THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINES 18 ATTORNEYS

The following information appeared on the Florida Bar’s website:

Summaries of orders issued between Oct. 2 and Oct. 15, 2012

The Florida Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announced that the Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 18 attorneys, disbarring two and suspending 11. Some attorneys received more than one form of discipline. Five attorneys were publicly reprimanded; two were placed on probation and one was ordered to pay restitution.

The Court orders are not final until time expires to file a rehearing motion and, if filed, determined.

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