Florida Bar v. Doane

Under rules fashioned by The Florida Bar and approved by a majority of this Court, solo practitioner Gary Elvin Doane became board-certified in the area of civil trial law. According to misdirected rules but rules certainly in full force and effect, he became authorized to use the title “expert.” Thereafter, Doane utilized advertisements that referred to the trade name of his law firm as “Legal Experts, L.L.C.” and “Legal Experts, P.L.” The Florida Bar contends that this trade name and type of advertising violates certain rules regulating lawyers in Florida. Accordingly, the majority now…