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Tampa attorney suspended sending threatening letter to law firm
Tampa attorney Debra Denise Newman has been suspended for 15 days following an Aug. 24 Florida Supreme Court order after sending what the Florida State Bar called -
North Miami attorney reprimanded for error in probate case
North Miami attorney Benjamin R. Jacobi, practicing in Florida for 44 years, has been publicly reprimanded by publication in the Southern Reporter following an Aug. 24 Florida Supreme Court order after issues that arose in a probate case. -
Florida Supreme Court grants Oldsmar attorney's petition for disbarment
A petition by Oldsmar attorney Giorgio Vallar to be disbarred without leave to seek readmission was accepted following an Aug. 24 Florida Supreme Court ruling in light of pending disciplinary matters against him, including trust account violations. -
Miami Lakes attorney suspended follow bankruptcy, foreclosure allegations
Miami Lakes attorney John Michael Cruz has been suspended for 91 days following an Aug. 24 Florida Supreme Court order after allegations that included failing to file pleadings in a timely manner. -
Miami attorney suspended following allegations in 2 immigration cases
Miami attorney Mark S. Gallegos has been suspended for 91 days following an Aug. 10 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations he failed to diligently and competently perform services in two immigration cases, one of which had been pro bono. -
Davie attorney suspended following no contest plea after arrest on child porn charges
Davie attorney Mitchell E. Silverstein has been suspended for three years following an Aug. 24 Florida Supreme Court order after he pleaded no contest to child neglect and other charges. -
Florida Supreme Court rules civil liability can be applied in Stand Your Ground case
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Supreme Court has ruled the state's Stand Your Ground Law, which confers immunity in a criminal case, does not necessarily confer immunity in a civil case. -
St. Augustine attorney again found in contempt for failing to comply with suspension requirements
St. Augustine attorney John Richard Geiger has been suspended following a June 23 Florida Supreme Court order after he was again found in contempt for failing to comply with the terms of a previously imposed suspension. -
Tallahassee attorney publicly reprimanded; alleged to have closed office without telling clients
Tallahassee attorney John Bischof has been publicly reprimanded by publication following an Aug. 10 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations he failed to communicate with clients and closed his office without informing them or returning their fees. -
Longboat Key attorney suspended, placed on probation following DUI plea
Longboat Key attorney Kevin Keenan Chase has been suspended for 45 days and placed on two years' probation following an Aug. 24 Florida Supreme Court order after entering a non contest plea to a 2015 charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. -
Sarasota attorney dies 1 month after August disbarment
Sarasota attorney William Robert Cohen, who passed away last month, was disbarred following an Aug. 24 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations of trust account shortages. -
Miami attorney disbarred over misappropriating client trust funds
Miami attorney Franklin C. Ferguson has been disbarred following a June 22 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations of misconduct, including lack of competence and diligence, excessive fees and misappropriation of client trust funds. -
Boca Raton attorney publicly reprimanded over allegations he mishandled client funds
Boca Raton attorney Steven Nathan Ainbinder has been publicly reprimanded by publication following a June 22 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations he mishandled client funds in a dispute with a public adjuster. -
Miami attorney disbarred following gross negligence allegations in guardianship cases
Miami attorney Angela Marie Abell, also known as Angela Hill, has been disbarred following a Aug. 24 Florida Supreme Court order following allegations of gross negligence in guardianship cases and misappropriation of client funds. -
Florida Supreme Court rules home health services are 'protected legitimate businesses interest'
The Florida Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that referral sources for home health service are a protected legitimate business. -
Venice attorney suspended for allegedly failing to diligently represent 4 clients
Venice attorney Kymberli Ann Veith has been suspended for one year following a June 29 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations she failed to diligently represent four clients, according to a recent Florida State Bar announcement -
Land O’ Lakes attorney suspended over allegations poor bookkeeping lead to trust fund shortages
Land O’ Lakes attorney J. Manuel Neyra has been suspended for two years and placed on three years' probation following a Aug. 10 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations that poor bookkeeping lead to shortages in his trust account. -
Case against Phillip Morris USA Inc., R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company brought by widow to be re-tried
The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal has sided with Philip Morris USA Inc. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company in a case involving a widow who had won $13 million in a lawsuit that claimed her husband died due to the addictive nature of cigarettes. -
Valrico attorney publicly reprimanded following reckless driving guilty plea
Valrico attorney Lisa N. Wysong has been publicly reprimanded by publication and placed on probation following a June 1 Florida Supreme Court order after she entered guilty pleas to misdemeanors, including a charge reduced from a second DUI offense. -
St. Augustine attorney suspended following false vendor invoices, settlement fund allegations
St. Augustine attorney Christopher William Adamec has been suspended until further order following a June 28 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations he created false vendor invoices and converted settlement funds for his own personal use.