Legal Opinion
Mason v. Florida Bar
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 6, 2000No. 99-2138PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
This case involves facial and as applied challenges to Rule 4-7.2Q) of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar (“Rule 4-7.2(j)”), which prohibits statements made by lawyers in advertisements or written - communications that are “self laudatory” or that describe or characterize the quality of legal services. In particular, Appellant Steven G. Mason (“Mason”) challenges the application of Rule 4-7.2(j) as a violation of his First Amendment rights and charges that Rule 4-7.2(j) is void-for-vagueness under the First Amendment as it applies to the states via the Due Process…
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