Associated PressJuly 8, 2023
3min0
'Giuliani’s effort to undermine the integrity of the 2020 presidential election has helped destabilize our democracy.'
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Associated PressJuly 8, 2023
Renzo DowneyOctober 31, 2022
4min0
One Utah attorney reportedly used embezzled funds to remodel his Tampa home.
Jim RosicaAugust 15, 2019
4min619
"There is a presumption of disbarment.”
Janelle Irwin TaylorMay 22, 2019
4min965
"People are disgusted by his actions."
Jim RosicaSeptember 14, 2018
6min477
The Florida Bar now is seeking to disbar a former judge who accepted baseball tickets from a law firm representing a woman whose personal injury case he was presiding over. Circuit Judge John F. Lakin, elected in 2012, quit the bench in March 2016. He served on the 12th Judicial Circuit, which serves DeSoto, Manatee […]
Staff ReportsAugust 25, 2016
3min390
Two Florida lawyers accused of orchestrating the arrest of a rival attorney have been permanently disbarred by the state’s Supreme Court. The court on Thursday, in its first release of opinions after the 2016 summer recess, unanimously agreed with a referee’s earlier recommendation on Robert Adams and Adam Filthaut of Tampa. A third attorney involved, Stephen […]
Staff ReportsJune 9, 20162min387
Two Florida lawyers accused of orchestrating the arrest of a rival attorney are asking the state’s Supreme Court not to disbar them for good. Robert Adams and Adam Filthaut of Tampa are requesting disbarment with an opportunity for reinstatement in five years. Their attorneys gave oral argument in the matter Thursday. Pinellas County Judge W. […]
Jim RosicaMay 31, 2016
11min249
A plethora of high-profile matters is scheduled for argument before the Florida Supreme Court next week. The state’s justices will consider questions related to gambling, guns, capital punishment and medical malpractice. Another case involves claim bills, passed by lawmakers to pay people for injuries suffered at the hands of government or a public entity. Still two others involve attorneys […]