§ 3.12 Advertisement of Accreditation
3.12. Advertisement of Accreditation
(a) In connection with advertisement of accreditation pursuant to these policies, an accredited organization must state in its Florida advertisement(s): “Accredited by The Florida Bar to certify lawyers in the specialty area(s) of [insert specialty fields].” If conditions are stated, the organization must also include: “under the following conditions [insert the conditions].”
(b) In connection with advertising the fact of certification by an accredited organization pursuant to these policies, a lawyer must state: “Certified Specialist in [insert specialty field) by (full name of the accredited organization.]”
(c) As to the accredited organization, a lawyer may, in addition, include “Accredited by The Florida Bar.”
(d) A member of The Florida Bar may not hold himself or herself out as being certified by The Florida Bar or an accredited organization unless actually certified by those entities.
(e) A member of The Florida Bar certified by an organization whose accreditation is revoked pursuant to these policies may not advertise certification by that organization in Florida.