Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.010, and…
September 7, 201742 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 797
Summary
The court declined to adopt proposed amendments governing attorney classifications, appearances, and withdrawals across several bodies of Florida rules. It concluded that the proposals required more individualized treatment by practice area and court, greater coordination among affected rules committees, and refinement of confusing procedures involving limited-representation counsel and attorney-of-record status. Justice Lawson, specially concurring, proposed an additional-special-counsel designation to address those concerns while preserving assistance for unrepresented litigants.