R. Regulating Fla. Bar 14-5.1 · 14-5. EFFECT OF AGREEMENT TO MEDIATE OR ARBITRATE AND FAILURE TO COMPLY
EFFECT OF REFERRAL TO MEDIATION AND FAILURE TO COMPLY
Text — October 1, 2026 edition
(a) Closure of Disciplinary File. Upon referral for mediation of the issues involved in a disciplinary file, the disciplinary file shall be closed without the entry of a sanction and shall remain closed except as provided in subdivision (b), below:
(b) Effect of Respondent’s Failure to Attend or Comply. It shall be a violation of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar for a respondent to fail to attend an agreed-upon mediation conference without good cause. Likewise, it shall be a violation of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar for a respondent to fail to fully comply with the terms of a written mediation agreement without good cause.
(c) Effect of Complainant’s Failure to Attend. If a file referred for mediation is not fully resolved by reason of a complainant’s failure to attend without good cause, the disciplinary file based thereon may remain closed. Added April 6, 1989 (542 So.2d 975). Amended July 23, 1992, effective Jan. 1, 1993 (605 So.2d 252); Amended and Renamed May 20, 2004, (SC03-705) (875 So.2d 448).
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