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Board of Governors unanimously opposes non-lawyer firm ownership, fee splitting ideas

Proposals to test allowing non-lawyer ownership in law firms and for lawyers to split fees with nonlawyers have been unanimously opposed by the Bar Board of Governors, but the board was considering a scaled back idea on allowing an expanded role for Registered Florida Paralegals. The board at a special November 8 meeting took up […]

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Foundation adopts plan to conform to new IOTA rule

A detailed response on how to follow new IOTA rules set by the Supreme Court has been approved by The Florida Bar Foundation’s Board of Directors. It calls for, among other things, reexamining the Foundation’s role, its name, and segregating IOTA operations from other Foundation accounts and activities. The board, at a November 8 meeting, […]

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