Florida Supreme Court in recent
court orders disciplined 15 attorneys; disbarring three, revoking the
licenses of four and suspending eight. One attorney received more than
one form of discipline and was also ordered to pay restitution.
Below is a list of the South Florida lawyers who has cases before the Florida Supreme Court.
As
an official arm of the Florida Supreme Court, The Florida Bar and its
Department of Lawyer Regulation are charged with administering a
statewide disciplinary system to enforce Supreme Court rules of
professional conduct for the 98,000-plus lawyers admitted to practice
law in Florida.
**Raymond R. Beitra, 5892 W. 3rd Court, Hialeah.
The
Court granted Beitra's request for a disciplinary revocation, effective
immediately, with leave to seek readmission after five years, following
a June 2 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1992) Disciplinary
revocation is equivalent to disbarment. Beitra had several Florida Bar
disciplinary complaints pending against him regarding contempt, neglect
of client matters and inadequate communication. (Case No. SC13-1290)
**Stuart Carl Hoffman, 1075 Broken Sound Pkwy. N.W., Suite 102, Boca Raton.
The
Supreme Court suspended Hoffman for 91 days, effective immediately,
following a July 25 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1990) Hoffman
was found in contempt for failing to comply with the conditions of a
July 16, 2013, suspension order. Specifically, Hoffman was required to
provide a sworn affidavit to The Florida Bar within 30 days of his
suspension, listing the names and addresses of all persons and entities
that were furnished a copy of his suspension order. (Case No. SC13-2420)
**Tara Renee James, 1835 N.E. Miami Gardens Drive #347, North Miami Beach.
James
was suspended by the Supreme Court until further order, effective 30
days from a July 16 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1996) James was
found in contempt for non-compliance and failure to respond to an
official Bar inquiry. (Case No. SC14-895)
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Looks more like 15 were disciplined.
ReplyDeleteHow many lawyers are there in Florida?
Only three actions?
ReplyDeleteLooks to me like 15 "faced" action and now there are three that are "facing" it. One set determined and one set still up in the air.
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