MASON v. FLORIDA BAR

No. 99-2138.

208 F.3d 952 (2000)

Steven G. MASON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FLORIDA BAR, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

April 6, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terrence Edward Kehoe, Law Offices of Terrence E. Kehoe, Steven G. Mason, Orlando, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Barry Richard, Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel, PA, Tallahassee, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before DUBINA and BLACK, Circuit Judges, and HILL, Senior Circuit Judge.


DUBINA, Circuit Judge:

This case involves facial and as applied challenges to Rule 4-7.2(j) of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar ("Rule 4-7.2(j)"), which prohibits statements made by lawyers in advertisements or written communications that are "self laudatory" or that describe or characterize the quality of legal services. In particular, Appellant Steven G. Mason ("Mason") challenges the application of Rule 4-7.2(j) as a violation of his First Amendment rights...

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