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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Christopher Rumsey Qualmann Category: Lawyers
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Address
P.O. Box 940669
Maitland
Florida, County: Orange
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Overview
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| Suspended for three years effective immediately, following a July 8 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1984) Qualmann engaged in the practice of law while suspended. He was held in contempt of court for non-compliance with Bar rules. (Case Nos. SC09-1215, SC09-1725 and SC10-247) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Alfredo Padron Jr. Category: Lawyers
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Address
8105 N.W. 155th St.
Miami Lakes
Florida, County: Miami/ Dade
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended indefinitely, following a July 30 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1994) According to a petition for emergency suspension, Padron appeared to be causing great public harm by the misappropriation and/or diversion of funds entrusted to him. (Case No. SC10-813) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Carlos Michael Muniz Category: Lawyers
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Address
1800 S.W. 27th Ave., Suite 201
Miami
Florida, County: Miami/ Dade
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| He is to be publicly reprimanded following a July 14 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1999) Muniz represented himself pro se and his law firm in a civil lawsuit. On more that one occasion, in the absence of the opposing counsel, Muniz implored the judge to rule against the opposing counsel, despite being warned that his comments were improper. (Case No. SC10-387) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Douglas Liddell Kirkland Category: Lawyers
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Address
203 N.E. 8th Ave.
Ocala
Florida, County: Marion
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Disbarred effective retroactive to May 20, following a July 21 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1993) An audit revealed that funds from Kirkland\'s trust account were used to pay expenses that should have been paid from his operating account. The audit also found that at least five prohibited loans totaling $4,600 were made from Kirkland\'s trust account. (Case No. SC10-894) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Richard Francis Joyner Category: Lawyers
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Address
2770 Indian River Blvd., Suite 300
Vero Beach
Florida, County: Indian River
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Disbarred effective immediately, following a July 21 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2003) Further, Joyner shall pay restitution of $50,000 to an insurance company. An audit of Joyner\'s trust accounts revealed non-compliance with Bar rules. Additionally, Joyner attributed missing funds to a check he inadvertently wrote, but later said an employee embezzled the money. (Case No. SC10-27) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Nirav Mahendra Jamindar Category: Lawyers
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Address
2650 Airport Road S., Suite H
Naples
Florida, County: Collier
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| He is to be publicly reprimanded following a July 14 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2008) While working as an assistant public defender, Jamindar and a client developed a mutual interest in pursuing a personal relationship. Jamindar tried to conceal the relationship from jail staff by sending personal correspondence to the client under an assumed name. When initially confronted about his misconduct, Jamindar intentionally misled his supervisor. He later admitted the truth. (Case No. SC10-203) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Albert Elsworth Ford, II Category: Lawyers
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Address
740 Florida Central Parkway, Suite 2008
Longwood
Florida, County: Seminole
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended until further order, following an Aug. 3 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1995) According to a petition for emergency suspension, Ford appeared to be causing great public harm by engaging in threatening behavior toward a former client. He was charged with grand theft, burglary of a dwelling or structure while armed, and criminal mischief. (Case No. SC10-1498) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: L. Daniel Ferrer Category: Lawyers
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Address
1 Financial Plaza, Suite 2612
Fort Lauderdale
Florida, County: Broward
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Disbarred effective immediately, following a July 14 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1988) Ferrer was found guilty in court with one count of misprision of a felony — for having knowledge of stock fraud and failing to report it. He also lied to the Security and Exchange Commission about stock trading activities. Ferrer was sentenced to 21 months of imprisonment followed by one year of supervised release. (Case No. SC09-1833) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: David Andrew Ehrlich Category: Lawyers
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Address
2 Wallbrook Court
Cohoes
New York/ Florida, County: unavailable
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended until further order, following an Aug. 3 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2003) According to a petition for emergency suspension, Ehrlich appeared to be causing great public harm by engaging in a repeated pattern of fraud, neglect and abandonment of his clients. (Case No. SC10-1497) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: David Moss Edelstein Category: Lawyers
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Address
1111 Brickell Ave., Suite 250
Miami
Florida, County: Miami/ Dade
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| He is to be publicly reprimanded following a July 8 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1995) Edelstein pleaded guilty to disseminating information on his law practice website that was misleading. (Case No. SC10-433)
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Thomas W. Dvorak Category: Lawyers
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Address
633 S. Andrews Ave., Suite 402
Fort Lauderdale
Florida, County: Broward
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended for one year, effective 30 days from a June 24 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2002) Dvorak will also pay restitution of more than $127,500 to clients. Dvorak was the subject of more than 45 Bar complaints -- most having to do with mortgage loan modifications. After being retained, Dvorak failed to competently represent his clients. He also failed to supervise those who worked for him. (Case No. SC10-1166) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: David Noble Doss Category: Lawyers
