Florida Bar Re Amendment to the Bylaws Under the Integration Rule

OVERTON, Justice.

The Florida Bar has petitioned the Court to amend the Florida Designation Plan. A “designated lawyer” under the plan is one who has attended the approved and structured continuing legal education courses for the requisite number of hours each year. The proposed changes: (1) allow these lawyers to display their designation in locations consistent with the Code of Professional Responsibility; (2) allow the use of the descriptive phrase “Qualified in (permitted area) under the Florida Designation Plan”; (3) allow indication of a lawyer’s designated area in the telephone…