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On AI, ethics, and the practice of law in Florida.

Practical guidance on Florida Bar Opinion 24-1, ABA Model Rule 1.6, and on-premise AI for personal injury, family, immigration, and real estate firms. Written for attorneys, paralegals, and firm administrators.

Why On-Premise AI Satisfies Florida Rule 4-1.6 When Cloud Tools Don't
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Why On-Premise AI Satisfies Florida Rule 4-1.6 When Cloud Tools Don't

Florida Rule 4-1.6 requires attorneys to protect client confidences. Cloud AI tools send privileged data to third parties; on-premise AI does not. Here is the confidentiality analysis that favors local, self-hosted legal AI.

Jun 2, 2026·8 min read
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Florida's New AI Certification Rule (SC2026-0673): What Every Attorney Must Certify Now
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Florida's New AI Certification Rule (SC2026-0673): What Every Attorney Must Certify Now

On May 28, 2026 the Florida Supreme Court amended statewide rules to require attorneys to certify that cited authorities are accurate. Here is exactly what you now must certify, and how AI-fabricated citations trigger sanctions.

May 30, 2026·8 min read
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AI and E-Discovery in Florida: Privilege, Proportionality, and Rule 1.280
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AI and E-Discovery in Florida: Privilege, Proportionality, and Rule 1.280

Using AI to review discovery in Florida litigation raises privilege and proportionality questions under Rule 1.280. Here is how to deploy AI document review without waiving privilege or violating the discovery rules.

May 27, 2026·8 min read
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Can Your Law Firm Use an AI Chatbot? Florida Rule 4-7.13 and AI on Your Website
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Can Your Law Firm Use an AI Chatbot? Florida Rule 4-7.13 and AI on Your Website

Florida Rule 4-7.13 bars false or misleading statements about legal services. Here is what that means for AI chatbots and AI-generated marketing on a Florida law firm website, and how to stay compliant.

May 20, 2026·8 min read
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ABA Opinion 512 vs Florida Bar 24-1: Reconciling the Two AI Ethics Frameworks
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ABA Opinion 512 vs Florida Bar 24-1: Reconciling the Two AI Ethics Frameworks

ABA Formal Opinion 512 and Florida Bar Opinion 24-1 both govern an attorney's use of generative AI, but they differ in emphasis. Here is how a Florida attorney reconciles competence, confidentiality, fees, and candor under both.

May 13, 2026·9 min read
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AI for Florida Estate Planning and Probate: Drafting, Privilege, and the UPL Line
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AI for Florida Estate Planning and Probate: Drafting, Privilege, and the UPL Line

Generative AI can speed estate and probate drafting, but Florida's confidentiality duties and the unauthorized-practice line set hard limits. Here is where AI helps a Florida estate practice and where it crosses the line.

May 7, 2026·8 min read
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ABA Rule 1.6 and AI: Can Attorneys Use AI Tools Without Client Consent?
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ABA Rule 1.6 and AI: Can Attorneys Use AI Tools Without Client Consent?

ABA Model Rule 1.6 governs the confidentiality of client information. Whether AI use requires client consent depends on whether the tool transmits client data to a third party. Here is the analysis attorneys actually need.

Apr 28, 2026·12 min read
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Florida Bar Opinion 24-1 and AI: What Every Florida Attorney Needs to Know
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Florida Bar Opinion 24-1 and AI: What Every Florida Attorney Needs to Know

Florida Bar Opinion 24-1 sets four ethical guardrails for attorneys using generative AI: confidentiality, competence, candor, and supervision. Here is what each one means in practice, and where on-premise tools change the analysis.

Apr 28, 2026·10 min read
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AI Disclosure Requirements in Florida Courts: What Attorneys Must Know in 2026
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AI Disclosure Requirements in Florida Courts: What Attorneys Must Know in 2026

The 11th and 17th Judicial Circuits require AI disclosure on the face of court filings. Other Florida circuits are following. Here is what each order requires, what counts as AI use, and how to certify compliance.

Apr 28, 2026·10 min read
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How Florida Family Law Attorneys Are Using AI to Speed Up Discovery and Drafting
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How Florida Family Law Attorneys Are Using AI to Speed Up Discovery and Drafting

Florida family law cases turn on financial disclosures, custody documents, and discovery responses. AI document search compresses the review work without exposing sensitive client data to the cloud. Here is the workflow and the compliance posture.

Apr 28, 2026·10 min read
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How Immigration Law Firms Can Use AI for Document Processing Without Violating Confidentiality
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How Immigration Law Firms Can Use AI for Document Processing Without Violating Confidentiality

Florida immigration practices process high volumes of sensitive forms and case documents. On-premise AI compresses processing time without exposing client data to cloud vendors. Here is how the workflow operates and where the architecture matters.

Apr 28, 2026·10 min read
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What Should a Florida Law Firm Actually Evaluate Before Buying an AI Tool?
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What Should a Florida Law Firm Actually Evaluate Before Buying an AI Tool?

Most legal AI marketing dodges the questions that matter. Here are the eight questions a Florida managing partner should answer before signing any AI contract, and the red flags that signal a vendor cannot meet Rule 4-1.6 obligations.

Apr 28, 2026·13 min read
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How Florida Personal Injury Firms Are Using AI to Cut Medical Record Review Time
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How Florida Personal Injury Firms Are Using AI to Cut Medical Record Review Time

Florida PI firms spend 40 to 80 hours per case reviewing medical records before a demand letter is drafted. AI document search reduces that to hours, with source citations on every flagged finding. Here is the workflow, the compliance posture, and the bottlenecks it actually fixes.

Apr 28, 2026·10 min read
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Florida Real Estate Law Firms: How AI Document Search Speeds Up Closings
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Florida Real Estate Law Firms: How AI Document Search Speeds Up Closings

Florida real estate closings depend on title chain analysis, encumbrance review, and document assembly under tight deadlines. AI document search compresses the prep work without compromising the firm's confidentiality posture. Here is the practical workflow.

Apr 28, 2026·10 min read
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Harvey vs. CoCounsel vs. On-Premise AI: Which Makes Sense for a Florida Small Law Firm?
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Harvey vs. CoCounsel vs. On-Premise AI: Which Makes Sense for a Florida Small Law Firm?

Harvey is built for AmLaw 200 firms. CoCounsel sits in the middle of the market. On-premise document search is built for the 5-30 attorney firm. Here is how the three categories compare on price, architecture, and Rule 4-1.6 posture.

Apr 28, 2026·11 min read
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What Is a RAG System? How Law Firms Use It to Search Their Own Documents with AI
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What Is a RAG System? How Law Firms Use It to Search Their Own Documents with AI

RAG stands for retrieval-augmented generation. It is the architecture that lets a law firm ask natural-language questions of its own document corpus and get answers with source citations. Here is how it works, why it fits legal use cases, and what it does not do.

Apr 28, 2026·11 min read
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