9:47am
Martha R. Lenderman, MSW
Consultant
Lenderman & Associates
Pinellas Park
Ms. Martha Lenderman retired after 30 years of service to the State. She worked at district levels as well as a number of years at the headquarters office of the Department of Children & Families in Tallahassee where her last position was as the State's Baker Act director. Ms. Lenderman has a master's degree in social work.
Ms. Lenderman now does consulting, primarily related to the Baker Act and Marchman Act. She assisted the Legislature in preparing the 1996 Baker Act reform, wrote the Florida Administrative Rules governing the Baker Act, developed the model Baker Act forms, developed the facility survey guidelines for AHCA and DCF. She has developed the state's Baker Act and Marchman Act Handbooks.
Ms. Lenderman has served as a member of the Florida Supreme Court Commission on Fairness, addressing the Baker Act and its effect on Florida's elders. She works with courts, hospitals, law enforcement agencies, and professional associations throughout the State on the appropriate use of the Baker Act and serves as an expert witness in medical malpractice cases.
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