Board of Governors Meeting Preview – May 2023
The following items are up for action or discussion at the May 12, 2023, meeting of the Board of Governors; changes may occur before the meeting. Please contact your board representative(s) if you have any input or questions. Read The Florida Bar News for additional details.
The board meeting is expected to begin with remarks from Senate President Kathleen Passidomo, a Naples attorney and member of the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section.
The Rules Committee is scheduled to present a proposed amendment to Florida Bar Rule 11-1.8 that would allow law school graduates to practice for up to a year, under the supervision of an attorney, while they await Bar admission. Read more in The Florida Bar News.
The board will weigh a Criminal Procedure Rules Committee proposed amendment that would require judges to grant a request to use “communication technology” for pretrial conferences and non-evidentiary proceedings scheduled for 30 minutes or less – absent good cause to deny the request. The proposed amendment to Rule 3.116 “Use of Communication Technology” would align the rule with Rule of General Practice and Judicial Administration 2.530, “Communication Technology,” according to a staff analysis. Get more detail on the proposal in this News article.
The board will also consider:
- A proposed amendment to Rule 1-3.7 (Reinstatement to Membership). The proposed amendment would give the executive director the authority to waive or extend a deadline for completing CLE or basic skills courses “due to unforeseen hardship.”
- Awarding a $50,000 grant to the Trial Lawyer Section to assist with expenses for the 2023 “Teacher Law Symposium” in Orlando in January. The event drew more than 150 high school and middle school teachers from 20 counties.