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 Civil (4 pamphlets) | Intellectual Property (1 pamphlet) |
Credit (1 pamphlet) | Legal Services & Client Protection (12 pamphlets) |
Family (3 pamphlets) | Real Property (2 pamphlets) |
Immigration (2 pamphlets) | Wills, Trusts and Estates (4 pamphlets) |
Consumer Tips
Automobile (3 tips) | Credit (4 tips) |
Civil (1 tip) | Fraud (2 tips) |
Contracts (3 tips) | Real Property and Lease (2 tips) |
Consumer Forms
Excerpts from the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar
Lawyer Referral Service
Help for homeowners
Consumer Protection Highlights
2012 Legal Guide for New Adults YouTube Contest
Consumer Pamphlets
You can read or download online versions of our consumer pamphlets by clicking on pamphlets titles below.
If you would like ONE free copy of a selected pamphlet, please send your request with a self addressed stamped envelope enclosed to:
Consumer Pamphlets
The Florida Bar
651 E. Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300
If you would like to order more than one pamphlet, please use the Pamphlet Order Form
. If the title you are interested in is not listed in the form, you may print and reproduce copies from the Web page.For more information about our consumer pamphlets, call the Public Information Department at (850) 561-5834 or (850) 561-5773.
Online Pamphlets
Civil
1. Handbook for Jurors (PDF)
2. Legal Guide for New Adults (PDF)
3. Mass Disaster: A Victim's Guide (PDF)
4. So you want to be a lawyer (PDF)
Credit
5. Consumer Bankruptcy in Florida (PDF)
Family
6. Adoption in Florida (PDF)
7. Divorce in Florida (PDF)
8. Parenting and Divorce (PDF)
Immigration
9. Immigration Update (PDF)
10. U.S. Lawful Permanent Residents (PDF)
Intellectual Property
11. Intellectual Property (PDF)
Legal Services and Client Protection
12. A Consumer Guide to Clients' Rights (PDF)
13. Attorney's Fees (PDF)
14. Clients’ Security Fund (PDF)
15. Consumer Guide to the Legal Fee Arbitration Program (PDF)
16. Filing an Unlicensed Practice of Law Complaint (PDF)
17. Florida Power of Attorney (PDF)
18. Grievance Mediation (PDF)
19. How to Find a Lawyer in Florida (PDF)
20. Inquiry Concerning A Florida Lawyer (PDF)
21. Legal Aid in Florida (PDF)
22. Notaries, Immigration and the Law (PDF)
23. Hiring The Right Person To Help Me With My Legal Problems (PDF)
Real Property
24. Building a Home (PDF)
25. Buying a Home (PDF)
Wills, Trusts and Estates
26. Do You Have a Will? (PDF)
27. Probate in Florida (PDF)
28. The Revocable Trust in Florida (PDF)
29. What is Guardianship? (PDF)
Consumer Tips
Automobile
1- Automobile Insurance
2- Florida's Motor Vehicle "Lemon Law"
3- How to Avoid Being a Victim of Auto Repair and Service Station Gimmicks
Civil
4- A civil or a criminal case?
5- General Information on Consumer Protection
6- Identity Theft
7- Small claims: The who, what, where and why of collection lawsuits
Contracts
8- Legal and Binding Contracts
Credit
9- Bankruptcy
10- Credit Repair Fraud
11- Debtors' Rights In Florida: Claiming Your Exemptions From Judgments
12- Your Rights and Responsibilities When Applying for Credit or Loans
Fraud
13- How to Safeguard Against Fraud When You Buy Property
14- Mortgage Fraud
Real Property and Lease
15- Buying a Mobile Home
16- Rights and Duties of Tenants and Landlords
Consumer Forms
Living Will forms
Landlord Tenant forms - Includes residential lease forms
Excerpts from the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar
Waiver of the constitutional right provided in article I, section 26 of the Florida Constitution [Rule 4-1.5(f)(4)(B)(iii)]
Acknowledgment by client for presentation to the court [Rule 4-1.5(f)(4)(B)(iii)]
Contingent fees for personal injury cases/wrongful death [Rule 4-.15(f)(4)(B)(i)]
Statement of insured client’s rights [Rule 4-1.8(j)]
Disclosure Statement of Rule 10-2.1(a)(I)(B)
Lawyer Referral Service
Many local bar associations in Florida sponsor lawyer referral services, listed under "attorney" or "attorney referral services" in the yellow pages of the telephone book. These services can set up an initial appointment for you with a lawyer for a nominal fee (local Bar-sponsored program charges between $25 to $50).
If there is no lawyer referral service in your city, The Florida Bar's statewide service can locate a lawyer for you. You can call this service toll-free at (800) 342-8011 o visit http://www.floridabar.org/lawyerreferral.
Free housing counseling is available from www.hud.gov
If you have been served papers, contact your local legal office immediately: www.floridalawhelp.org
Consumer Protection Highlights
Spotlight on legal rights was focus of 2012 Consumer Protection Week
The Florida Bar has a wealth of information to help consumers learn about their legal rights. During the observance of National Consumer Protection Week March 4-10, The Florida Bar's Consumer Protection Law Committee put the focus on auto repair fraud
; debt collection and debt settlement ; Florida' Lemon Law ; pay day loans ; tax refund anticipation loans ; and tenants rights..
[Revised: 04-02-2012]
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