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.