Court sunsets ‘Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law’ board certification area
Citing a sustained drought in new applications, the Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to close the “Antitrust and Trade Regulation Law” board certification area.
The February 2 opinion in “In Re: Amendments to Rules Regulating The Florida Bar – Chapters 6 and 21,” (Case No. SC22-1299) notes that the petition was prompted, in part, by a Bar sunsetting rule.
“Most of the proposed amendments are minor technical changes, with the only notable change being the addition of language to rules 6-22.1 and 6-22.3 to close the certification area in antitrust and trade regulation to new applicants, as there [have] not been any new applicants for the certification for the past 12 years,” the justices wrote.
The opinion refers to Bar Rule 6-3.14 (Sunset of Certification Areas) that requires the Board of Legal Specialization and Education to petition the court to close an area if the relevant committee receives no “initial certification application for 5 consecutive years.”
Florida’s nine remaining board-certified attorneys in the area remain eligible for recertification.
