The Unspoken Rules of Communication for Florida Attorney’s
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2021-12
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MAPC, The University of Tampa
Abstract
This project investigates the communication related issues faced by Floridian attorneys.
The researcher sampled 1,111 disciplinary sanctions of the Florida Bar from February 2016 to
October 2021. Of this total, 570 were selected and analyzed for criteria and were then categorized
into into 5 categories; miscommunication with parties, financial mismanagement, confidentiality,
advertising, and sexual misconduct. Miscommunication with parties and financial mismanagement
made up 91.5% of all sanctions ordered, with the most being suspension sanctions.
The researcher included recommendations to help attorneys in Florida avoid communication
mistakes and limitations of the study with the hopes of lessening the amount of sanctions in the
coming years.
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Law, Legal studies, Communication