Vero Beach civil litigator John Stewart will take over as president of the 107,000-member Florida Bar on Friday, succeeding Michelle Suskauer.

Stewart, a Rossway Swan Tierney Barry Lacey & Oliver partner with a technology focus, has been active in the Florida Bar for years, serving as president of the young lawyers division in 2006-2007. He will take over leadership of the state bar at its annual convention in Boca Raton.