Eleventh Judicial Circuit · S.D. Fla., Miami Division
Local counsel in Miami-Dade County.
Florida’s most populous county, and a venue out-of-state firms land in often. Whether your matter is in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit or in federal court, the admission mechanics differ — and in state court both of them need a Florida lawyer to press “file.”
Do I need local counsel in Miami-Dade County?
Yes for state court. A case in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit or the Miami-Dade County Court is a Florida state case, so Rule 2.510(a) applies in full: a verified motion, a Florida Bar member associated as attorney of record, $250 to The Florida Bar and $100 to the clerk. For federal purposes Miami-Dade County sits in the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division — which independently requires co-counsel admitted in that District under Special Rule 4(b).
Eleventh Judicial Circuit — state
Southern District of Florida, Miami Division — federal
What I cover in Miami-Dade County
Admission
I sign and file the verified motion in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, and the Special Rule 4(b) motion with the consent and CM/ECF designation on the federal side.
Hearings
Motion calendar, special-set hearings, case management and status conferences in Miami — without a flight from your city.
Filings
Portal formatting, service under Rule 2.516, deadline computation under Rule 2.514, and division-specific practices.
Miami-Dade County questions
Do I need local counsel in Miami-Dade County?
Yes for state court. A case in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit or the Miami-Dade County Court is a Florida state case, so Fla. R. Gen. Prac. & Jud. Admin. 2.510(a) applies in full: a verified motion, a Florida Bar member associated as attorney of record, $250 to The Florida Bar and $100 to the clerk.
For federal cases, Miami-Dade County sits in the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division. That district requires local counsel under Special Rule 4(b), and a pro hac vice attorney may not register for CM/ECF there.
Which judicial circuit is Miami-Dade County in?
Miami-Dade County is in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit — a single-county circuit. The Eleventh Circuit runs a Complex Business Litigation Division, and a commercial case filed there draws practices that do not apply in a general circuit civil division.
Who files the pro hac vice motion in Miami-Dade County?
Local counsel does, in state court. Until The Florida Bar issues your pro hac vice number, every document — including the motion that would admit you — must be e-filed through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal by the Florida attorney designated in the motion.
Can you cover a hearing in Miami?
Yes — motion calendar, special-set hearings, case management and status conferences, depositions, and second chair at trial, quoted per appearance. Travel outside Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade is identified separately in the quote rather than buried in the rate.
A Miami-Dade County matter?
Send the case number and the next hearing date. Conflicts run first, a quote in writing, an answer within one business day.
Retain local counsel in Miami-Dade County
Case number, parties, and the next hearing date.