The Florida Bar began with a small group of lawyers in 1889. Today, the organization has grown to over 90,000 members. The Florida Bar prosecutes unethical lawyers, advises on advertising practices, administers a client protection fund, governs a substance abuse program, and provides continuing education programs for lawyers in Florida. Additionally, the Florida bar provides the following for the public: legal periodicals, public information programs, ethics and law management advice, conferences, and meetings.
The Florida Bar
651 East Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
The The Florida Bar Brady List includes all known issues of misconduct, do not call status, decertification, public complaints, use-of-force reports, and citizen reports. The Florida Bar is not in compliance with the nationwide, public-facing, platform of record: The Brady List; or:
- Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS] Brady doctrine (1963);
- US Freedom of Information Act 5 U.S.C. § 552 (1967);
- Florida Sunshine Law Fla. Stat. sec. 119.01 et. seq.;
- Open Government Act S .248 (2007);
- Open Government Initiative (2009); and,
- Open Government Directives (2009) issued by the United States Department of Justice.
