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Florida Supreme Court: Ticket Defense App Is Engaged in The Unlicensed Practice of Law

by in Florida Supreme Court, legal ethics, UPL. Posted October 27, 2021
In a controversial decision, Florida’s highest court held that a nonlawyer ticket defense app was providing legal services In a 4-3 decision, the Florida Supreme Court held that TIKD, a traffic ticket defense app, was engaged in the unlicensed practice of law (“UPL”). In doing so, the court declined to adopt the referee’s recommendation of ...
Tags Non-lawyer Unlicensed practice of law
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Florida Approves Remote Work in Opinion SC20-1220

by in ABA Opinion, Advisory Opinion, Florida, Florida Bar, Florida Supreme Court, UPL. Posted May 28, 2021
New Jersey Lawyer May Work Remotely from Florida On May 20, 2021, the Florida Supreme Court approved an UPL Advisory Opinion that was filed with the Court in August 2020 and responded to a New Jersey Attorney’s inquiry as to whether he could practice New Jersey law from Florida without violating the unauthorized practice of ...
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Ticket to Ride? Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee Says Judge May Accept Free Resort Stay at Attorneys’ Association Event

by in Florida, Florida Supreme Court, judicial canons, judicial ethics, legal ethics, Uncategorized. Posted September 26, 2019
In a decision which may come as a surprise to some, the Florida Supreme Court’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee (JEAC) recently advised that judges have broad latitude in determining the propriety of accepting free resort stays from friends. Ticket
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