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Florida Supreme Court remands case involving incapacitated person's right to marry
The Florida Supreme Court has quashed the decision of a lower court in a case concerning whether a marriage can be voided, according to an Aug. 31 court opinion. -
Venice attorney disbarred following arrest on fraud charges
Venice attorney Adam Russell Miller has been disbarred following an Aug. 10 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations he misappropriated client funds for which he was arrested earlier this summer, according to a recent Florida State Bar announcement. -
West Palm Beach attorney suspended after admitting to contempt
West Palm Beach attorney Joshua Todd Hill Hauserman was suspended for 30 days following a June 29 Florida Supreme Court order after being found in contempt for failing to comply with requirements of a 2014 public reprimand that followed a DUI conviction. -
Bradenton attorney suspended over allegations of misappropriation
Bradenton attorney Julie Ann Parker has been suspended until further notice following a May 31 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations she misappropriated at least $7,340 from her trust account, according to a Florida State Bar report. -
Orlando attorney suspended twice in three months after failing to pay second mortgage
Orlando attorney Michael Kevin Rathel has been suspended until further notice following a June 12 Florida Supreme Court order after he was found in contempt for not cooperating in a Florida State Bar investigation, according to a recent state bar report. -
Sarasota attorney suspended after more than $60,000 found disbursed from trust account
Sarasota attorney John Pangallo has been suspended for three years following a May 25 Florida Supreme Court order after the Florida State Bar allegedly found more than $60,000 had been disbursed over about five years from his trust account, according to a recent state bar report. -
West Palm Beach attorney suspended for violating terms of 2015 order
West Palm Beach attorney Sally Gayle Schmidt has been suspended for one year following a June 29 Florida Supreme Court order for violating the terms of a 2015 order after a history of intervention and discipline for alleged alcohol abuse, according to a recent Florida State Bar report. -
Miami attorney suspended for third time in less than year
Miami attorney Christopher Steven Jones has been suspended for three years following a June 2 Florida Supreme Court ruling after being found in contempt for failing to comply with the terms of a previous suspension order, according to a recent Florida State Bar report. -
Lakeland attorney suspended for probation violations
Lakeland attorney Cindy LoCicero Runyan has been suspended for 91 days following a July 13 Florida Supreme Court order after she violated the terms of a 2015 order requiring, among other things, she -
Cape Coral attorney disbarred after admitting illegal drug abuse, addiction
Cape Coral attorney Thomas Stephen Heidkamp has been disbarred following a July 13 Florida Supreme Court order after admitting to addiction to and abusing illegal drugs, according to a recent Florida State Bar report. -
Palm Bay attorney attorney publicly reprimanded after deception by former client in probate matter
Palm Bay attorney Armando Eduardo Rosal has been publicly reprimanded following a May 25 Florida Supreme Court order over allegations he failed to diligently handle a probate matter, according to a recent Florida State Bar report. -
Clearwater attorney disbarred after abandoning practice and at least three clients
Clearwater attorney Tucker Skrocki Boyt has been disbarred following a May 18 Florida Supreme Court judgment after abandoning his practice and failing to communicate with clients in at least three separate cases, leaving one without counsel during a hearing, according to a recent Florida State Bar report. -
Brandon attorney suspended after failing to respond to official bar inquiry
Brandon attorney Richard Luther Bradford has been suspended until further order following a May 31 Florida Supreme Court ruling after he was found in contempt for noncompliance when he allegedly failed to respond to an official Florida State Bar inquiry, according to a recent state bar report. -
State bar alleges disbarred Sarasota attorney owes $95,000 to two clients
Sarasota attorney William Robert Cohen has been disbarred following a June 22 Florida Supreme Court order over disciplinary matters pending against him, alleging trust fund shortages and commingling of funds, according to a recent Florida State Bar report. -
St. Petersburg attorney publicly reprimanded following DUI plea
St. Petersburg attorney Philip Andrew McCormick has received a public reprimand following a June 15 Florida Supreme Court judgment after McCormick entered a plea on a DUI charge, according to a recent Florida State Bar report. -
Trinity attorney disbarred over loan from client he allegedly did not fully pay back
Trinity attorney Constantine Kalogianis has been disbarred following a May 25 Florida Supreme Court order for engaging in a pattern of misconduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in a loan agreement from a client's inheritance. -
Philadelphia attorney, suspended four times in two states in 20 years, disbarred in Florida
Philadelphia attorney Robert Philip Tuerk, practicing in Florida for about five years, has been disbarred following a July 20 Florida Supreme Court order after violating the terms of an August 2016 order, according to a recent Florida State Bar report. -
Lawyer says attorney Facebook friendships not necessarily improper
There are no hard and fast rules related to lawyer-judge relationships, especially when it comes to Facebook, according to attorney Braden Perry of Kennyhertz Perry LLC. -
Miami attorney disbarred following allegations of misuse of client funds
Miami attorney Dennis Roland Bedard has been disbarred following a May 25 Florida Supreme Court order following a complaint by former clients that he'd misused client funds. -
Miami attorney suspended following allegations of misappropriation
Miami attorney Angela Marie Abell has been suspended following a July 13 Florida Supreme Court order finding her in contempt of a previous order amid a Florida state bar investigation into her handling settlement awards of children severely injured in an auto accident.