Index to rules regulating The Florida Bar.

Index to Rules Regulating The Florida Bar General Index Authorized Legal Aid Practitioners Rule chapter 13 Authorized House Counsel Rule chapter 17 Bylaws of The Florida Bar chapter 2 Clients' Security Fund Rules chapter 7 Emeritus Attorneys Pro Bono Participation Program chapter 12 Fee Arbitration Rule chapter 14 Foreign Legal Consultancy Rule chapter 16 General chapter 1 Group and Prepaid Legal Services Rules chapter 9 Lawyer Referral Rule chapter 8 Legal Specialization and Education Programs chapter 6 Military Legal Assistance Counsel Rule chapter 18 Professionalism chapter 19 Review of Lawyer Advertisements and Solicitations chapter 15 Rules Governing the Investigation and Prosecution of the Unlicensed Practice of Law chapter 10 Rules Governing the Law School Civil and Criminal Practice Program chapter 11 Rules of Discipline chapter 3 Rules of Professional Conduct chapter 4 Rules Regulating Trust Accounts chapter 5 Topical index Activities foreign legal consultancy rule, rendering legal advice 16-1.3(a) military legal assistance counsel, permissible activities 18-1.3(a) Access to records 1-14.1; 7-5.1 Administrative policies 2-9.5 Admiralty and Maritime Lawyer Certification definitions 6-17.2 generally 6-17.1 minimum standards 6-17.3 recertification 6-17.4 Admonishments and minor misconduct generally 3-5.1(a); 3-5.1(b) recommendation for 3-7.4(m) rejection of 3-7.4(n) Address change in 1-3.3 duty to provide 1-3.3; 3-7.11(b) physical address required 1-3.3 service of papers at 3-7.11(b) & (c) Advertising (see Rules of Professional Conduct, Advertising and Standing Committee on Advertising) evaluation by standing committee advisory opinion requests 4-7.7(a) exemptions 4-7.8 fee 4-7.7(b)(5) filing required 4-7.7(a) materials to be submitted 4-7.7(b) non-binding effect 4-7.7(f) response by committee 4-7.7(c), 4-7.7(e) substantiating representations made 4-7.9(d) and 4-7.7(d) standing committee functions 15-2.2 meetings 15-3.1 membership and terms 15-2.1 records 15-4.2 inspection of copyrighted material 15-4.2(c) maintenance 15-4.2(a) public access 15-4.2(b) recusal of members 15-2.4 reimbursement for public members 15-2.3 rules 15-3.2 supplemental filing 4-7.7(d) & (g) Alcohol and drug abuse confidentiality 3-7.1(o) treatment program 2-3.2(d)(10); 2-9.1.1 Amendments authority to amend 1-12.1(a) bylaws 1-11; 2-10 effective date of 1-11.3 notice to membership 1-11.2 certification standards 1-12.1(a); 6-1.4; 6-3.13 clients' security fund rules 7-4.1 generally 1-12 general rules 1-12.1 group and prepaid legal services rules 9-4.1 notice to membership 1.12.1(d); 3-7.15 objections to 1-12.1(g) petitions to amend 1-12.1; 3-7.1.5 by board of governors 1-12.1; 3-7.15 by membership 1-12.1; 3-7.15 publication in Bar News 1-12.1(d); 2-10.1; 3-7.15 review and approval by court 1-12.1(h); 3-7.15 supervision by court 1-11.3 Annual meeting 2-5.1, 2-5.2 Answer required 3-7.6(g)(2) time for 3-7.6(g)(2) Antitrust and Trade Regulation Lawyer Certification definitions 6-22.2 generally 6-22.1 minimum standards 6-22.3 recertification 6-22.4 Appeals basic skills course 6-12.5(b) & (c) certification 6-3.10 circuit court discipline cases 3-7.8(e) continuing legal education requirements 6-10.5(b) & (c) disciplinary cases 3-7.7 UPL 10-7.1(e); 10-7.2(d); 10-9.1(g) Appellate