Florida Bar

The Florida Bar petitions this Court, pursuant to rule 1-12.1, Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, to adopt extensive revisions to chapter 6, Designation and Certification, of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. These revisions continue the process begun in 1974 to simultaneously improve the competence of the Bar while identifying for the public and other members of the Bar those lawyers who have demonstrated special knowledge, skill, and proficiency in specific fields. The initial step in this process was the creation of the Florida Designation Plan in 1975 under which Bar members who met…