Of those disciplined, one attorney was disbarred, four suspended, five publicly reprimanded and three received disciplinary revocations, according to a news release.
Here are some of the actions by the Bar:
Carl Andrew Borgan, of Coconut Grove, was suspended effective 30 days from a Feb. 7 court order. Borgan was alleged to have hidden martial assets in his trust account, and when a family court judge froze the account, he took no action to get his clients' funds released, including one client who died prior to the full disbursement of her settlement funds.
Full Article & Source:
Attorney discipline: 13 punished in South Florida
Punished? I wish the headlines read "disbarred" as that would have more of a last effect and would have better protected the public.
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ReplyDeleteThanks, but...I couldn't find the page.
ReplyDeleteHi, Thelma. I don't know how to make the web address a simple link in the post. But, you should be able to highlight the part in parentheses with your mouse and then right click "search" to get you there.
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