IN RE AMENDMENT TO RULE REGULATING

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary L. Sasso and Nancy J. Faggianelli on behalf of Carlton Fields, P.A., Tampa, Florida, and Rae T. Vann on behalf of Carlton Fields, P.A., Washington, District of Columbia; Joanne Fanizza of Law Offices of Joanne Fanizza, P.A., Melville, New York; Andrew S. Berman of Young, Berman, Karpf & Karpf, P.A., Miami, Florida; Twyla Sketchley , Tallahassee, Florida; Nancy Cayford Wear , Coral Gables, Florida; Brian L. Tannebaum on behalf of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Miami, Florida; Tricia "CK" Hoffler of The CK Hoffler Firm, on behalf of the National Bar Association, Atlanta, Georgia; Kellye Y. Testy , Angela C. Winfield , and Leanne M. Shank on behalf of the Law School Admission Council, Newtown, Pennsylvania; Rosemary N. Palmer , Tallahassee, Florida, Ronald S. Flagg on behalf of the Legal Services Corporation, Washington, District of Columbia; Brandon S. Peters , Williston, Florida; E. Thomas Sullivan on behalf of the American Bar Foundation and the American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois; Karin J. Orlin of Karin J. Orlin, P.L., New York, New York; Trelvis D. Randolph on behalf of the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association, Miami, Florida, and Christopher M. Lomax on behalf of the Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association, Coral Gables, Florida; A.B. Cruz III and Edgar Chen on behalf of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Washington, District of Columbia, Hannah Choi of Lee Law Group, PLLC, on behalf of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Tampa Bay, Tampa, Florida, Guy Kamealoha Noa on behalf of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of South Florida, Miami, Florida, Onchantho Am on behalf of the Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association, Orlando, Florida, and Vivile R. Dietrich of Glazier, Glazier & Dietrich, P.A., on behalf of the Jacksonville Asian American Bar Association; Jacksonville, Florida; Michael J. Gelfand of Gelfand & Arpe, P.A., West Palm Beach, Florida; Hon. Blaise Trettis , Public Defender, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, Melbourne, Florida; Jane W. Muir on behalf of the Miami-Dade County Bar Association, Miami, Florida; Anthony C. Musto on behalf of the Public Interest Law Section of The Florida Bar, Hallandale Beach, Florida; William Hodes of The William Hodes Law Firm, The Villages, Florida; Adam R. Maingot on behalf of the Health Law Section of The Florida Bar, Temple Terrace, Florida; William C. Hubbard and William H. Neukom on behalf of World Justice Project, Washington, District of Columbia; Jason B. Blank on behalf of Criminal Law Section of The Florida Bar, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Warren William Lindsey on behalf of Criminal Law Section of The Florida Bar, Winter Park, Florida; James D. Wing , Mount Dora, Florida; Marian L. Dorris of Shuker & Dorris, P.A., on behalf of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, Orlando, Florida, and Dineen Pashoukos Wasylik of DPW Legal, on behalf of the Business Law Section of The Florida Bar, Tampa, Florida; Hon. Jessica J. Yeary on behalf of the Florida Public Defender Association, Inc., Tallahassee, Florida; James M. Meyer and Ana M. Barton on behalf of The Florida Bar International Law Section, Miami, Florida; Morris Weinberg, Jr. and Marcos E. Hasbun on behalf of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Tampa, Florida; Hon. Carlos J. Martinez on behalf of the National Association for Public Defense, Miami, Florida; Kristin R.H. Kirkner on behalf of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, Tampa, Florida, Jack A. Moring on behalf of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, Crystal River, Florida, and Heather