As the first former public defender to be elected as President of The Florida Bar, Michelle Suskauer is bringing a focus on criminal justice reform, inclusiveness, destigmatizing mental health and wellness, and providing practical resources for small and solo firms. She is spearheading the first statewide Criminal Justice Summit with lawyers and elected officials to address the state’s high incarceration rate and help bring meaningful reform. Michelle, an advocate of equal employment and retention in law for women, is working with the Bar’s Gender Bias Special Committee to eliminate bias in the legal profession. For the state’s solo and small firm lawyers, which make up 75% of attorneys in the state, she’s rolling out LegalFuel, an initiative providing free resources to help solo and small firms increase efficiency and profitability.