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02/24/2021 Rules PETITION-AMENDMENT TO RULES (FLORIDA BAR) No petition filed. See opinion issued April 15, 2021.
02/24/2021 Rules No Fee Required
Click to open document 04/15/2021 Rules DISP-AMENDED/ADOPTED FSC-OPINION: The amendment shall become effective immediately and shall apply prospectively to any course that has not already been approved as of the effective date. The Court expects that The Florida Bar will amend its policies as necessary to ensure compliance. Because the amendments were not published for comment previously, interested persons shall have seventy-five days from the date of this opinion in which to file comments with the Court. It is so ordered.
Click to open document 05/06/2021 Rules PUBLISH FULL Opinion issued April 15, 2021.
Click to open document 05/06/2021 Rules LETTER-BAR NEWS PUBLICATION REQUEST
Click to open document 05/18/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP Carlton Fields Jorden Burt, P.A. BY: OP Gary L. Sasso 622575 COMMENTS OF CARLTON FIELDS, P.A.
Click to open document 06/10/2021 Rules COMMENTS PE1 Joanne Fanizza 746940 BY: PE1 Joanne Fanizza 746940 ***Corrected comment submitted on June 29, 2021.***
Click to open document 06/14/2021 Rules MOTION-EXT OF TIME (MISC) OP Mariane L. Dorris 173665 BY: OP Mariane L. Dorris 173665 MOTION FOR 30-DAY EXTENSION OF TIME FOR ALL PARTIES TO SUBMIT COMMENTS
Click to open document 06/17/2021 Rules ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (MISC) The Business Law Section of The Florida Bar's "Motion for 30 Day Extension of Time for all Parties to Submit Comments" is hereby granted in part. The Business Law Section of The Florida Bar and all interested persons may file comments on or before July 15, 2021.
Click to open document 06/17/2021 Rules COMMENTS PE1 Andrew S. Berman 370932 BY: PE1 Andrew S. Berman 370932 COMMENT BY ANDREW S. BERMAN
Click to open document 06/17/2021 Rules COMMENTS PE1 Twyla Lawrene Sketchley 478822 BY: PE1 Twyla Lawrene Sketchley 478822 COMMENTS OF TWLYA SKETCHLEY, J.D., B.S.C.
Click to open document 06/21/2021 Rules COMMENTS PE1 Nancy Cayford Wear 181500 BY: PE1 Nancy Cayford Wear 181500
Click to open document 06/21/2021 Rules APPENDIX-COMMENTS PE1 Nancy Cayford Wear 181500 BY: PE1 Nancy Cayford Wear 181500
Click to open document 06/21/2021 Rules REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PE1 Nancy Cayford Wear 181500 BY: PE1 Nancy Cayford Wear 181500
Click to open document 06/23/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP Association Of Professional Responsibility Lawyers BY: OP Brian Lee Tannebaum 47880 COMMENT BY THE ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY LAWYERS
Click to open document 06/23/2021 Rules COMMENTS PE1 Tricia "Ck" Hoffler 188646 BY: PE1 Tricia "Ck" Hoffler 188646 COMMENTS OF TRICIA "CK" HOFFLER, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION
Click to open document 06/25/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP Law School Admission Council, Inc. BY: OP Kellye Y. Testy Comment by Law School Admission Council, Inc
Click to open document 06/28/2021 Rules COMMENTS PE1 Rosemary N. Palmer 70904 BY: PE1 Rosemary N. Palmer 70904 Comment by Rosemary N. Palmer
Click to open document 06/28/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP Legal Services Corporation BY: OP Ronald S. Flagg COMMENT BY THE LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Click to open document 06/28/2021 Rules COMMENTS PE1 Brandon Scott Peters 965685 BY: PE1 Brandon Scott Peters 965685 COMMENTS OF ATTORNEY BRANDON PETERS
Click to open document 06/28/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP American Bar Foundation BY: OP E. Thomas Sullivan 184677 COMMENTS OF THE AMERICAN BAR FOUNDATION
Click to open document 06/28/2021 Rules COMMENTS PE1 Karen J. Orlin 339741 BY: PE1 Karen J. Orlin 339741 Comments in Support of Rescission and Withdrawal of Order In Re: Amendment to Rule Regulating The Florida Bar 6-10.3 dated April 15, 2021
Click to open document 06/29/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association BY: OP Christopher Martin Lomax 56220 WILKIE D. FERGUSON JR, BAR ASSOCIATION'S COMMENT IN OPPOSITION TO IN RE: AMENDMENT TO THE RULE REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR 6-10.3
Click to open document 06/29/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP Jacksonville Asian American Bar Association BY: OP Vivile R. Dietrich 557250 COMMENTS OF THE NATIONAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF TAMPA BAY, THE ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA, THE GREATER ORLANDO ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION, AND THE JACKSONVILLE ASIAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
Click to open document 06/29/2021 Rules COMMENTS PE1 Michael J. Gelfand 347752 BY: PE1 Michael J. Gelfand 347752 Comment by Michael J. Gelfand
Click to open document 06/29/2021 Rules COMMENTS PS1 Blaise Trettis 748099 BY: PS1 Blaise Trettis 748099 COMMENT IN SUPPORT OF RULE CHANGE BY BLAISE TRETTIS, PUBLIC DEFENDER
Click to open document 06/29/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP Miami-Dade County Bar Association, Inc. BY: OP Jane Whalley Muir 70065 COMMENTS OF THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION, INC.
