Board Review Committee on Professional Ethics approved amendments to the lawyer advertising rules

Information taken from floridabar.org:

“Notice: The Board Review Committee on Professional Ethics approved amendments to the lawyer advertising rules, subchapter 4-7, Rules Regulating The Florida Bar , on April 25, 2011. The committee will make its final report and recommendations to The Florida Bar Board of Governors at its meeting on Friday, May 27, 2011 in Key West, Florida. Amendments that are approved by The Florida Bar Board of Governors will be filed with the Supreme Court of Florida on or about July 5, 2011. Any questions or comments should be made to Elizabeth Clark Tarbert, Ethics Counsel, The Florida Bar, 651 E. Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399-2300 or eto@flabar.org.”

It is starting to look like we may actually reach a final verdict on this matter yet. Of course, we were all thinking along those very same lines during the summer of 2010.

At this juncture, the Florida Bar’s rules dictate that the appropriate disclaimer placed on a page with out-of-compliance material is considered ok for Attorney and Lawyer websites. This may change in July when a final verdict is reached.

In either case, our website analysis services will help you identify offending material on your website. We will recommend action steps and help out in any way we can. When the Florida Supreme Court makes their final (hopefully!) ruling, Florida Law Tools will be by your side!