The PBC Legal AI Shield: Secure Professional Immunity in 5 Business Days.
Chief Judge Glenn D. Kelley's April 2026 order names ChatGPT, Claude AI, and Harvey AI by name. Attorneys who file without disclosure face Section 6a sanctions: striking of filings, monetary sanctions, contempt proceedings, and Florida Bar referral.
Matt Almassian engineers the internal workflows and governance structures that prevent that. He comes to your firm. Five deliverables in five business days. $2,500 flat fee.
In 15 minutes, you will know exactly where your firm stands under AO No. 2.109-4/26.
Three Provisions.
Zero Ambiguity.
Administrative Order No. 2.109-4/26 is not an advisory. Below is what the order says, and what it means for your firm's filings starting today.
"Any attorney or self-represented litigant who uses any generative artificial intelligence tool in the preparation of a pleading, motion, memorandum, response, proposed order or other court document, must disclose such use on the face of the filing. If the use of AI creates any new content, it must be disclosed."
If your associates used ChatGPT, Claude AI, or Harvey AI to draft any portion of a filing, that use must appear on the face of the document. Westlaw Precision and LexisNexis are exempt. Generative AI is not.
"Generative artificial intelligence (name of generative AI program used) was used in the preparation of this filing. The undersigned certifies that all factual assertions, legal authority, and citations have been independently reviewed and verified for accuracy and accepts full responsibility for the contents of this filing."
The certification must name the specific tool and appear at the conclusion of the filing or immediately above the signature block. A verbal assurance does not satisfy this. The certification lives in the document.
"The failure to comply with this Administrative Order may result in sanctions, including but not limited to striking the filing; denial of the requested relief; monetary sanctions; contempt proceedings; referral to The Florida Bar or other appropriate authority; and any other sanction deemed appropriate by the Court."
A single non-compliant filing can strike your motion, cost your client their relief, and initiate a Florida Bar referral. The court may also raise a deficiency sua sponte. Opposing counsel does not need to catch it first.
A Palm Beach County Firm Just Did This.
Here Is What Happened.
AI Governance and Compliance Audit. Palm Beach County Law Firm (Confidential).
A 15-attorney Palm Beach County firm was using AI tools for research and drafting with no written governance policy and no verification workflow. When AO No. 2.109-4/26 was issued in April 2026, the managing partner recognized the Section 6a exposure immediately. The firm needed to be compliant before their next filing cycle.
The full Compliance Shield Audit: AI usage inventory, compliance gap report, a ready-to-adopt governance policy, a human-in-the-loop verification workflow, and a 60-minute on-site debrief. All five deliverables in 5 business days.
The firm adopted the governance policy immediately and moved to a monthly retainer. AI is now used strategically across research, drafting, and client intake, with a compliant documentation record for every filing.
Compliance with AO No. 2.109-4/26 achieved after audit delivery
Time savings across research and drafting workflows post-training
From engagement start to full compliance documentation in hand
AI use cases scaled during subsequent retainer engagement
AI Workflow Engineering in a Law Firm Is Not New Work for Us.
Before auditing PBC firms for compliance, we built full AI workflow systems for legal practices. Legal Knights, a Beverly Hills firm handling workers' comp, personal injury, and employment law, hired AI-Powered Consulting to design and implement AI across every major workflow.
Reduction in total staff time across all legal workflows
Hours saved per year with no additional hires required
Revenue increase in 6 months from faster case throughput
Client: Legal Knights Law Firm, Beverly Hills, CA. Workers' Comp, Personal Injury, Employment Law. 2 attorneys, 7 staff.
The Sanctions Are Specific.
The Risk Is Immediate.
The order does not create a grace period. It does not require prior warning. Every filing your firm submits right now is either compliant or it is not.
Striking of Filing. Denial of Relief.
Section 6a authorizes the court to strike a non-compliant filing and deny the relief it requested. Your client does not just lose a motion. Your client loses the case that motion was built to win. That is not a technicality. That is malpractice exposure.
Monetary Sanctions. Contempt.
The court may impose monetary sanctions against the firm and initiate contempt proceedings. Unlike a fee dispute, sanctions follow the attorney, appear in the public record, and carry consequences that extend well beyond the matter at hand.
Florida Bar Referral
Section 6a explicitly provides for referral to The Florida Bar. A Bar inquiry is not a private matter. It affects your firm's standing in every engagement and every county where your attorneys practice.
Sua Sponte Court Action
The order expressly authorizes the court to address AI disclosure deficiencies on its own motion. You do not need an alert opposing counsel to trigger this. A judge reviewing the filing can raise the issue independently.
Five Deliverables.
Five Business Days. $2,500.
Every deliverable is ready to use inside your firm from day one. Nothing is theoretical. Everything is PBC-specific and drafted for immediate adoption.