L. Apicella on behalf of the Family Law Section of The Florida Bar, Boca Raton, Florida; Kimberly E. Hosley and Jenny Sieg on behalf of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Orlando, Florida, and Kristin Drecktrah Paz on behalf of the Miami-Dade Chapter of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers, Miami, Florida; Patricia Lee Refo , on behalf of the American Bar Association, Chicago, Illinois, Elliot H. Scherker , Brigid F. Cech Samole , and Bethany J. M. Pandher of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., on behalf of the American Bar Association, Miami, Florida; Monica Vigues-Pitan on behalf of the Florida Civil Legal Aid Association, Miami, Florida; Sean Domnick and Navan Ward on behalf of the American Association for Justice, Washington, District of Columbia; Deborah S. Corbishley and Anna T. Neill on behalf of Kenny Nachwalter, P.A., Miami, Florida; Denise A. Mutamba on behalf of the F. Malcolm Cunningham, Sr. Bar Association, Riviera Beach, Florida; Deborah Hardin Wagner , Tampa, Florida, Daniel J. Staudt on behalf of the Intellectual Property Owners Association, Washington, District of Columbia; Zack Smith on behalf of Legal Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, District of Columbia; Aurora Austriaco on behalf of the National Conference of Bar Presidents, Chicago, Illinois; Christopher Buerger on behalf of the National Legal Aid & Defender Association, Washington, District of Columbia; Michael T. Davis of Kuehe Davis Law, P.A., on behalf of the Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter National Bar Association, Inc., Miami, Florida, and Noel G. Lawrence of Law Offices of Noel G. Lawrence, P.A., on behalf of the Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter National Bar Association, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida; Andrew A. Harris of Harris Appeals, P.A., on behalf of the Florida Justice Association and the Palm Beach County Justice Association, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; and William C. Hubbard on behalf of Law School Deans — Christopher J. (C.J.) Peters , Alicia Ouellette , Roger A. Fairfax, Jr. , Marc L. Miller , Ronald Weich, Diane Ring , Angela Onwuachi-Willig , Michael T. Cahill , Aviva Abramovsky , Erwin Chemerinsky , Kevin R. Johnson , David L. Faigman , Bryant G. Garth , Jennifer L. Mnookin , Reynaldo Anaya Valencia , Anita K. Krug , Verna L. Williams , Lee Fisher , Lolita Buckner Inniss , Eboni S. Nelson , Joshua P. Fershée , Andrew L. Strauss , Jelani Jefferson Exum , Renée McDonald Hutchins , Daniel M. Filler , Luke Bierman , Dayna Bowen Matthew , William Treanor , LaVonda N. Reed , Colin Crawford , Camille A. Nelson , Danielle Holley-Walker , Karen E. Bravo , Mary J. Davis , Lee Ann Wheelis Lockridge , Madeleine M. Landrieu , Donald B. Tobin , Garry W. Jenkins , Patricia W. Bennett , Susan H. Duncan , Barbara Glesner Fines , Anthony Niedwiecki , Richard E. Moberly , Scott P. Brown , Sergio Pareja , Anthony W. Crowell , Martin H. Brinkley , Browne C. Lewis , Felicia Epps , James R. Hackney , Cassandra L. Hill , José Roberto (Beto) Juárez, Jr. , Horace Anderson, Jr. , Michael Hunter Schwartz, Danielle M. Conway , Hari M. Osofsky , Paul L. Caron , Fernando Moreno-Orama , Gregory W. Bowman , Rose Cuison-Villazor , Michael A. Simons , William P. Johnson , Henry C. (Corky) Strickland, III , Robert Schapiro , Michael J. Kaufman , William C. Hubbard , John K. Pierre , Andrew T. Guzman, Camille M. Davidson , Craig M. Boise , Douglas A. Blaze , Robert B. Ahdieh , D. Benjamin Barros , David D. Meyer , Lyn Suzanne Entzeroth , Elizabeth Kronk Warner , Jane H. Aiken , Carla D. Pratt , Richard A. Bierschbach , Amelia Smith Rinehart , Allen K. Easley , James McGrath , Sudha N. Setty , Brian R. Gallini , Daniel P. Tokaji , Columbia, South Carolina, Responding with comments.