Florida Bar re Amendments to the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar

The Florida Bar petitions this Court to amend the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.

In January 1990, the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar approved the proposed amendments now before us. They involve two groups of issues. The first and most controversial involves the use of out-of-state counsel by corporations operating in Florida. The second involves certain issues *1036regarding “temporary” suspensions from The Florida Bar.

As to the first group, we have reviewed the proposal submitted by The Florida Bar regarding out-of-state corporate…