TALLAHASSEE — Boca Raton attorney Erica Helene Kobloth faces indefinite suspension following a Dec. 13 Florida Supreme Court order after she allegedly failed to respond to an official inquiry, according to a recent announcement by The Florida Bar.
"After Kobloth failed to file a response to an order to show cause, the court held her in contempt and suspended her until she fully responds in writing to official bar inquiries," the state bar said in its Dec. 27 announcement of the discipline and the Supreme Court's order. "The suspension remains until further order of the court."
In its two-page order, the Supreme Court granted the state bar's petition for contempt and order to show cause and held Kobloth in contempt.
As a sanction, the high court supsended Kobloth until she has fully responded in writing to the official bar inquiries, and until further order of the court, the court's order said.
"In addition, [Kobloth] shall accept no new business from the date this order is filed until she is reinstated," the court's order said. "Once the suspension takes effect, [Kobloth] shall remain suspended until further order of this Court."
Kobloth's suspension will be effective 30 days from the date of the court's order to allow her time to close out her practice and protect her existing clients' interests, according to the high court's order. The court also ordered Kobloth to pay $1,250 in costs.
The court's order did not explain why the state bar is making an official inquiry involving Kobloth and no additional legal documents were made available on her state bar profile.
Florida court orders are not final until time to file a rehearing motion expires. Filing such a motion does not alter the effective date of Kobloth's suspension.
Kobloth was admitted to the bar in Florida in 2002, according to her profile on the state bar website. No prior discipline before the state bar is listed on Kobloth's profile.