Legal Opinion
G. Stewart McHenry Went for It, Inc., a Florida Corporation, John T. Blakely v. The Florida Bar, Susan v. Bloemendaal
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 10, 1994No. 93-2069PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BLACK, Circuit Judge:
The question in this appeal is whether The Florida Bar’s thirty-day ban on direct mail lawyer advertising soliciting personal injury and wrongful death clients violates commercial speech protections afforded attorney advertising under the First Amendment. The district court ruled that it does. We affirm.
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Subject to approval by the Florida Supreme Court, The Florida Bar (Bar) promulgates rules that regulate the manner in which Florida lawyers may contact prospective clients for the purpose of obtaining professional employment. See R. Regulating Fla. Bar 4r-7.1 to -7.7…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Frisby v. SchultzSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Carey v. Population Services InternationalSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Bates v. State Bar of ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Speer v. MillerDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1994
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