Service of Pleadings by Email Instead of US Mail?
A special committee of The Florida Bar has proposed that Florida lawyers serve lawsuit pleadings and papers by email instead of sending paper copies by U.S. Mail, reports The Florida Bar News on 2/15/10. Lawyers would email PDFs of the pleadings and other papers instead of sending paper copies by U.S. Mail.
The special committee included a member of each of the Bar’s procedural rules committees. The new rule would appear in the Florida Rules of Judicial Administration rather than in the separate rules of procedure.
The new rule would be mandatory for attorneys, with few exceptions. The email would include the phrase “SERVICE OF COURT DOCUMENT” and the relevant case number.
I just hope spammers don’t read about this. All they would have to do to avoid our junk mail filter is put those magic words in their spam.
Jim Martin 2/20/10
FLORIDA BAR STATEMENT The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. Before you decide, ask the lawyer to send you free written information about the lawyer’s qualifications and experience.