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THE FLORIDA BAR, RE: AMENDMENT TO RULES

Nos. 71401, 73573, 72421, 73317 and 73375.

544 So.2d 193 (1989)

THE FLORIDA BAR, re: AMENDMENT TO RULES REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR — RULES 4-8.6 AND 4-5.4 (PROFESSIONAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF A LAWYER). THE FLORIDA BAR, re: AMENDMENT TO RULES REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR — RULE 4-8.2 (FALSE STATEMENTS ABOUT JURORS). THE FLORIDA BAR, re: AMENDMENT TO RULES REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR — CHAPTER 1 (DUES). THE FLORIDA BAR, re: AMENDMENT TO RULES REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR — RULE 3-7.10 (SERVICE OF SUBPOENAS). THE FLORIDA BAR, re: AMENDMENT TO RULES REGULATING THE FLORIDA BAR — RULE 3-3.4 (GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE TERMS).

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 8, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rutledge R. Liles, President, Jacksonville, Steph N. Zack, President-elect, Miami, John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, and John A. Boggs, Director, Lawyer Regulation, Tallahassee, Roger H. Staley, Chairman, Rules & Bylaws Committee, Ft. Lauderdale, and Kenneth C. Deacon, Jr., Disciplinary Procedures Committee, St. Petersburg, for petitioner.

EHRLICH, Chief Judge.

The Florida Bar petitioned this Court to amend the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar by the adoption of rule 4-8.6 entitled "Professional service corporations." During deliberations arising from an inquiry from this Court concerning the operation of the proposed rule, the Bar determined that amendment of rule 4-5.4 (Professional independence of a lawyer) was also necessary. Amended petitions concerning both rules were filed with the Court.

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