Lawyer Certification definitions 6-13.2 generally 6-13.1 minimum standards 6-13.3 recertification 6-13.4 Application lawyer referral service approval 8-2.3 content 8-2.2 Attendance at Mediation, Failure of 3-8.1(f) & (g) Audits budget 2-6.16 Authorized Business Entities 4-8.6 Authorized House Counsel chapter 17 (see House Counsel, Authorized) Aviation Lawyer Certification definitions 6-19.2 generally 6-19.1 minimum standards 6-19.3 recertification 6-19.4 Bar counsel counsel for The Florida Bar 3-3.3 defined 3-2.1(a), 10-2.1(e) referral to mediation 3-8.1(h)(1)(A) reinstatement from suspension 3-7.10(e) Basic Skills Course administration delegation of authority 6-12.2(b) responsibility of board of legal specialization and education 6-12.2(a) responsibility of the young lawyers division 6-12.2(a) applicability/effective date 6-12.1(b) confidentiality 6-12.7 disciplinary action 6-12.8 deferment and exemption 6-12.4 noncompliance and sanctions 6-12.5 appeal to the board of governors 6-12.5(b) appeal to the supreme court of Florida 6-12.5(c) exhaustion of remedies 6-12.5(d) notice of noncompliance 6-12.5(a) tolling time for compliance 6-12.5(e) reinstatement from delinquency 6-12.6 requirement 6-12.3 Board of Governors amendment of rules 1-11.2; 1-12.1; 2-9.1; 3-7.15 appeals to basic skills course 6-12.5(b) certification cases 6-3.10 continuing legal education requirements 6-10.5(b) apportionment formula for 2-3.3 required annually 2-3.4 authority and powers 14.2; 2-3.2; 3-3.2(b); 3-8.1(b) basic skills course appeals to 6-12.5(b) budget, adoption and disbursals 1-7.1; 2-3.1; 2-6 certification plan appeal of BLSE action 6-3.10 appoint BLSE 1-8.3; 6-1.1 limitations on powers 6-3.4 clients' security fund establishment 1-8.4; 7-1.2 regulations, adoption of 7-1.3 CLE, creation and supervision of 2-3.2(d)(2) committees 1-4.3; 1-4.4 committees, creation of 1-4.3; 1-4.4; 2-8 composition of 1-4.1 circuit representatives 1-4.1 out-of-state representatives 1-4.1 public members 1-4.1 Young Lawyers Division reps. 1-4.1 consent judgments, approval of 3-7.9(a) disciplinary matters 3-1.2 control of proceedings 3-7.5(e) filing with 3-7.5(f) generally 3-1.2 no probable cause, finding 3-7.5(d) probable cause, finding 3-7.5(c) referee reports, review of 3-7.7(c)(1) review of grievance committee action 3-75(a) service of papers on 3-7.5(f) dues, setting amount 1-7.3(a) duties 1-5.2 election of ballots secret and written 2-3.6 deadline for return 2-3.6 certification of results 2-3.6 eligibility to vote in 2-3.6 majority vote required 2-3.6 runoffs ballots deadline for mailing 2-3.6 deadline for return 2-3.6 time for 2-3.5(a); 2-3.6 eligibility to serve on 2-4.8 enforcing rules 1-8.1 executive committee of 2-3.12; 3-3.2(c) Florida Bar Foundation, creation of 2-3.2(c) formal complaint, authority to file 3-3.2(b) generally 1-4.2; 2-3.1 group and prepaid legal services, creation of 9-1.1 lawyer referral service approval and review of local services chapter 8 creation 2-3.2(d)(1) legislative program authorized 2-3.2(d)(4) meetings of 2-3.10 nomination for service on eligibility 2-3.5(b) petition for requirements 2-3.5(b) time for filing 2-3.5(b) nonlawyer members 2-3.5(c) officers 1-5.1 policies, adoption and amendment 2-9 powers 2-3.2 prepaid legal services authorized 2-3.2(d)(6) procedures in disciplinary