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Attorney advertising bill stalls.

By Blankenship, Gary
Publication: Florida Bar News
Date: Friday, April 30 2004

A bill that would ban some lawyer advertising has apparently stalled in the Florida Legislature after its sponsor told Florida Bar officials he wants time to address concerns before bringing the bill back next year.

Rep. David Simmons, R-Altamonte Springs, said he hopes the Bar and the Florida Supreme Court will address lawyer advertising before the 2005 session, or he expects to reintroduce--and pass--legislation that prohibits lawyers from running ads soliciting clients to file lawsuits.

Simmons' HB 1357 passed the House of Representatives 104-8 in late Ma

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