Navigation Andrew Sasso An effort to scrub so-called “Z” words – “zeal,” “zealous,” and “zealously,” – from the Bar rule book has cleared another hurdle. At a July 27 meeting in Sarasota, the Rules Committee voted unanimously to approve a Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section proposal to amend Chapter 4 Rules of Professional Conduct.
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The Mindful Lawyer: ‘Radiate Positivity’
The October 2018 edition of “The Mindful Lawyer” column looked to Debi Galler, an attorney and mindfulness teacher, to respond to a reader’s question on how practicing mindfulness might be helpful when “sucked into the slime” of a counterparty’s hostile, personal attack. In her thoughtful response, she offers the following: The daily practice of mindfulness […]
Ethics opinion to allow Florida lawyers to passively invest in out-of-state firms that include nonlawyer owners to be published for comment
The Board of Governors has approved publishing proposed Advisory Opinion 23-1, which would allow a Florida lawyer to be a passive investor in an alternative business structure (ABS) in another state that allows non-lawyer ownership of law firms. At a July 28 meeting in Sarasota, the board voted without objection to allow the proposed opinion […]
August 1, 2023 Disciplinary Actions
The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined nine attorneys, disbarring one, revoking the license of one, and suspending eight. Leo Benitez, 122 Minorca Ave., Coral Gables, suspended for one year, effective 30 days following a July 20 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1989) Benitez filed and pursued a frivolous lawsuit, even after receiving […]
Board weighs-in on supervised practice program, rules development, and new IOTA rule
Kicking off a new Bar year in Sarasota, the Board of Governors on July 28 endorsed a new supervised practice program and a sweeping proposal to streamline court rules development. The board also voted to negotiate with the Florida Bankers Association about potential revisions to a new IOTA rule the bankers says is too costly […]