cases 3-7 proposed budget 2-6.7 publications authorized 2-3.2(d)(3) quorum 2-3.11 referral to mediation 3-8.1(h)(1)(C) reinstatements 1-3.7 removal 2-3.8 responsibility of 1-8.1; 3-3.2(a) sections, creation of 1-4.5; 2-7.3 supervision of by court 1-4.2; 2-3.2(a) term of service elected members length of 2-3.7 reapportionment, no effect on 2-3.4(b) staggered 2-3.5(a) nonlawyer members length of 2-3.5(c) staggered 2-3.5(c) unlicensed practice of law 1-8.2 vacancy on 2-3.9 Young Lawyers Division bylaw approval 1-9.3 prescribing powers of 1-9.2 Board of Legal Specialization and Education appointment 6-1.1 authority certification plan 6-3.1 CLER 6-10.2(a) basic skills course 6-12.2(a) composition 6-1.1 creation 1-8.3 limitations on powers 6-3.4 terms 6-1.1 vacancy 6-1.1 Briefs disciplinary cases 3-7.7(c)(3) & (6) UPL cases 10-7.1(c)(4); 10-7.1(e)(1); 10-7.2(d); 10-9.1(g) Budget adoption by board of governors 1-7.1; 2-6.3; 2-6.10 amendment of 2-6.12 appropriations 2-6.13 audit of 2-6.16 committee budgets 2-8.4 disbursements 2-6.14 dues, included in 1-7.3; 2-6.8 effective date 2-6.11 expenditures 2-6.1 filing with court 2-6.11; 2-6.12 hearings before board 2-6.10; 2-6.12 notice of board consideration of 2-6.9; 2-6.10; 2-6.12 objections to 2-6.9; 2-6.12 procedures for fiscal control of 1-7.4 proposed budget of board 2-6.7 publication to membership 1-7.1, 2-6.7 review by court 1-7.1 sunset of funding 2-6.15 tentative budget of committee 2-6.6 Budget committee composition 2-6.4 creation 1-4.4 meetings appearance at 2-6.5 notice of 2-6.5 tentative budget of 2-6.6 terms 2-6.4 Business Litigation Lawyer Certification definitions 6-16.2 generally 6-16.1 minimum standards 6-16.3 recertification 6-16.4 Bylaws amendments effective date 1-11.2 generally 1-11.1; 1-12.1; 2-10 notice to membership 1-11.2 objection to 1-12.1 publication 1-11.2 review by court 1-11.2 authorized 1-11.1 generally chapter 2 Certification advertising of 4-7.2(c)(3): 6-3.9 appeal CLER delinquency 6-10.5 generally 6-3.10 amendment 6-1.4, 6-3.13 authorized house counsel 17-1.4(b) authorized legal aid practitioner 13-1.5 basic skills course administration 6-12.2 confidentiality 6-12.7 deferment and exemption 6-12.4 disciplinary action 6-12.8 noncompliance and sanctions 6-12.5 reinstatement from delinquency 6-12.6 requirement 6-12.3 board of governors, limitations on powers 6-3.4 board of legal specialization and education composition 6-1.1 limitations on powers of 6-3.4 certification plan administration 6-3.1 admiralty and maritime lawyer 6-17 antitrust and trade regulation lawyer 6-22 appellate lawyer 6-13 aviation lawyer 6-19 business litigation lawyer 6-16 city, county and local government lawyer 6-18 civil trial lawyer 6-4 committees 6-3.2 jurisdiction 6-3.3 limitations on powers 6-3.4 criminal lawyer 6-8 elder law lawyer 6-20 health law attorney 6-14 immigration and nationality lawyer 6-15 international lawyer 6-21 labor and employment lawyer 6-23 marital and family lawyer 6-6 real estate 6-9 tax lawyer 6-5 wills, trusts, and estates lawyer 6-7 workers' compensation 6-11 confidentiality basic skills course requirement 6-12.7 continuing legal education 6-10.7 generally 6-3.12 continuing legal education administration 6-10.2 confidentiality 6-10.7 delinquency and appeal 6-10.5 disciplinary action 6-10.8 minimum standards...