IN RE AMENDMENTS TO RULE REG. FLORIDA BAR

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judge Laurel Moore Lee , Chair, Family Law Rules Committee, Tampa, Florida; William J. Schifino, Jr. , President, The Florida Bar, Tampa, Florida; Michael J. Higer , President-elect, The Florida Bar, Miami, Florida; Michelle R. Suskauer , President-elect Designate, West Palm Beach, Florida; and John F. Harkness, Jr. , Executive Director, Lori S. Holcomb , Director, Division of Ethics and Consumer Protection, Elizabeth Clark Tarbert , Ethics Counsel, and Krys Godwin , Staff Liaison, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, Florida, for Petitioner.

Robert J. Merlin of Robert J. Merlin, P.A., Coral Gables, Florida; Judge Christine Greider , Chair, Steering Committee on Families and Children in the Court, Naples, Florida; Judge Rodney Smith , Chair, Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules and Policy, Miami, Florida; Susan C. Marvin , Chief, Alternative Dispute Resolution Center, Tallahassee, Florida; and Edward G. Rubinoff of Kutner, Rubinoff & Moss, P.A., Coconut Grove, Florida, Responding with Comments.