Bar suspends local lawyer Edwin Tilton

The Florida Bar has suspended a Gainesville lawyer after he pleaded no contest in two crimes.

Edwin Richard Tilton, 58, was suspended for 30 days from a June 19 court order, according to a release sent out by The Florida Bar.

 

Tilton, who listed his last known address as 2066 NW 20th Lane in Gainesville, was arrested on Nov. 20, 2011, and charged with burglary of a structure and violation of pretrial release for domestic violence, according to published reports. He was also arrested on Nov. 11 and charged with domestic violence.

 

Police said the same victim was involved in both of Tilton’s arrests. In the Nov. 20 incident, police found Tilton “disheveled, dirty, intoxicated and disoriented” inside the residence of the victim, who told police she was asleep when he broke in, according to a police report.

 

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