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Specializing in Elder Law Florida Bar Board Certified 410 South Lincoln Avenue | Clearwater, Florida 33756-5826 Phone: 727.441.4516 | E-mail: ElderLaw@Charlie-Robinson.com Search Our Site: Loading |
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Future of the Law Practice
What do lawyers do in times of crisis?In law firms, we often try other strategies with dead horses, including the following: Change riders read more...Stampede to Extinction?Our profession faces quantum change. I hope we can help teach each section member and every Florida Bar member how to get ready for the years to come. I believe lawyers are like the great buffalo of the 1800s, locked in a stampede for extinction. Is the cliff two years away or five? read more...So, Now What Do We Do?In 1998, American Bar Association President Phil Anderson appointed a blue ribbon commission to study the multi-disciplinary practice (MDP) trend, one that has the potential to destroy the relevance and future of the legal profession. The Commission heard volumes of testimony, papers were submitted and the report was issued within the deadline. The American Bar Association MDP Commission voted unanimously in favor of changing Model Rule 5.4 to allow MDPs. The Florida Bar led the charge fighting the Commission's findings by asking for a delay and more study. The Florida Bar's position was first on the House of Delegates agenda because The Florida Bar asked for more study before the report was even released. The Florida Bar opposed the report without the benefit of reading it. read more...The 21st Century Law PracticeI am honored to have the opportunity to testify before this commission. I have read the material contained on your web site. Prior testimony including summaries of oral presentation and written material has been thoughtful and thought provoking. Multidisciplinary practice, however, should be only one area of concern. This profession must boldly reinvent itself. read more...What in the World is the Future of the Legal Profession?I am a sole practitioner in Clearwater, Florida, and have practiced here since 1967. I am Florida Bar board certified as a specialist in Elder Law. I have been hyperactive in the bar; local, state and ABA for many years. I love law practice but I believe the practice is in for some very significant changes and that the quality of bar leadership now and into the next century will determine our profession's future. I am concerned that my state bar and the American Bar Association leaders don't share my deep concern for the future. As time goes on, my worries about the profession continue to grow. Why can't our profession "get it?" read more...Increased
Ancillary Business Regulation:
The 1999 Florida All Bar Conference
will be held in Tampa on February 19. The single subject of the
conference will be Ancillary Business. Florida Bar President Howard
Coker has taken a strong stand against law firms engaging in ancillary
businesses in his President's Column in the November 1998 Florida Bar
Journal.
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