As amended through November 4, 2024
Rule 12-1.4 - SUPERVISION AND LIMITATIONS(a)Supervision by Lawyer. An emeritus lawyer must perform all activities authorized by this chapter under the direct supervision of a supervising lawyer.(b)Representation of Bar Membership Status. Emeritus lawyers permitted to perform services are not, and must not represent themselves to be, active members of The Florida Bar licensed to practice law in this state.(c)Payment of Expenses and Award of Fees. No emeritus lawyer may receive compensation for legal services rendered under the authority of this rule from any source, including but not limited to the legal aid organization with which the lawyer is associated, the emeritus lawyer's client, or a contingent fee agreement. The prohibition against compensation for the emeritus lawyer contained in this chapter will not prevent the approved legal aid organization from reimbursing the emeritus lawyer for actual expenses incurred while rendering approved services. It also does not prevent the approved legal aid organization from charging for its services as it may properly charge. The approved legal aid organization will be entitled to receive all court-awarded attorneys' fees that may be awarded for any representation or services rendered by the emeritus lawyer.Amended July 23, 1992, effective 1/1/1993 (605 So.2d 252); amended May 29, 2014, effective 6/1/2014 (SC12-2234), amended November 9, 2017, effective 2/1/2018 (SC16-1961).