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Address
5209 Gulfport Blvd. S.
Gulfport
Florida, County: Pinellas
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Disbarred effective retroactive to Nov. 3, 2009, following a July 14 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1986) Doss pleaded guilty in circuit court to grand theft, a first-degree felony. (Case No. SC09-2010) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Charles Weaver Cope, IV Category: Lawyers
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Address
1188 Mandalay Point
Clearwater Beach
Florida, County: Pinellas
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended for 91 days, effective immediately following a July 8 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1975) In June 2008, Cope was suspended for 90 days and placed on probation for three years. He was also ordered to enter into a contract with Florida Lawyers Assistance, Inc. Cope was held in contempt of court for failing to comply with the terms of his probation. (Case No. SC09-1127) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Patrick Cicalese Category: Lawyers
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Address
129 Center St.
Jupiter
Florida, County: Palm Beach
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended effective 30 days from a July 12 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1992) In June, Cicalese was adjudicated guilty in federal district court in New York, of three illegal gambling-related felonies. He was sentenced to three years probation on each count, fined $10,000 and assessed $300.00. Cicalese was also ordered to forfeit his interest in at least $4 million obtained as a result of the gambling offenses. (Case No. SC10-1331) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Steven Hill Lee Bowman Category: Lawyers
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Address
611 U.s. Highway 41 S.
Inverness
Florida, County: Citrus
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Disbarred for 10 years, effective immediately, following a July 21 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1984) After the death of a client in 2004, Bowman, the trustee, failed to notify the sole beneficiary, a nationally recognized charity, of its assets. Bowman allowed the main asset of the trust, the client\'s house, to fall into disrepair and the real estate taxes from 2006 to 2008 became delinquent, resulting in a tax deed sale. Bowman used, without the authority of the charity, at least $53,000 to pay unpaid business taxes. He also took excessive fees. (Case NO. SC10-722) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Sanford David Bosem Category: Lawyers
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Address
6005 S. Eastern Ave. #15
Las Vegas
Nevada/ Florida, County: unavailable
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended for 91 days, effective 30 days from an Aug. 5 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1990) Bosem failed to comply with the terms of a 2008 court order which required him to meet the terms of a two-year contract with Florida Lawyers Assistance, Inc. (Case No. SC10-1188) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Robert Patrick Beatty Category: Lawyers
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Address
P.O. Box 2333
Stuart
Florida, County: Martin
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Disbarred for 10 years, effective retroactive to July 2, following a July 29 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1969) Between March 2002 and April 2009, Beatty used without authority, at least $107,000 in client funds from his trust account for his own business and/or personal purposes. (Case No. SC19-1490)
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Peter Steven Baranowicz Category: Lawyers
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Address
1797 San Silvestro Drive
Venice
Florida, County: Sarasota
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended for 90 days, effective 30 days from a July 8 court order. Further, the probation period imposed in 2008 is extended for three years. (Admitted to practice: 1986) In August 2008, Baranowicz was publicly reprimanded and placed on probation for three years. He failed to comply with the terms of the probation. (Case No. SC09-1449) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Esteban Anderson Jr Category: Lawyers
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Address
12555 Biscayne Blvd. #911
North Miami
Florida, County: Miami/ Dade
Phone Number Unavailble
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| Disbarred effective immediately, following a July 21 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2003) Upon reviewing Anderson\'s trust account records, the Bar found evidence that he misappropriated client funds. (Case No. SC10-689) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Cheryl L. Anderson Category: Lawyers
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Address
P.O. Box 428
Palatka
Florida, County: Putnam
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended for one year, effective 30 days from a July 21 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1983) Anderson was held in contempt of court. In October 2009, Anderson was publicly reprimanded and placed on probation for three years. She failed to comply with the terms of the probation. (Case No. SC10-972)
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Gabrielle Alexis Category: Lawyers
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Address
4613 N. University Drive #558
Coral Springs
Florida, County: Broward
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended until further order, following an Aug. 4 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1996) According to a petition for emergency suspension, Alexis has caused and continues to cause great public harm. Alexis is the subject of several Bar disciplinary investigations regarding the misappropriation of client funds, including more than $665,000 meant to pay off a mortgage. (Case No. SC10-1528)
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Marvin Deon Wilson Sr. Category: Lawyers
