The Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence Tools & Resources received a President’s Award of Merit at the Annual Florida Bar Convention in Orlando last week for dedicating countless hours to studying and providing recommendations to the Bar Board of Governors concerning the implementation and use of AI for legal professionals and members of the public.

“The committee focused on identifying AI tools and examining how best to educate and provide resources as legal professionals explore and utilize AI, while upholding their duties as officers of the court,” President Scott Westheimer said. “They have helped Florida be a national leader in examining this rapidly changing landscape and helping our lawyers navigate these complicated issues.”

In December, the AI committee requested a formal ethics opinion to address everything from whether a lawyer should obtain a client’s informed consent, to AI’s impact on fees, advertising, duty to competence, and ethical responsibilities to main confidentiality and supervise non-lawyers.