AI Usage Inventory
A complete map of every generative AI tool in use across your firm, how each is being used, and how each use maps against the specific requirements of AO No. 2.109-4/26.
Compliance Gap Report
A written report identifying every area where your firm is currently exposed under the order. Gaps are ranked by priority and linked directly to the provision they implicate.
AI Governance Policy Draft
A ready-to-adopt firm-wide policy drafted in plain English. Written to satisfy the order's requirements, tailored to your firm's size and practice areas.
Verification Workflow
A step-by-step human-in-the-loop process your attorneys and paralegals follow before filing any document that involved generative AI.
60-Minute On-Site Debrief
A working session at your firm where every deliverable is walked through with your leadership team. Matt comes to you. No remote handoffs. No recorded videos to watch on your own.
From Exposed to Shielded.
Here Is Exactly How.
Schedule a Confidential Briefing
A 15-minute call. We confirm the audit is a fit for your firm, answer questions about AO No. 2.109-4/26, and schedule the on-site intake. No pitch. No obligation.
On-Site Intake and Audit
Matt comes to your firm. He maps your generative AI tool usage, documents your current workflows, and identifies every compliance gap against the specific provisions of the order.
Receive Deliverables. Debrief On-Site.
Within 5 business days, you receive all five deliverables. Matt returns on-site to walk through everything and confirm the policy and workflow are in active use before he leaves.
Confidential Briefing. Scope Confirmed.
A 15-minute call to confirm the audit is a fit, answer your questions about the order, and schedule the on-site intake session. You receive a confirmation and a preparation checklist within 2 hours.
On-Site Intake. AI Inventory Conducted.
Matt arrives at your firm. Every generative AI tool in use is documented. Current filing workflows are mapped. Every gap against AO No. 2.109-4/26 is identified. This session typically runs 2 to 3 hours.
Analysis. All Five Deliverables Drafted.
The compliance gap report is completed. The governance policy is drafted and tailored to your firm's size and practice areas. The human-in-the-loop verification workflow is mapped with role assignments.
Review and Refinement.
All five deliverables are reviewed for accuracy, firm-specific language, and practical usability. Any questions from day 2 intake that require follow-up are resolved. Final versions are prepared for delivery.
On-Site Debrief. Policy in Active Use.
Matt returns to your firm. Every deliverable is walked through with your leadership team. Questions are answered in person. The governance policy and verification workflow are confirmed in active use before Matt leaves.
I Am Based in Palm Beach Gardens.
I Show Up.
I am a Strategic AI Consultant. I do not give legal advice. What I do is design and engineer the internal technical workflows and guardrails that keep your associates and paralegals compliant, so they do not trigger Section 6a sanctions.
When you book this audit, I come to your firm, meet your team, and deliver everything in person. No slides to read on your own. No recording to watch later.
Simple. Flat. Done in Five Days.
Flat fee. On-site in Palm Beach County. 5 business days.
Most PBC associates bill $275 to $350 per hour. Forty hours building an AI governance policy from scratch is $11,000 to $14,000 in billable time your firm will never recover.
One Section 6a striking-of-filing can cost a client a case worth multiples of that. The Compliance Shield Audit is $2,500, delivered in 5 business days.
In 15 minutes, you will know exactly where your firm stands under AO No. 2.109-4/26.
What Managing Partners Ask First
AI-Powered Consulting confirms: yes. AO No. 2.109-4/26 applies to any use of generative AI in preparing a filing in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, regardless of frequency. Even occasional use by a single associate or paralegal requires a written disclosure and certification on the face of that filing. There is no volume threshold.
Individual caution is not firm-wide compliance. The order requires a specific written certification in each filing where generative AI was used. Without a governance policy and a documented workflow, you cannot demonstrate that the certification reflects a consistent, reliable process across every attorney and every matter in your firm.
AI-Powered Consulting conducts a legal workflow audit, not a technology security review. The audit maps how generative AI is used in your legal work, identifies every compliance gap against AO No. 2.109-4/26, and builds the governance structures and verification processes the order requires. Network security and software licensing are outside scope.
You receive five ready-to-use deliverables. Most firms adopt the governance policy and implement the verification workflow immediately. Some choose to continue with a monthly retainer to build broader AI workflows across the practice. That is entirely your decision. The audit stands on its own.
Yes. The audit is built for any firm size. Solo practitioners and small firms are often the most exposed under the order precisely because they lack a compliance team to catch errors. The policy and workflow are sized to fit your practice, not a 200-attorney firm's bureaucratic template.
The Order Is in Effect.
Your Firm's Policy Should Be Too.
Schedule a confidential 15-minute briefing. If you are already compliant, I will tell you that too. No pitch. No obligation.
In 15 minutes, you will know exactly where your firm stands under AO No. 2.109-4/26.
matt@aipoweredconsulting.ai · 203-985-5791 · aipoweredconsulting.ai
Based in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. Serving law firms across Palm Beach County.