board of Governors in 2018. After balloting ended at 11:59 p.m. EST, March 15, the results showed Greenlee garnered 7,244 votes to Rynor’s 4,583.
Greenlee will succeed President-elect Michael Fox Orr, a veteran Jacksonville civil trial lawyer, when he succeeds President Rosalyn Sia Baker-Barnes at the Annual Florida Bar Convention in June. Greenlee will become president in June 2027.
A 2000 graduate of Emory University School of Law, Greenlee is a sole practitioner with Greenlee Law, PLLC. In her campaign, she stressed her 20 years of professional service, which included stints as president of the Bar’s Young Lawyers Division and the Hillsborough County Bar Association. A six-year member of the Executive Committee, Greenlee has chaired or co-chaired other key board committees, including Disciplinary Review, Communications, Technology, and Program Evaluation.
Greenlee’s platform focused on access to justice and court efficiency, enhancing professionalism, civility and ethics, the responsible use of innovative technology, sustainability for solo and small-firm practitioners, and preserving the independence of the judiciary and The Florida Bar.
“The Board of Governors has been told by the Supreme Court, and takes very seriously, the role that we play in the discipline process, and I want to make sure that the Bar continues doing that and not some other entity,” she said. “We’re a self-regulating profession, it’s something that makes us very unique and we do a very good job of it, and I want to make sure that stays in our hands.”
It’s too early to discuss initiatives or projects she hopes to pursue during her term as president, Greenlee said. She said she is looking forward to supporting Orr’s presidential term. The two have been friends since they were “bright-eyed and bushy tailed” Young Lawyers Division members, Greenlee said.
“One of the things I’m most excited about is working with Michael,” she said. “I think we are going to be able to do some great things.”