In Re: Amendments to Rule Regulating the Florida Bar 5-1.1(g)

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC20-1543 ____________ IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO RULE REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR 5-1.1(g). June 18, 2021 PER CURIAM. The Task Force on the Distribution of IOTA Funds (Task Force) petitions the Court to amend rule 5-1.1(g) (Trust Accounts; Interest on Trust Accounts (IOTA) Program) of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar (Bar Rules). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. With the substantial modifications discussed below, we adopt the amendments to rule 5-1.1(g) proposed by the Task Force. BACKGROUND In 1978, this Court adopted the nation’s…