§ Rule 6-22.1 Generally

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Rule 6-22.1. Generally

    A lawyer who is a member in good standing of The Florida Bar and who meets the standards prescribed below may be issued an appropriate certificate identifying the lawyer as a “Board Certified Antitrust and Trade Regulation Lawyer.” The purpose of the standards is to identify those lawyers who practice in the area of antitrust law, unfair methods of competition, and deceptive, unfair, or unconscionable trade practices and who have the special knowledge, skills, experience, and judgment, as well as the character, ethics, and reputation for professionalism, to be properly identified to the public as certified antitrust and trade regulation lawyers. Applicants shall be required to establish that they have a special ability as a consequence of broad and varied experience in antitrust and trade regulation law, including the following:

    (a) a ready grasp of the substantive and procedural law bearing upon this area of practice;

    (b) an awareness of and experience with the range of appropriate courses of action and remedies that can be invoked in aid of clients involved in such matters;

    (c) a sound judgment in proposing solutions and approaches, so that proportion both as to expense and delay is maintained between the nature of the problem to be solved and the cost and elaborateness of the proposed response or solution; and

    (d) an attitude of professionalism in every aspect of the applicant's approach to clients, courts, or administrative bodies, and fellow practitioners.