![]() Despite denying knowledge as to the recipient of the converted trust funds, in fact the funds had been deposited into an account belonging to Morburger’s client. (Admitted to practice: 1973) Morburger neglected to take measures to protect third party funds held in trust despite being on notice that several unauthorized checks had been negotiated against the account, thereby depleting a portion of the trust funds. (Case No: SC22-688)Īrthur Joseph Morburger, 5255 Collins Ave Apt 5J, Miami Beach, disbarred effective immediately as of an August 25 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2005) Siddiqui was held in contempt of the court’s order dated December 20, 2021, for failing to comply with Rule 3-5.1(h) requirements of notifying clients, opposing counsel and tribunals of his suspension. Siddiqui, 3840 Belfort Rd., Suite 302, Jacksonville, disbarred effective immediately following a July 28 court order. She was previously found in contempt for failing to respond to the Bar and providing the required affidavit pursuant to the order of the Florida Supreme Court. Hudson also failed to appear throughout the disciplinary process, despite great efforts by the Bar to locate her. It is believed that Hudson left the jurisdiction but failed to provide any contact information with the Bar. 57.105 sanctions were imposed against Hudson and her client and Hudson has failed to pay the sanction. The court found that representation to be incompetent, vexatious, and in bad faith. 600, Palm Beach Gardens, disbarred, effective immediately from November 23 order, (Admitted to practice: 2011) Hudson represented a spouse in post dissolution matters. Mary Michele Hudson, 4440 PGA Blvd., Ste. Pinos failed to participate in the Bar’s investigation or in the proceedings before the referee. (Admitted to practice: 2008) Pinos was retained in two matters but failed to maintain adequate communication with clients and failed to diligently pursue their legal matters. 137th Ave., Suite 204, Miami, disbarred, effective 30 days following an October 27 court order. Woods subsequently violated the court’s order of disciplinary revocation by collecting funds from a client, by holding himself out as an attorney, and by failing to provide The Florida Bar with the mandatory quarterly reports as required by Rule 3-6.1(e). (Admitted to practice: 1996) Woods received a disciplinary revocation from the practice of law with leave to seek readmission after five years by court order dated November 12, 2015. Concord St., Orlando, permanently disbarred effective immediately following a March 7 court order. The Florida Bar filed a Petition for Order to Show Cause, to which McCabe failed to respond. (Admitted to practice: 2004) McCabe failed to respond to official Bar inquiries in eight Florida Bar investigations. Petersburg, McCabe was found in contempt and precluded from seeking readmission from a previously imposed disbarment effective immediately following a Jan. Kelly Anne McCabe, 535 Central Ave., Suite 435, St. ![]() (Admitted to practice: 2011) Despite being disbarred, McHardy continued to hold himself out on his real estate website as “The Listing Lawyer,” and publish a blog in which he dispensed legal advice. 300, Pembroke Pines, permanently disbarred as of an August 25 court order. Without further adieu, here is your list of all of the Florida Bar’s 2022 disciplinary actions ranked in order of severity: Some obvious patterns respond to the bar or else, don’t mess with your client’s money, supervise your paralegals and for goodness sakes, enough with the criminal activity.įeel free to add any patterns you find to the comments below. It takes a little time to sort them all out, but once they are, it provides valuable insight into how Florida’s Supreme Court and the many Disciplinary Committees do their work and provides a pretty good framework for what to expect with spectrum of behaviors.
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