Martha Lenderman
Title: Board of Directors
Contact Information:
Lenderman & Associates
7268 Moffatt Lane
Pinellas Park, Fl 33781
Phone: 727-541-7888
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Martha Lenderman retired after 30 years of service to the State and served at one time as the state’s Baker Act director. She has a master’s degree in social work.
Martha 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, and
• Wrote the state’s Baker Act and Marchman Act Handbooks.
Martha has served as a member of the Florida Supreme Court Commission on Fairness, addressing the Baker Act and has twice presented seminars on the Baker Act at the Annual Educational Conferences for Circuit Judges. 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.
