Amendments to Rules Regulating the Florida Bar

We have before us the report of The Florida Bar Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Service (Standing Committee) recommending that this Court amend Rule Regulating the Florida Bar 4-6.1, Pro Bono Public Service, to remove the deferral of government lawyers from the aspirational pro bono legal services goal and mandatory reporting requirement. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. After considering the report and the comments filed, and hearing oral argument, we decline to adopt the changes proposed by the Standing Committee.

BACKGROUND

In 1993, this Court implemented a pro bono…