A.G. Gancarski
In the federal courthouse Wednesday, Natalie Jackson was responsible for getting the business cards of every media member and generally letting the press know the legal team representing Rep. Corrine Brown was accessible and willing to talk about the case.
Jackson was represented as a colleague of James Smith, the sole attorney of record in the Brown case, but she was not attorney of record … which raised questions among the media as to what her exact role was at the defense table.
It seems some answers surfaced between Wednesday’s court date and Thursday.
News 4 Jax reports that Jackson was recently suspended by The Florida Bar. Her infraction?
In May, Jackson was “suspended in connection with financial mismanagement of a trust fund for clients.”
That financial mismanagement, the report claims, resulted from overdrafts of the trust fund.
From there, an investigation revealed flawed record keeping, including transaction receipts, and overdrafts that extended as high as $2,406 at one point.
Jackson is no longer suspended by The Florida Bar.
However, there will be those who note, with some sense of irony, a lawyer involved in a case predicated on flawed record keeping has her own history on that front.
For her part, Jackson represents herself as a volunteer on the case.
Jackson’s issues with the Bar are not her only worries, however.
FloridaPolitics.com has learned Jackson has had tax troubles dating back to 2007, with liens totaling $39,254.
As well, a foreclosure auction on her home in Orlando is possible later this month.
Unless Jackson pays up $474,175.72 by Sept. 26, her home will be auctioned to the highest bidder.
This would, for some, raise questions as to why she’s doing volunteer work when she’s a half-million dollars in the red.
