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THE FLORIDA BAR v. SCHREIBER

No. 59946.

407 So.2d 595 (1981)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Barry D. SCHREIBER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied January 11, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, and Stanley A. Spring, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, Paul A. Gross, Bar Counsel, and Harry K. Bender, Chairman, Grievance Committee 11 E, Miami, for complainant.

Burton Young and Glen Rafkin of Young, Stern & Tannenbaum, North Miami Beach, for respondent.

SUNDBERG, Chief Justice.

In this disciplinary proceeding The Florida Bar seeks review of the referee's order granting respondent Shreiber's motion to dismiss which asserted that an attorney's direct mail solicitation of a potential client is constitutionally protected commercial speech. Having found that no United States Supreme Court decision protects the attorney's actions under the circumstances here involved and that other states are equally divided as to protecting...

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