A lawyer shall not act as advocate at a trial in which the lawyer is likely to be a necessary witness on behalf of the client unless: (1) the testimony relates to an uncontested issue; (2) the testimony will relate solely to a matter of formality and there is no reason to believe that substantial evidence will be ...

The short answer to this question is no – just because you are licensed to practice law in one state does not mean you can practice law in any state.

There is no reciprocity between Florida and any other jurisdiction. Submission to the Florida Bar Examination and completion of a character and fitness investigation is required of all applicants.

Rule 4-4.2 - COMMUNICATION WITH PERSON REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL (a) In representing a client, a lawyer must not communicate about the subject of the representation with a person the lawyer knows to be represented by another lawyer in the matter, unless the lawyer has the consent of the other lawyer.

Rule 4-4.4 - RESPECT FOR RIGHTS OF THIRD PERSONS (a) In representing a client, a lawyer may not use means that have no substantial purpose other than to embarrass, delay, or burden a third person or knowingly use methods of obtaining evidence that violate the legal rights of such a person.

California Bar Examination Please note that the State Bar does not offer reciprocity or accept bar exam scores from another jurisdiction.

Bar Rule 4-1.8 Prohibited and Other Transactions behalf of a client an instrument giving the lawyer or a person related to the lawyer any gift unless the lawyer or other recipient of the gift is related to the client.

Under the “Reporting Professional Misconduct” rule, Rule 4-8.3, an attorney is obligated to report another attorney's misconduct if the attorney has actual knowledge of a misconduct that raises a substantial question as to the offending attorney's “honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects.” ...

The short answer is yes. If a Power of Attorney was validly created in another state, then the Power of Attorney is valid here in Florida. However, many out of state Powers of Attorney do not comply with Florida law. We often advise clients to have the Power of Attorney updated.

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