Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Homosassa-based attorney disbarred following child-porn conviction

By Buster Thompson

An attorney based out of Homosassa can no longer practice law in the state after news broke of his conviction for having illicit pornography.

Basil Von Lashley, 50, was disbarred immediately following a Jan. 20 order from the Florida Supreme Court, The Florida Bar announced Tuesday, Feb. 1.

Lashley was admitted to practice law in November 2011, and his address on record with The Florida Bar is off of West Chelsea Court in Homosassa.

According to Florida Supreme Court records, The Florida Bar filed a notice in November about Lashley’s adjudication of guilt from August on eight counts of possessing child pornography.

Following his September 2019 arrest in Lake County, Lashley pleaded no contest to his felony charges in exchange for a four-year prison sentence followed by a year of sex-offender probation. He was also ordered to register as a sex offender.

At the time he was taken into custody, Lashley had a mailing address out of Clermont.

Disbarred lawyers can apply for readmission to The Florida Bar after five years, but are required to go through a rigorous background check before passing the Bar exam again.

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