(1) Each value adjustment board must appoint private legal counsel to assist the board.

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    (2) This legal counsel must be an attorney in private practice. The use of an attorney employed by government is prohibited. Counsel must have practiced law for over five years and meet the requirements of Florida Statutes § 194.015
    (3) An attorney may represent more than one value adjustment board.
    (4) An attorney may represent a value adjustment board, even if another member of the attorney’s law firm represents one of the enumerated parties so long as the representation is not before the value adjustment board.
    (5) Legal counsel should avoid conflicts of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest in their representation.
Rulemaking Authority 194.011(5), 194.034(1), 195.027(1), 213.06(1) FS. Law Implemented 194.011, 194.015 FS. History-New 3-30-10.