{"id":207962,"date":"2026-03-27T06:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/207962\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T06:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:04:08","slug":"board-certified-family-lawyer-promotes-bar-pride-at-megacon-orlando-the-florida-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/207962\/","title":{"rendered":"Board certified family lawyer promotes Bar pride at MEGACON Orlando \u2013 The Florida Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Attorney Eddie E. Stephens III, left, and actor Joe Pantolanio with The Florida Bar board certification flag at MEGACON Orlando.<\/p>\n

In a blend of law and pop culture, Florida Bar board-certified marital and family law attorney Eddie E. Stephens III showcased professional pride at MEGACON Orlando, where he was photographed with actor Joe Pantoliano while displaying the much-traveled Florida Bar board certification flag.<\/p>\n

Stephens, of Stephens & Stevens, is among the youngest lawyers to achieve board certification in marital and family law and has maintained the distinction for more than 22 years. MEGACON caters to the comic book, sci-fi, anime, fantasy, and gaming communities.<\/p>\n

Board certification is The Florida Bar\u2019s highest level of evaluation, recognizing attorneys with demonstrated expertise, professionalism, and ethics in their specialty areas.<\/p>\n

A past recipient of the Bar\u2019s Board Certification Promotion Award, Stephens has also chaired the Marital and Family Law Board Certification Committee, helping advance the program statewide.<\/p>\n

Pantoliano, known for roles in The Sopranos, The Matrix, and Memento, added a touch of celebrity to the event, drawing attention to the certification program.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoard certification is about more than a title \u2014 it\u2019s a commitment to excellence and a promise to clients,\u201d Stephens said.<\/p>\n

For more information about board certification, visit The Florida Bar\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Attorney Eddie E. Stephens III, left, and actor Joe Pantolanio with The Florida Bar board certification flag at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":207963,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[139,141,140],"class_list":["post-207962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=207962"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/207962\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/207963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=207962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=207962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=207962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}