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Address
14321 S.W. 286th St.
Homestead
Florida, County: Miami/ Dade
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended for three years, effective retroactive to Dec. 1, 2008 following a May 27 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1998) A Bar audit found that Wilson used client funds for his own purposes. Additionally, Wilson was charged with three felony counts: organized scheme to defraud, grand theft and money laundering. Subsequently, the state attorney’s office dropped the charges against Wilson upon his agreement to refund $15,000 and attend a trust accounting workshop. In another instance, Wilson failed to keep a client informed as to the status of her case. He also failed to timely respond to an inquiry about the case from The Florida Bar. (Case No. SC09-777) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: R. Scott Whitehead Category: Lawyers
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Address
4507 Furling Lane, Suite 209
Destin
Florida, County: Okaloosa
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended until further order, following a June 9 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1998) According to a petition for emergency suspension, Whitehead engaged in a systematic scheme to deprive his clients of their money in the form of fees and costs, while not performing the legal services for which he was retained. Additionally, he was arrested four times for alcohol-related problems since May 2009. (Case No. SC10-1025) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Harry Mark Vieth Category: Lawyers
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Address
1500 San Remo Ave., Suite 145
Miami
Florida, County: Miami/ Dade
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended for one year, effective 30 days from a June 3 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1984) In one instance Vieth misled clients into believing that their case was progressing normally, when in fact, he had taken little action on their behalf. In another case, Vieth was retained to assist a military veteran in increasing his disability benefits and filing a retroactive claim. After obtaining a $1.5 million judgment, Vieth failed to file for payment and the client never received his money. As a result, the client was forced to retain new counsel. Despite numerous requests by the client to secure his medical records for a new lawsuit, Vieth failed to communicate with him. (Case No. SC09-1453) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Mark David Swanson Category: Lawyers
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Address
1521 Alton Road 684
Miami Beach
Florida, County: Miami/ Dade
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended for 50 days, effective thirty days from a May 20 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1984) Swanson shall pay restitution totaling $9,300 to two clients in separate cases. In both instances, after being retained, Swanson failed to adequately communicate with the clients. He also failed to respond to inquiries from The Florida Bar and the grievance committee. (Case No. SC10-79) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Kenneth Paul Sirkin Category: Lawyers
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Address
2500 Quantum Lakes Drive, Suite 203
Boynton Beach
Florida, County: Palm Beach
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended for three years, effective immediately, following a June 17 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2002) Sirkin failed to respond to official inquiries in 11 separate Bar complaints. (Case No. SC09-1125) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: William Sumner Scott Category: Lawyers
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Address
3109 Grand Avenue #183
Miami
Florida, County: Miami/ Dade
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended for three years, following a June 10 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1992) Scott was charged with having conflict of interest in representing clients and with making a false statement of material fact or law to a third party. (Case No. SC05-1145) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: David Philip Ryan III Category: Lawyers
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Address
250 Catalonia Ave., Suite 804
Coral Gables
Florida, County: Miami/ Dade
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Permanently disbarred effective immediately, following a June 17 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1997) Ryan misappropriated client trust funds for his personal use and he continued to practice law despite his suspension in March 2009. Also, Ryan produced some, but not all subpoenaed records requested by The Florida Bar, including bank statements, canceled checks, cash disbursements and client ledgers. (Case Nos. SC09-776 and SC09-791) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: Jeffrey Stephen Rosenberg Category: Lawyers
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Address
20201 E. Country Club Drive, Apt. 2104
Aventura
Florida, County: Miami/ Dade
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Disbarred effective immediately, following a June 24 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1979) Rosenberg failed to explain the whereabouts of $27,750 placed in escrow with his title company for a client. During the course of a Bar investigation, Rosenberg agreed to disbarment. (Case No. SC10-1167) |
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Date Posted: September 7, 2010 Action Line Complaint: J. Christopher Rich Category: Lawyers
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Address
124 E. Rich Ave.
Deland
Florida, County: Volusia
Phone Number Unavailble
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Overview
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| Suspended for 91 days, effective 30 days from a June 24 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1998) Between April 2007 and November 2009, Rich failed to provide diligent representation and adequate communication to several clients. He was reprimanded by a bankruptcy court judge and placed on one year probation for engaging in a pattern of misconduct that frequently led to the dismissal of his clients’ cases. (Case Nos. SC09-1744, SC10-414 and SC10-416) |
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