THE FLORIDA BAR July 25-27, 2018 Meeting of the Board of Governors

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1 July 27, 2018 Hand Carry THE FLORIDA BAR July 25-27, 2018 Meeting of the Board of Governors UNOTE:U The schedule for this Board meeting will be: TuesdayU: 7/24/18 New Member Dinner at Diplomat Prime, 6:00 p.m. WednesdayU: 7/25/18 Boot Camp for New Members, 8:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m., Executive Club Lounge - 33 rd floor Dinner at Monkitail, 6:00 p.m. After Party NOKKU Karaoke, 9:00 p.m. The Diplomat Beach Resort 3555 South Ocean Drive Hollywood, Florida phone ThursdayU: 7/26/18 Second and Third Floor of Meeting Space Citizens Advisory Committee, 8:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m., 307 Conference Room 3 rd floor Legal Accelerator Project Taping, 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m., 310 Conference Room 3 rd floor Legal Accelerator Project Taping, 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m., 311 Conference Room 3 rd floor Program Evaluation Committee, 9:30 11:30 a.m., 201 Conference Room 2 nd floor Disciplinary Procedure Committee, 9:30 11:30 a.m., 204 Conference Room 2 nd floor Audit Committee, 10:00 11:30 a.m., 202 Conference Room 2 nd floor Technology Committee, noon 1:00 p.m., 309 Conference Room, 3 rd floor Rules Committee, noon 1:00 p.m., 308 Conference Room, 3 rd floor Board Review Committee on Professional Ethics, 1:00 3:00 p.m., 204 Conference Room 2 nd floor Investment Committee, 1:00 2:00 p.m. Cancelled Communications Committee, 1:00 3:00 p.m., 307 Conference Room 3 rd floor Budget Committee, 3:00 4:30 p.m., 202 Conference Room 2 nd floor Disciplinary Review Committee, 3:00 4:30 p.m., 201 Conference Room 2 nd floor Legislation Committee, 3:00 4:30 p.m., 204 Conference Room 2 nd floor Executive Committee, 4:30 5:30 p.m., President Suskauer s Suite Joint BOG/YLD Event Gulfstream Park, 6:00 9:00 p.m. UFridayU: 7/27/18 Meetings in Convention Center on Second Floor Joint Breakfast with Young Lawyers Board, 7:15 a.m., Diplomat Ballroom 3 Board of Governors, 8:30 a.m. 3:00 p.m. (or as necessary) Diplomat Ballroom 1-2 Business Attire Young Lawyers Division Board of Governors, Diplomat Ballroom 4-5 Lunch 12:00 1:00 p.m., Diplomat Ballroom 3 1

2 Battle of the Boards, 5:00 7:00 p.m., Beach Dinner 7:00 9:00 p.m., Diplomat Ballroom 3 REGULAR AGENDA Friday, July 27, 2018 commencing at 8:30 a.m. MOST AGENDA ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A RANDOM BASIS 1. Call to Order President Michelle Suskauer Roll Call Invocation by Deborah Baker-Egozi Pledge of Allegiance by Lorna Brown-Burton 2. Greetings and Announcements President s Opening Remarks Introduction of New Board Members Swearing in of Members (not present at Annual Convention) Announcement of Non-roll call grievance agenda items Announcement of Non-roll call advertising appeal agenda items 3. Section Chair Reports and Other Guest Appearances a. Welcome by The Honorable Jack Tuter, Jr., Chief Judge Seventeenth Judicial Circuit b. Recognize Local Voluntary Bar Association Presidents c. Recognize Citizens Advisory Committee d. Recognize Past Presidents e. ABA Report by Edith Osman, Past President 4. Approval of Minutes * a. Regular Minutes, May 18, 2018 meeting b. Grievance Minutes, May 18, 2018 meeting c. Summary of Executive Committee Action Taken i) June 4, 2018 Juvenile Court Rules Committee Proposed Fast-Track Out-of-Cycle Amendments ~ ii) July 10, 2018 Response to Comments to Proposed Rule (5) 5. Consent Calendar * a. UPL Circuit Committee Nominations i) UPL Standing Committee Member Nominations b. Board Review Committee on Professional Ethics c. Rules, Bylaws & Policies i) BLSE Policy 2.14 Applicant Review Process for Certification or Recertification ~ ii) BLSE Policy 2.15 Revocation d. Legislation Committee i) Section Legislative Position Requests * 1) International Law Section (a) Proposed Amendments to Chapter 48 (b) Revisions to Court Procedural Rules 2) Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section (a) Personal Representative Categories 2