Click to open document 06/29/2021 Rules COMMENTS PE1 Joanne Fanizza 746940 BY: PE1 Joanne Fanizza 746940 CORRECTED COMMENT
06/29/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP The Florida Bar Public Interest Law Section BY: OP Anthony Charles Musto 207535 COMMENTS OF THE FLORIDA BAR PUBLIC INTEREST LAW SECTION ***Corrected comment submitted on July 15, 2021.***
Click to open document 06/30/2021 Rules COMMENTS PE1 W. William Hodes 87764 BY: PE1 W. William Hodes 87764 Comments of Florida Attorney William Hodes
Click to open document 07/02/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP The Florida Bar Health Law Section BY: OP Adam Maingot 103351 COMMENTS OF THE FLORIDA BAR HEALTH LAW SECTION
Click to open document 07/06/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP World Justice Project BY: OP William C. Hubbard Comment by William C. Hubbard on behalf of World Justice Project
Click to open document 07/08/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP The Florida Bar Criminal Law Section BY: OP Jason B. Blank 28826 COMMENTS OF THE FLORIDA BAR CRIMINAL LAW SECTION
Click to open document 07/09/2021 Rules REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PE1 Twyla Lawrene Sketchley 478822 BY: PE1 Twyla Lawrene Sketchley 478822
Click to open document 07/12/2021 Rules COMMENTS PE1 James D. Wing 195537 BY: PE1 James D. Wing 195537 COMMENTS OF JAMES D. WING
Click to open document 07/13/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP Mariane L. Dorris 173665 BY: OP Mariane L. Dorris 173665 COMMENTS OF THE BUSINESS LAW SECTION OF THE FLORIDA BAR TO AMENDMENT TO RULE 6-10.3(d), RULES REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR
Click to open document 07/13/2021 Rules APPENDIX-COMMENTS OP Mariane L. Dorris 173665 BY: OP Mariane L. Dorris 173665 APPENDIX TO COMMENTS OF THE BUSINESS LAW SECTION OF THE FLORIDA BAR TO AMENDMENT TO RULE 6-10.3(d), RULES REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR
Click to open document 07/13/2021 Rules REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP The Florida Bar Business Law Section BY: OP Mariane L. Dorris 173665 REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT BY THE BUSINESS LAW SECTION OF THE FLORIDA BAR
Click to open document 07/13/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP Florida Public Defender Association, Inc. BY: OP Jessica Joan Yeary 71262 COMMENT OF FLORIDA PUBLIC DEFENDER ASSOCIATION
Click to open document 07/13/2021 Rules REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP The Florida Bar Criminal Law Section BY: OP Jason B. Blank 28826 REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT BY THE CRIMINAL LAW SECTION OF THE FLORIDA BAR
Click to open document 07/13/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP The Florida Bar International Law Section BY: OP Ana M. Barton 85721 COMMENTS OF THE FLORIDA BAR INTERNATIONAL LAW SECTION
Click to open document 07/14/2021 Rules COMMENTS PO Zuckerman Spaeder LLP BY: PO Morris Weinberg 486401 COMMENTS OF ZUCKERMAN SPAEDER LLP
Click to open document 07/14/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP National Association for Public Defense BY: OP Carlos J. Martinez 870846 COMMENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PUBLIC DEFENSE
Click to open document 07/14/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP The Florida Bar Family Law Section BY: OP Jack Arthur Moring 499160 COMMENTS OF THE FLORIDA BAR FAMILY LAW SECTION
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP Florida Association for Women Lawyers BY: OP Jenny Scavino Sieg 117285 COMMENTS OF FLORIDA ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN LAWYERS TO AMENDMENT TO RULE 6-10.3(d), RULES REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules NOTICE-APPEARANCE NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AND DESIGNATION OF EMAIL ADDRESSES
