Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Amendments to Rules Regulating the Florida Bar – Miscellaneous
March 16, 2023
Summary
The Court granted The Florida Bar’s petition in substantial part and amended the specified Bar Rules and bylaw as proposed, except for a technical amendment to rule 5-1.1(g)(3) and the proposed minimum net interest-rate requirement in rule 5-1.1(g)(5)(B). The amendments address retirement and reinstatement, confidentiality disclosures, trust-account interest, legal-student practice, paralegal eligibility, and related administrative matters. The amendments become effective May 15, 2023, at 12:01 a.m.