3 (b) Tenancies by the Entireties/Joint Tenancies ii) Florida Bar Legislative Consultant Contracts 1) Metz, Husband & Daughton, P.A. 2) Smith, Bryan & Myers 3) Pamela Burch Fort iii) Section Legislative Consultant Contracts 1) Business Law Section Aimee Diaz Lyon (Metz, Husband & Daughton, P.A.) 2) Family Law Section Nelson Diaz, Edgar Castro (Southern Strategy Group) 3) Trial Lawyers Section Bob Harris (Messer, Caparello, P.A.) e. New Board Member Appointed to Employee Retirement Committee 6. President's Report Michelle Suskauer 7. President-Elect's Report John Stewart a. Preview of Revamped Online Lawyer Referral Service 8. Executive Director's Report Josh Doyle 9. Young Lawyers Division Report Christian George 10. Disciplinary Review Committee Chair Ron Ponzoli a. Executive Session 11. Disciplinary Procedure Committee Report Chair Wayne Smith a. Items on Final Action i) Standing Board Policy Disciplinary Action on Trust Accounting 12. Rules Committee Report Chair Margaret Mathews 13. Program Evaluation Committee Report Chair Wayne Helsby a. Items on Final Action i) Standing Board Policy 3.12 Finances ~ b. Proposed Florida Registered Paralegal Enrichment Committee 14. Budget Committee Report Chair Renée Thompson * a. May 2018 Unaudited Financial Statements (informational) * b Budget Amendment Rollovers 15. Investment Committee Report Chair Ian Comisky * a. Proposed Investment Policy Revisions 16. Audit Committee Report Chair Duffy Myrtetus 17. UPL Report a. Informational Items i) Status Report on Pending Circuit Committee Cases ii) Pending Litigation Report ~18. Communications Committee Report Chair Scott Westheimer 19. Certification Plan Appeals Committee Report Chair Jack Hickey 3

4 20. Report of Board Review Committee on Professional Ethics Vice Chair Tom Bopp ~ a. Rule Amendments on Specialist/Expert First Reading b. Proposed Advisory Opinion 17-2 Lawyer Referral Service Payments c. Request for Amendment to Rule d. Advertising Inquiries and Is 411-Pain a Qualifying Provider under Rule * e. Advertising Inquiry Is LegalRFQ.com a Qualifying Provider under Rule f. Advertising Inquiry Is Ask-Gary a Qualifying Provider under Rule Legislation Committee Report Chair Michael Tanner * a. Reactivation of Section, Division, Committee Legislative Positions for the Biennium i) Administrative Law Section ii) Alternative Dispute Resolution iii) Animal Law Section iv) Appellate Practice Section v) Board of Legal Specialization and Education Committee vi) Business Law Section vii) City, County & Local Government Law Section viii) Code and Rules of Evidence Committee ix) Criminal Law Section x) Elder Law Section xi) Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Section xii) Family Law Section xiii) Government Lawyers Section xiv) Health Law Section xv) International Law Section xvi) Legal Needs of Children Committee xvii)military Affairs Committee xviii)out of State Division xix) Public Interest Law Section xx) Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section xxi) Solo & Small Firm Section xxii)special Committee on Child and Parent Representation xxiii)tax Section xxiv)trial Lawyers Section xxv) Workers Compensation Law Section * xxvi) Environmental & Land Use Law Section b. Other Business i) Appearance by Barry Richard c. Informational Items i) Key Contact Program ii) Guidelines for Legislative Action by The Florida Bar & Other Subgroups iii) Candidate Listing for 2018 Midterm Election * iv) Constitutional Amendments on 2018 Midterm Election Ballot 22. Informational Items a. General Counsel s Litigation Report 4

5 23. Member Benefits Committee Report by Renée Thompson, Board Liaison a. Law Office Support Services provides experienced and certified virtual legal assistant and virtual paralegal services for law firms b. Tali provides a hands-free, voice activated incremental time tracking solution c. Digital Age Marketing Group is a full-service online marketing firm that specializes in lawyer website design and maintenance, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), social media content marketing, video production for Law Firms, website creation, and directory sites for the legal industry 24. Technology Committee Report by Brian Burgoon, Chair 25. Special Committee on Trust Accounting Solutions Report by Andy Sasso, Chair 26. Citizens Advisory Committee Report by Larry W. Tyree, Chair ~27. Free Legal Answers Report by Jack Hickey 28. Probate Rules Committee Regular Cycle Report by Cristina Papanikos, Co-Chair 29. Probate Rules Committee Out-of-Cycle Fast Track Report by Cristina Papanikos, Co-Chair 30. Small Claims Rules Committee Regular Cycle Report by Maureen Walsh, Vice Chair 31. Florida Bar Foundation Report by Juliette Lippman, President 32. Civil Procedure Rules Committee Regular Cycle Amendments by Miguel Chamorro, Vice Chair 33. Code and Rules of Evidence Committee Regular Cycle Amendments by Perry Adair, Chair *34. Rules of Judicial Administration Committee, Chair Ed Sanchez a. Proposed Parental Leave Continuance Rule 35. Old Business 36. New Business 37. Time and place of next meeting October 10-12, 2018 Ritz-Carlton Amelia Island *denotes new or revised item ~hand carry NO SPECIAL APPOINTMENTS COMING UP AT THE OCTOBER MEETING 5