Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Amendments to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar (Biennial Petition)
November 9, 2017
Summary
The Supreme Court of Florida approved most of The Florida Bar’s proposed biennial amendments to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, with technical and substantive modifications. The Court declined to adopt the proposed advertising amendments concerning the terms “specialist” and “expert,” concluding that the proposal required further study and could be applied inconsistently. The adopted amendments address membership status, disciplinary time limits, professional conduct, trust accounts, certification, emeritus practice, foreign legal consultants, authorized house counsel, and related procedures.