Rule 6-9.3 - MINIMUM STANDARDS(a) Minimum Period of Practice. The applicant must have been engaged in the practice of law in the United States or in the practice of United States law while in a foreign country and must have been a member in good standing of the bar of any state of the United States or the District of Columbia for a period of 5 years, 3 of which meet the requirement of substantial involvement in this rule as of the date of filing an application. The years of law practice need not be consecutive.(b) Substantial Involvement. The applicant must have substantial involvement in the practice of real estate law during the 3 years immediately preceding the application date sufficient to demonstrate special competence as a real estate lawyer. At least 40 percent of the applicant's practice must have been devoted to matters in which issues of real estate law are significant factors and in which the applicant had substantial and direct participation. The applicant must also demonstrate that the applicant's real estate practice includes experience and involvement with Florida real estate law and transactions. The board of legal specialization and education may waive the requirement that the 3 years be immediately preceding the application date on the applicant's request and the recommendation of the real estate certification committee for good cause shown. The applicant must furnish information concerning the frequency of the applicant's work and the nature of the issues involved. Time devoted to lecturing or authoring books or articles on real estate law substitutes for the practice of law if the applicant was engaged in the practice of law during that time period. Demonstration of compliance with this requirement shall be made initially through a form of questionnaire approved by the real estate certification committee, but written or oral supplementation may be required.(c) Peer Review. The applicant must submit the names and addresses of 5 individuals to complete peer review forms. At least 4 of the 5 references must be lawyers or judges and at least 3 of the lawyer references must be members of The Florida Bar. The board of legal specialization and education and the real estate certification committee may authorize references from non-Florida lawyers, judges, and nonlawyers.(d) Education. The applicant must complete 45 hours of continuing legal education approved for credit in real estate law by the board of legal specialization and education during the 3-year period immediately preceding the date of filing an application.(e) Examination. The applicant must pass a written examination that is practical, objective, and designed to demonstrate special knowledge, skills, and proficiency in real estate law to justify the representation of special competence to the legal profession and the public.Amended effective 10/29/1987 (515 So.2d 977); amended Sept. 21, 1989, effective 10/1/1989 (548 So.2d 1120); 7/23/1992, effective 1/1/1993 (605 So.2d 252); amended and effective 12/4/2020 by The Florida Bar Board of Governors.