Laird A. Lile reinstated to Workgroup on Judicial Practices in the Trial Courts

Laird A. Lile, a board-certified wills, trusts and estates attorney in Naples, has been reinstated by Chief Justice Carlos Muniz to the Florida Supreme Court’s Workgroup on Judicial Practices in the Trial Courts.

The workgroup, established within the Florida Supreme Court’s Judicial Management Council, is charged with reviewing best practices for the implementation of procedures and other instructions by judges within their individual courtrooms to determine whether instructions are sufficiently accessible, understandable, and consistent with rules of court procedure and law.

Additionally, the workgroup will review practices for replying to inquiries presented by litigants to ensure timely and responsive replies; review processes for scheduling hearings to ensure they are user-friendly and provide for timely hearings; and make recommendations to improve the practices and processes reviewed.

The Workgroup on Judicial Practices in the Trial Courts – comprised of five judges, a trial court administrator, and three practicing attorneys – will submit its report to the Florida Supreme Court by April 30, 2025.

Lile, a Top 10 Florida Super Lawyer for six consecutive years, is serving his tenth consecutive term on the Board of Governors for The Florida Bar. He was elected as a governor by members to represent the 20th Judicial Circuit, which includes Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties. Lile was recently named to Best Lawyers in America for the 27th consecutive year.

The Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court appointed Lile to a second term on the Judicial Management Council and a fifth term on the Florida Courts Technology Commission. He is also past chair of the Second District Court of Appeal Nominating Commission. Lile was inducted into Florida Trend’s Legal Elite Hall of Fame in 2010. He is a past chair of the Bar’s 11,200-member Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, as well as a Fellow and two-term past Regent and former state chair in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.