Fort Lauderdale foreclosure lawyer Marshall Watson has reached an agreement to resolve a Florida Bar disciplinary case against him. If the agreement is approved by the Florida Supreme Court, his firm would close.
Heather Joy Sykes of Pembroke Pines and Juan Antonio Sanchez of Miami have been disciplined by the Florida Supreme Court.
The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission filed formal charges against Leon County Judge Judith W. Hawkins for allegedly using her judicial office to promote a private interest that consists of "searching timeless Bible truths for today's applications."
A lawyer who shielded a client's assets from the other spouse in a divorce proceeding and then used them himself should be suspended for three years but not disbarred, a disciplinary review board says.
Alan Kelman, a practicing dentist who pursued dental malpractice suits, lost his law license after he was held in contempt twice following suspensions last year for failing to respond to a Bar inquiry following a complaint filed in 2010.
Two South Florida attorneys have been disbarred for converting client funds to their personal use.
William Boyd was disbarred because, even though he was already suspended, he posed as an attorney who had clerked at the wrongdoer's former firm.
Steven Lippman settled the disciplinary action after pleading guilty to a federal conspiracy charge. He is scheduled for sentencing Sept. 14.
Richard Steven Connors, who was convicted in 2002 of violating the Trading with the Enemy Act, falsifying information on his passport and conspiracy, now faces disbarment for 31 smuggling runs to bring in Cuban cigars by the trunkload.
Three South Florida lawyers have been disbarred and seven others received lesser punishment from the Florida Supreme Court.
Five South Florida attorneys have been disciplined, including a Miami Lakes attorney who was disbarred after being suspended for fabricating a court order.
