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Winter Garden attorney voluntarily disbarred following alleged improper use of client funds
Winter Garden attorney Leigh A. Kyer has been voluntarily disbarred following a Dec. 28 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations she improperly used client funds, according to a recent announcement by the Florida Bar.
Coral Gables attorney suspended again following alleged trust account irregularities
Coral Gables attorney Francisco Jose Aguero has been suspended following a Dec. 21 Florida Supreme Court order over irregularities in his client trust funds, according to a recent announcement by the Florida Bar.
Benefits for borrowers cited from multistate PHH Mortgage settlement
This month's announced $45 million multistate settlement, which included Florida, with New Jersey-based PHH Mortgage Corporation will benefit certain borrowers who faced foreclosure and current borrowers as well, a Florida attorney general spokesman said during a recent interview.
Orlando attorney suspended over allegations from bankruptcy cases
Orlando attorney Amy Lynn Perez has been suspended for 18 months and ordered to pay restitution to a client following a Nov. 30 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations arising from two separate bankruptcy matters.
Punta Gorda attorney suspended after not responding to state bar inquiry
Punta Gorda attorney Michael F. Savage has been suspended until further order following a Nov. 1 Florida Supreme Court order after he was found in contempt for not responding to an official Florida Bar inquiry.
Orlando attorney disbarred for alleged client abandonment
Orlando attorney Christopher M. Stephenson has been disbarred following a Nov. 2 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations that included abandoning the cases of two clients, according to a Florida Bar announcement.
Miami attorney voluntarily, permanently disbarred following alleged insurance fraud
Miami attorney Anett Lopez has been voluntarily and permanently disbarred following a Nov. 2 Florida Supreme Court order after she was arrested last year on insurance fraud charges, according to a recent Florida Bar announcement.
Tampa attorney suspended over alleged improper business partnership
&&& Tampa attorney Patricia Anne Horal has been suspended for 90 days following a Nov. 9 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations she had an improper business partnership in 2014 with a man who wasn't a lawyer but who later was prosecuted for practicing law without a license.
Deland lawyer suspended after allegedly allowing non-attorneys to practice law
Deland attorney Andy Treusch has been suspended for three years following a Nov. 2 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations that included allowing non-attorneys to practice law and representing a client when there was a clear conflict of interest.
Tampa attorney suspended after allegedly assisting non-attorney practice law
Tampa attorney George John Francis Werner has been suspended for one year following a Nov. 16 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations he neglected a client matter and assisted another person to practice law without a license.
Vero Beach attorney publicly reprimanded over property transfer issue
Vero Beach attorney Norman A. Green, practicing in Florida for 43 years, has been publicly reprimanded by publication in the Southern Reporter following a Nov. 2 Florida Supreme Court order over a property transfer issue in a marital settlement agreement.
Anna Maria attorney suspended for allegedly foreclosing on clients' property to recover fees
Anna Maria attorney Charles Houston Webb has been suspended for 60 days and placed on year's probation following a Nov. 30 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations that included suing clients and foreclosing on their property to recover legal fees.
Coral Springs attorney disbarred following failure to comply with court orders
Coral Springs attorney Christopher Lee Buttermore has been disbarred following a Nov. 21 Florida Supreme Court order after being found in contempt for failing to comply with previous court orders.
Jacksonville attorney agrees to voluntary disbarment following retirement
Jacksonville attorney Reginald Estell Jr. has been voluntarily disbarred following a Nov. 2 Florida Supreme Court following allegations he failed to respond to a Florida State Bar inquiry and a subpoena for trust records and neglected traffic cases.
Longtime Davie attorney disbarred over alleged client fund misappropriation
Davie attorney George Jay Blutstein, practicing in Florida for about 60 years, has been disbarred following a Nov. 2 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations he misappropriated client funds.
Miami attorney found in contempt, suspended fourth time since 2014
Miami attorney Kenneth Joseph Kukec has been suspended for one year following a Sept. 22 Florida Supreme Court order after he was found in contempt for failing to comply with requirements of previous suspensions that stem for cocaine charges in 2014.
Miami attorney found in contempt, disbarred following suspensions over felony plea
Miami attorney Christopher Steven Jones has been disbarred following an Oct.18 Florida Supreme Court order that found him in contempt for failing to comply with requirements if previous suspensions that stem from a felony plea in spring 2016.
Tort reform group: Florida deserves top 'judicial hellhole' ranking but can improve
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Florida deserved the top spot in American Tort Reform Association (ATRA)'s latest list of "judicial hellholes" but there is hope for better days, the president of a leading tort reform advocacy group said during a recent interview.
Sarasota attorney suspended following allegations he misappropriated at least $215,000
Sarasota attorney Jordan Lloyd Wallach, practicing law for 38 years, has been suspended until further order following an Oct. 27 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations he misappropriated at least $215,000 in client funds.
Orlando attorney agrees to disbarment following misappropriation allegations
Orlando attorney Victor Felix Rodriguez has agreed to his own disbarment following an Oct. 26 Florida Supreme Court order after the Florida Bar Association alleged he misappropriated of funds from clients and his former employer and failed to maintain trust account compliance.