“Bar Rule 4-3.4 states that an attorney must not 'threaten to present disciplinary charges under these rules solely to obtain an advantage in a civil matter.
If a party called for hearing chooses to wait for an absent party, the matter will be passed over but shall retain its position on that day's calendar.
Rule 4-1.6 - CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION (a) Consent Required to Reveal Information. A lawyer must not reveal information relating to a client's representation except as stated in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), unless the client gives informed consent. (b) When Lawyer Must Reveal Information.
Florida Rules of Professional Conduct 4-1.16(b) sets forth five permissible grounds for withdrawing from representation: “(1) withdrawal can be accomplished without material adverse effect on the interests of the client; (2) the client insists on taking action that the lawyer considers repugnant, imprudent, or with ...
A lawyer may act as advocate in a trial in which another lawyer in the lawyer's firm is likely to be called as a witness unless precluded from doing so by rule 4-1.7 or 4-1.9.
Rules Regulating The Florida Bar: 4-1.15 A lawyer shall comply with The Florida Bar Rules Regulating Trust Accounts. association account maintained in the state where the lawyer's office is situated or elsewhere with the consent of the client or third person and clearly labeled and designated as a trust account.
(a) A lawyer who knows that another lawyer has committed a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct that raises a substantial question as to that lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer in other respects, shall inform the appropriate professional authority.
Florida Rules of Professional Conduct 4-1.16(b) sets forth five permissible grounds for withdrawing from representation: “(1) withdrawal can be accomplished without material adverse effect on the interests of the client; (2) the client insists on taking action that the lawyer considers repugnant, imprudent, or with ...
This prohibits improvements/repairs for damage to a structure in the SFHA exceeding 49% of its market value unless the entire structure is brought into full compliance with current zoning, building, and floodplain management regulations.