Florida Bar re Amendments to Rules Regulating the Florida Bar

The Florida Bar, as part of its annual review and with the authorization of the Board of Governors, petitions this Court to amend the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar and to adopt new rules. Several private citizens have also filed petitions requesting the amendment and adoption of rules. The Bar opposes the citizen petitions, and various members of the Bar and the public oppose the Bar’s petition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, sections 2(a) and 15 of the Florida Constitution.

The specific Rules Regulating The Florida Bar that the Bar has petitioned to create or amend include:…