PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT FLORIDA

I. Regulatory Controls Over Attorneys and Unauthorized Practice A. Admission to Practice 1. Educational Requirements 2. Bar Examination 3. Basic Skills 4. Continuing Legal Education 5. Citizenship 6. Residency 7. Character 8. Age 9. Authorized House Counsel B. Disciplinary Process 1. General Prohibitions 2. Disciplinary Authority and Choice of Law 3. Disciplinary Procedure 4. Forms of Sanction 5. Effect of Disciplinary Action on Other Courts C. Unauthorized Practice of Law 1. Limited Exception for Professional Judgment 2. Applied to Specific Activities 3. Practice Across Boundaries 4. Law Students 5. Judges and Court Officers 6. Attorneys and Laypersons 7. Law Firms and Nonlawyers 8. Attorney Specialization II. Establishing Legal Practice A. Forms of Practice 1. Law Firm 2. Lawyers in Association with Nonlawyers 3. Professional Corporation 4. Legal Services Organizations B. Responsibilities of Supervisory and Subordinate Lawyers 1. Law Firm and Supervisors 2. Misconduct of Another 3. Subordinate Lawyer C. Restrictions on Right to Practice D. Sale and Purchase of Practice III. Information About Legal Services A. Background of Advertising and Solicitation Rules 1. False and Misleading Ads 2. Inperson Solicitation 3. Regulation of Truthful, Nondeceptive Ads B. Advertising and Unsolicited Written Communications 1. Application of Rule for Ads 3. Method of Ads 4. Information Included in Ads and Communications 5. Specific Ad Requirements 6. Permissible Content of Ads and Communications 7. Computer-Accessed Communications 8. Public Service Announcement 9. Evaluation of Ads 10. Payment for Referrals 11. Payment by Nonadvertising Lawyer C. Solicitation 1. Written Communication 2. Use of Agents 3. Offers of Free Legal Services 4. Personal Contacts

5. Referral Services D. Communications of Fields of Practice IV. Formation of Attorney-Client Relationship