Amendments to Rule 4-6.1 of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar—Pro Bono Public Service

I concur. I write separately to emphasize two distinct points. First, the rule has been effective. Second, there are no material changes in circumstances that would justify the abandonment of this relatively new reporting requirement. In 1993, we developed our pro bono rule in response to the glaring deficiency in the availability of legal services *736to the poor. The result reached in 1993 was a compromise solution to a debate between proponents of two extreme positions. Some people argued that the Court had no authority to establish pro bono guidelines. At the same time, others believed that…