R. Regulating Fla. Bar 6-13.1 · 6-13. STANDARDS FOR BOARD CERTIFICATION IN APPELLATE PRACTICE
GENERALLY
Text — October 1, 2026 edition
A lawyer who is a member in good standing of The Florida Bar and meets the standards prescribed below may be issued an appropriate certificate identifying the lawyer as “Board Certified in Appellate Practice.” The purpose of the standards is to identify those lawyers who engage in appellate practice and have the special knowledge, skills, and proficiency, as well as the character, ethics, and reputation for professionalism, to be properly identified to the public as board certified in appellate practice.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Adopted July 1, 1993 (621 So.2d 1032). Amended April 9, 1999; August 17, 2007, by the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar. Amended and effective October 16, 2015 by Board of Governors.
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