R. Regul. Fl. Bar 3-4.3

As amended through October 28, 2024
Rule 3-4.3 - MISCONDUCT AND MINOR MISCONDUCT

The standards of professional conduct required of members of the bar are not limited to the observance of rules and avoidance of prohibited acts, and the enumeration of certain categories of misconduct as constituting grounds for discipline are not all-inclusive nor is the failure to specify any particular act of misconduct be construed as tolerance of the act of misconduct. The commission by a lawyer of any act that is unlawful or contrary to honesty and justice may constitute a cause for discipline whether the act is committed in the course of the lawyer's relations as a lawyer or otherwise, whether committed within Florida or outside the state of Florida, and whether the act is a felony or a misdemeanor.

R. Regul. Fl. Bar 3-4.3

Amended July 23, 1992, effective 1/1/1993 (605 So.2d 252), amended November 9, 2017, effective 2/1/2018 (234 So.3d 632).