Florida Bar

This matter is before us on petition of The Florida Bar to amend article XVII of the bylaws under the Integration Rule which relates to the Designation Plan of The Florida Bar. The Bar suggests that the right to designate general practice, without fulfilling certain designation requirements, be deleted; that a requirement that a member accumulate a specified minimum number of hours of continuing legal education before becoming eligible to designate be added; that a restriction on the accumulation of continuing legal education credit which counts towards renewal of one’s designation to no more…