The State of Florida’s SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINES 12 ATTORNEYS

On The Florida Bar’s website, June 30th., 2011, that The Florida Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announced the Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 12 attorneys, disbarring four and suspending five. Some attorneys received more than one form of discipline. Three attorneys were placed on probation; three attorneys were publicly reprimanded.

The Florida Bar article goes on to say that 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 90,000-plus lawyers admitted to practice law in Florida. Since Aug. 1, 2007, case files have been posted to attorneys’ individual Florida Bar profiles and may be reviewed at and/or downloaded from The Florida Bar’s website.

Court orders are not final until time expires to file a rehearing motion and, if filed, determined. The filing of such a motion does not alter the effective date of the discipline. Disbarred lawyers may not re-apply for admission for five years. They are required to go through an extensive process that rejects many who apply. It includes a rigorous background check and retaking the bar exam. Historically, fewer than 5 percent of disbarred lawyers seek readmission.

This information was obtained on The Florid Bar’s website.

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