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Florida Supreme Court asked to review ruling on local school board funding for charter institutions
TALLAHASSEE -- School boards across Florida are asking the Supreme Court to review an appeals panel's ruling that local districts helping to fund charter schools in their areas does not violate the state constitution. -
Coral Gables attorney disbarred after allegedly abandoning client's family court matter
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Suspended Coral Gables attorney and former assistant state attorney Madeline Palenzuela has been disbarred following an Sept. 5 Florida Supreme Court order over her apparent abandonment of a client's case, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Longwood attorney voluntarily disbarred over alleged trust account irregularities
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Longtime Longwood attorney James R. Palmer has been voluntarily disbarred following an Aug. 29 Florida Supreme Court order over alleged trust account irregularities, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Naples lawyer disbarred after allegedly pleasuring himself on girlfriend he allowed ex-partner to attack
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Suspended Naples attorney Jon Douglas Parrish has been voluntarily disbarred following an Aug. 29 Florida Supreme Court order and his 2017 arrest after he allegedly pleasured himself on his girlfriend, whom he had allowed his ex-girlfriend to brutally attack. -
West Palm Beach to be disbarred over allegations regarding partnership with non-attorney
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — West Palm Beach attorney Gary Louis Pickett faces disbarment following a Sept. 6 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations involving his partnership with a non-attorney, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Boynton Beach attorney voluntarily disbarred ahead of misappropriation allegations
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Boynton Beach attorney Rangile Artice Santiago has been voluntarily disbarred following an Aug. 29 Florida Supreme Court order ahead of misappropriation allegations, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Retired, ailing West Palm Beach attorney voluntarily disbarred after allegedly doing little work
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Longtime West Palm Beach attorney Richard Walter Springer has been voluntarily disbarred following an Sept. 12 Florida Supreme Court order ahead of allegations involving multiple client matters, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Milton attorney faces suspension for allegedly mishandling two client matters
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Longtime Milton attorney Randall Albert Werre faces suspension following a Sept. 12 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations he mishandled two client matters, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Inactive Boca Raton attorney faces indefinite suspension following 2011 money laundering guilty plea
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Inactive Boca Raton attorney Martin Miles Werner faces indefinite suspension following a Sept. 9 Florida Supreme Court order over his conviction on money laundering and other charges, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Insurance association hopes for more legal reforms - namely auto glass claims, bad-faith litigation
TALLAHASSEE -- As far as legal climates go, Florida ranks near the bottom, 46th out of 50 in a survey conducted by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform. -
Jacksonville Beach attorney disbarred after allegedly representing practice as 'New York City law firm'
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Jacksonville Beach attorney Jessica Marie McClean has been voluntarily disbarred following an Aug. 29 Florida Supreme Court order after she allegedly misrepresented where her law firm was located and other charges, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Jacksonville attorney voluntarily disbarred ahead of alleged misappropriation
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Jacksonville attorney Carin E. Maxey has been disbarred following an Aug. 24 Florida Supreme Court order ahead of misappropriation and other allegations, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Aventura attorney reprimanded after alleged bad breakup with law firm, disparaging another lawyer
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Longtime Aventura attorney Daniel Kaplan has been publicly reprimanded following an Aug. 29 Florida Supreme Court order over the allegedly nasty breakup with his former law firm, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Miami Beach attorney disbarred after allegedly mishandling bankruptcy cases, lying to court
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Miami Beach attorney Robert Nickolas Ingham faces disbarment following a split Sept. 10 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations he mishandled bankruptcy cases, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Windermere attorney files rehearing motion after disbarment over alleged trust fund irregularities
TALLAHASSEE (Florida Record) — Suspended Windermere attorney Dennis L. Horton has been disbarred following an Aug. 29 Florida Supreme Court opinion over trust fund irregularities and other allegations, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar. -
Nomination of newest members of Florida high court to federal appeals bench is testament to 'how good these justices are,' says business leader
The state judiciary is on the right track, despite a second shakeup on the Florida Supreme Court this year, a business leader says. -
Business group confident governor will choose 'fine jurists' to fill possible openings at Florida Supreme Court
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has made good choices so far for the Florida judiciary, and the possible ascension of two state Supreme Court justices to the federal appeals bench is not real cause for concern, according to the local director of a national business group. -
DeSantis: Progress made but more work needed to fix Florida's 'lawyer driven culture'
TALLAHASSEE — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis took the opportunity during release of a poll about how Florida's legal climate affects business in the state to say he's seen progress his first year in office but more works needs to be done. -
Attorney on adoption of Daubert standard: Florida judges have 'rich, modern set of case law'
The Florida Supreme Court recently rejected a bid by the code and rules of evidence committee of the Florida Bar to have the court reconsider its decision on the Daubert standard for expert evidence in court earlier this year. -
Florida Supreme Court justices tapped to fill vacant seats on federal appeals bench
TALLAHASSEE — Two Florida Supreme Court justices have been named to fill seats on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.