Supreme Court of Florida

In Re: Amendments to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar - Biennial Petition

January 4, 2019267 So. 3d 891

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida adopted most of The Florida Bar's proposed amendments to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, deleted two duplicative rules, declined one proposed amendment concerning mandatory felony-discipline filings, and modified the proposed eligibility category for Florida Registered Paralegals. The amendments address continuing-education requirements, electronic meetings, attorney criminal-charge reporting, reinstatement, fees, ethics, disciplinary procedures, and paralegal registration, and become effective March 5, 2019.