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48 Fla. B.J. 1 (1974)

handle is hein.barjournals/florbarj0048 and id is 1 raw text is: BRIEF-I yours NEWS VERD REMJA I.M A NEW YEAR - NEW HORIZONS- January of every year is traditionally the month when every prognosticator gets out his crystal ball, takes a look, and advises the world what's ahead in the next 12 months. Our newspapers are full of this form of reporting this month, so let's join the crowd and take a brief look at what may be on the hori- zon for the legal profession in Florida between now and 1975. A barometer of what may lie ahead came to the three officers of The Flor- ida Bar last month in the form of a two- day meeting with the president, presi- dent-elect and executive director of the American Bar Association in New Orleans, Louisiana, along with the same officers from the states of Missis- sippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, California and two local bar associa- tions, the Dade County Bar Association and the Houston Bar Association. At the American Bar Association Caravan, the attendees generally con- cluded that the time was well spent and that the ABA's officers went home with more helpful hints about the affairs of association management than did their counterparts at the state level. Notwithstanding, state Bar personnel did get a glimpse of the national scene and were informed about new develop- ments in other state bar organizations. One of the most startling new develop- ments is the trend in the legal profes- sion toward some form of recertifica- tion of members of the legal profession on an annual or other time period basis. We were surprised to learn that already three states have adopted formal rules with reference to recertification. Although other professions, nine for example in California, annually recer- tify their members, this activity has never been formalized within the legal profession in the United States. Although The Florida Bar's Continuing Legal Education Committee has touched on this subject in the past, it VOL. 48, No. 1 JANUARY, 1974 may well become an area of concen- trated study in 1974. Accelerating at almost the same pace is the development of prepaid legal insurance programs throughout the United States. State bar associations nationwide are playing an increasingly active role toward the preparation, development and ultimate supervision of prepaid legal insurance programs. The Board of Governors of The Florida Bar for the past five months employed a consultant on prepaid legal service programs to aid the Bar, not only in processing pending applications, but in developing a model program for use by interested groups. Surely in 1974 the number of persons participating in prepaid legal service programs in Florida will increase. As this column is being prepared, the morning newspaper cries out in bold- faced type, 50 Pct. Rise Seen in Price of Fuels. How will the energy crisis affect the legal profession in Florida during 1974? With tourism one of the strong legs to our tri-pod Florida economy, (agriculture and industry the other two legs) there is no question that the economics of law practice will be affected. Real property transactions still form a major part of the fees earned by the Florida lawyer for professional services. With tourism down, land transactions slowed, some lawyers may very well feel an economic impact in their daily practice. On the brighter side, Florida's economy has a broader base today than 20, 40 or 60 years ago. Millions of persons residing outside the state still consider it an ideal loca- tion for their retirement years. The number of new permanent residents each week continues to soar. As in Copenhagen and other European cities, the use of bicycles by profes- sional people may become more prev- alent in Florida in 1974. If you are like me, this may be in the perfect answer both to the energy crisis and the waist line! Or RAAA

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