Jorge Piedra, Jorge Piedra, managing partner with Piedra & Associates. Courtesy photo.
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Attorney Jorge Piedra has defeated Fowler White Burnett partner Alice Sum in a runoff election for the fourth of seven Florida Bar board of governors seats dedicated to the Miami-Dade Circuit.

The final vote tally was 1,750 to 1,382.

The runoff was triggered when the March general election ended in a tie with each candidate garnering 1,270 votes.