Florida Statute 454.11 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXII
REGULATION OF PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Chapter 454
ATTORNEYS AT LAW

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454.11 Powers of attorneys.—Every attorney duly admitted or authorized to practice in this state shall have the right to appear before any court of the state, or any public board, committee, or officer in the interest of any client, and may appear as amicus curiae when so permitted. All attorneys shall be deemed officers of the court for the administration of justice, and amenable to the rules and discipline of the court in all matters of order or procedure not in conflict with the constitution or laws of this state.

History.—s. 11, ch. 10175, 1925; CGL 4189; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945.

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In Re Amendments to Rules, 598 So. 2d 41 (Fla. 1992).

Cited 9 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1992 WL 28431

...Florida law is settled that attorneys are officers of the Court who are authorized to practice law as a privilege or franchise granted by this Court; and their obligation to the public is as significant as their obligation to individual clients. In re Clifton, 115 Fla. 168, 155 So. 324 (1934). Accord § 454.11, Fla....

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Parker v. Parker, 97 So. 2d 136 (Fla. 3d DCA 1957).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...a court of record of this state may, upon motion, be permitted to practice for the purpose of such business only, when it is made to appear that he has associated and appearing with him in such business an active member of The Florida Bar." Further, Section 454.11, Florida Statutes 1955, F.S.A., provides as follows: "Every attorney duly admitted or authorized to practice in this state shall have the right to appear before any court of the state, or any public board, committee, or officer in the interest of any client, and may appear as amicus curiae when so permitted....

...tice is permissive and subject to the sound discretion of the court to which he applies for the permission. The right to revoke this permission is inherent in the right to grant it. The attorney of another state accorded this privilege is subject to Section 454.11 above quoted....

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