R. Regulating Fla. Bar 6-25.1 · 6-25. STANDARDS FOR BOARD CERTIFICATION IN STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE 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 State and Federal Government and Administrative Practice.” The purpose of the standards is to identify those lawyers who practice law before or on behalf of state and federal government entities 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 state and federal government and administrative practice.
Notes and commentary — not rule text
History
Added July 6, 2006, effective August 1, 2006, (SC06 1269), (933 So.2d 1123). Amended and effective October 16, 2015 by Board of Governors.
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