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THE FLORIDA BAR

No. 47272.

330 So.2d 9 (1976)

THE FLORIDA BAR. In re PETITION TO AMEND the CODE OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied April 29, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Urban, Orlando, and J. Rex Farrior, Jr., Tampa, of The Florida Bar, and Marshall M. Criser and James G. Pressly, Jr., of Gunster, Yoakley, Criser, Stewart & Hersey, Palm Beach, for The Florida Bar, petitioner.

Robert M. Ervin and Thomas M. Ervin, Jr., of the law firm of Ervin, Varn, Jacobs & Odom, Tallahassee, and Arthur L. Stern, of Nixon, Hargrave, Devans & Doyle, Rochester, N.Y., for respondents.

PER CURIAM.

The Florida Bar at the direction of its Board of Governors has petitioned this Court to amend the Code of Professional Responsibility to prohibit interstate law firms from using their respective firm names on offices in this state, unless those named are members of The Florida Bar.

It is requested that we amend Disciplinary Rules 2-102(D) and 2-102(F) as follows:

"DR 2-102(D) — A partnership shall not

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