Three Miami heavy hitters are running for a Florida Bar board of governors’ seat being vacated by Bar president-elect Michael Higer, and the race already is contentious.

Deborah Baker-Egozi, past president of the Miami chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers; Jason Murray, president of the Dade County Bar Association; and Michael Dribin, former chair of the Florida Bar’s real property, probate and trust law section, are running for the seat.