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Standing Committees
Unlicensed Practice Of Law


The Florida Supreme Court has delegated to The Florida Bar, as an official arm of the court, the duty to investigate and prosecute allegations of unauthorized practice of law. The Rules Regulating The Florida Bar establish one statewide Standing Committee on Unlicensed Practice of Law to supervise circuit unlicensed practice of law committees. There must be at least one unlicensed practice of law investigating committee in each circuit. The circuit committees investigate reports of unlicensed practice and report their findings to the statewide standing committee. The standing committee in turn operates under the authority of the Board of Governors. When the Board of Governors approves, based on a recommendation from the Standing committee, the Bar may initiate litigation seeking a civil injunction.

The committee also has the authority to issue proposed formal advisory opinions on whether specific conduct constitutes the unlicensed practice of law. The proposed opinions are filed with the Supreme Court of Florida.

    Staff Contact    Lori Holcomb
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    Mark James Ragusa Chair Tampa  2012
    Nancy Munjiovi Blount Vice Chair Miami  2013
    Marcia Carrie Tabak Vice Chair Orlando  2012
    William J Schifino, Jr. Board Liaison Tampa  2012
    C C Abbott Fort Myers  2012
    Manohar Athavale *Lake Worth  2014
    William James Banks Saint Petersburg  2014
    Sharre Antoinette Brooks Washington  2014
    Carsandra Denyce Buie Winter Park  2013
    William Henry Burgess, III Clearwater  2013
    Barbara P Burke Maitland  2014
    John Chaves *Boynton Beach  2012
    Maria del Carmen Cifuentes Mar Miami  2012
    Barry M Crown *South Miami  2013
    Samantha Schosberg Feuer West Palm Beach  2012
    Shelley Finn *Bay Harbor Islands  2013
    Rudolph Frei *Fort Lauderdale  2013
    Stanley M Giannet *Brooksville  2014
    Lawrence Gordon *West Palm Beach  2014
    Monte S. Gordon *Coral Gables  2014
    Anthony Richard Heary Miami  2013
    Jeffrey Michael Kolokoff Miami  2014
    Dia Kuykendall *Tallahassee  2013
    David Lanaux *Fort Myers  2014
    Francine Leibman *Miami  2013
    Samantha L. Leone *Tampa  2013
    Gino Martone *Fort Lauderdale  2014
    Jay Alan Martus Sunrise  2012
    James Edward McDonald Miami  2012
    Herbert Milstein *Boca Raton  2012
    Nancy A Murphy *Tallahassee  2014
    A Renee Pobjecky Winter Haven  2014
    Stephen J Potter *Ft Lauderdale  2012
    Jill Klaskin Press *Miami  2013
    Marsha G Rydberg Tampa  2014
    Daniel John Schevis *Fort Lauderdale  2013
    Martin Jay Sperry Plantation  2012
    James Ferril Turner, Jr. Milton  2013
     
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    [Revised: 07-01-2011]