Case Name: THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Barry SCHREIBER, Respondent
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1982-10-21
Citations: 420 So. 2d 599
Docket Number: No. 59946
Parties: THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Barry SCHREIBER, Respondent.
Judges: ADKINS, BOYD, and OVERTON, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 420
Pages: 599–600

Head Matter:
THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Barry SCHREIBER, Respondent.
No. 59946.
Supreme Court of Florida.
Oct. 21, 1982.
John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, Stanley A. Spring, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, Paul A. Gross, Bar Counsel, Miami, and Sylvia H. Walbolt of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, Tampa, for complainant.
Burton Young and Glen Rafkin of Young, Stern & Tannenbaum, North Miami Beach, for respondent.
Christopher H. Marine, Gainesville, as amicus curiae.

Opinion:
ON MOTION FOR EXTRAORDINARY RECONSIDERATION
OVERTON, Justice:
This cause, concerning direct-mail advertising by lawyers, is before the Court upon respondent Schreiber's motion for extraordinary reconsideration. Respondent asserts that our opinion in this matter, The Florida Bar v. Schreiber, 407 So.2d 595 (Fla.1981), should be vacated in light of the United States Supreme Court's subsequently-filed decision in In re R.M.J., - U.S. -, 102 S.Ct. 929, 71 L.Ed.2d 64 (1982). The Florida Bar, as complainant, joins respondent, agreeing that the instant cause is controlled by In re R.M.J. The bar requests guidance in matters of lawyer direct-mail solicitation.
We grant the motion, withdraw our opinion dated October 22, 1981, and affirm the referee's dismissal of the cause. We direct The Florida Bar to submit proposed rules on or before February 1, 1983, for the regulation of lawyer direct-mail advertising which are reasonable and necessary to protect the public interests and which conform to the dictates of In re R.M.J.
It is so ordered.
ADKINS, BOYD, and OVERTON, JJ., concur.
EHRLICH, J., concurs with an opinion.
McDONALD, j., dissents with an opinion with which ALDERMAN, C.J., concurs.
NO MOTION FOR REHEARING WILL BE ALLOWED.