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules COMMENTS PO American Bar Association BY: PO Elliot H. Scherker 202304 COMMENTS OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PO American Bar Association BY: PO Elliot H. Scherker 202304 THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION'S REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules APPENDIX-COMMENTS PO American Bar Association BY: PO Elliot H. Scherker 202304 APPENDIX TO COMMENTS OF THE AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP Florida Civil Legal Aid Association BY: OP Monica Vigues-Pitan 685011 COMMENTS OF THE FLORIDA CIVIL LEGAL AID ASSOCIATION
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP American Association for Justice BY: OP Sean Dominick 843679 COMMENTS OF NAVAN WARD, PRESIDENT, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP Kenny Nachwalter, P.A. BY: OP Deborah S. Corbishley 588229 COMMENTS OF KENNY NACHWALTER, P.A. IN OPPOSITION TO RULE CHANGE OR PROPOSED LIMITATION ON RULE CHANGE
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP F. Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar Association BY: OP Denise A. Mutamba 111727 COMMENTS OF THE F. MALCOLM CUNNINGHAM, SR. BAR ASSOCIATION
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules COMMENTS PE1 Deborah Hardin Wagner BY: PE1 Deborah Hardin Wagner COMMENTS OF DEBORAH HARDIN WAGNER
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP Intellectual Property Owners Association BY: OP Daniel Staudt COMMENTS OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION ***Paper copy received July 16, 2021.***
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules COMMENTS PE1 Zack Smith 107218 BY: PE1 Zack Smith 107218 COMMENTS OF ZACK SMITH, LEGAL FELLOW, THE HERITAGE FOUNDATION
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PE1 Zack Smith 107218 BY: PE1 Zack Smith 107218 REQUEST TO PARTICPATE IN ORAL ARGUMENT IF GRANTED
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP National Conference of Bar Presidents BY: OP Aurora Austriaco COMMENTS OF AURORA AUSTRIACO, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF BAR PRESIDENTS
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP National Legal Aid & Defender Association BY: OP Christopher Buerger COMMENTS OF THE NATIONAL LEGAL AID & DEFENDER ASSOCIATION
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter National Bar Association BY: OP Michael T. Davis 63374 COMMENT OF THE VIRGIL HAWKINS FLORIDA CHAPTER NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION, INC. IN OPPOSITION
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT OP Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter National Bar Association BY: OP Michael T. Davis 63374 REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT BY THE VIRGIL HAWKINS FLORIDA CHAPTER NATIONAL BAR ASSOCIATION, INC.
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP The Florida Bar Public Interest Law Section BY: OP Anthony Charles Musto 207535 CORRECTED COMMENTS OF THE FLORIDA BAR PUBLIC INTEREST LAW SECTION
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules COMMENTS PO Florida Justice Association BY: PO Andrew A. Harris 10061 COMMENTS BY THE FLORIDA JUSTICE ASSOCIATION AND PALM BEACH COUNTY JUSTICE ASSOCIATION
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT PO Florida Justice Association BY: PO Andrew A. Harris 10061 REQUEST FOR ORAL ARGUMENT BY THE FLORIDA JUSTICE ASSOCIATION AND PALM BEACH COUNTY JUSTICE ASSOCIATION
Click to open document 07/15/2021 Rules COMMENTS OP Law School Deans BY: OP William C. Hubbard COMMENTS OF LAW SCHOOL DEANS
Click to open document 08/06/2021 Rules ORDER-NO REQ SCHED (MISC) The above case has been submitted to the Court without oral argument.
Click to open document 12/16/2021 Rules DISP-AMENDED/ADOPTED FSC-OPINION: Therefore, we give the amendment to rule 6-10.3 a revised effective date of January 1, 2022. Commenters also expressed uncertainty over the rule amendment's application when an individual bar member, rather than a course sponsor, submits a course for CLE credit approval. As reflected in the attached Appendix A, we amend the rule text to clarify that CLE credit will be unavailable for any course with a sponsor that uses quotas covered by the rule, whether approval is sought by the sponsor or by an individual bar member. New language is indicated by underscoring; deletions are indicated by struck-through type. It is so ordered.
Click to open document 01/07/2022 Rules PUBLISH FULL Opinion issued December 16, 2021.