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Florida Supreme Court Disciplines 21 Attorneys
Earlier this week, the Flo- rida Bar, announced that the Florida Supreme Court discipli- ned 21 attorneys. Three of those attorneys were disbarred, the li- cense of four were revoked, 12
were suspended, and two were publicly reprimanded.
The Florida Bar and its La- wyer Regulation are responsible for overseeing the professional conduct of the practicing attor-
neys in the state. The rulings become final after the time ex- pires to file a rehearing motion.
Of the 21 attorneys discipli- ned, 6 were from Tampa. The most severe discipline was against Nathaniel W. Tin- dall.
The court granted Tin- dall’s petition for discipli- nary revocation, with leave to seek readmission after five years, effective 60 days from a June 7 court order. Tindall was admitted to practice in 1974.
Disciplinary revocation is tantamount to disbarment. Tindall had several discipli- nary matters against him that
involved lack of diligence, lack of communication, and many trust account violations.
The other Tampa attorneys and the form of discipline each received is listed as follows:
Michael Eric Eisenberg was suspended for 91 days. Ei- senberg was found in con- tempt for noncompliance with the terms of a Feb. 6 suspension order.
Morris Joseph Fonte, Jr., was suspended for 90 days. Fonte permitted a situation to exist in which a non-lawyer em- ployee held himself out as an at- torney and engaged in the unlicensed practice of law.
M. Lynn Pope was su-
spended for 1 year. Pope was found in contempt for noncom- pliance. She failed to comply with the terms of a May 31 su- spension order.
Cindy LoCicero Runyan was suspended for 1 year. Ru- nyan was found in contempt for noncompliance. She failed to comply with the terms of a July 31, 2017 suspension order.
Shazia Nagamia Spar- kman is to be publicly repri- manded following a July 5 court order. Shortly after being retai- ned by a client, Sparkman was absent from the office for seve- ral months. During her absence, the staff was left mostly unsu- pervised and confused about their duties and responsibili- ties.
Other attorneys disciplined were: Francisco Jose Aguero, of Coral Gables, di- sbarred effective immediately.
Jeremy W. Alters, of Dania Beach, suspended until further notice.
Jason Steven Dalley, of Boca Raton --- The court gran- ted Dalley’s petition for disci- plinary revocation, without leave to seek readmission, effec- tive immediately.
Sentenced to 21 months in prison, Dalley pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, wire fraud, and health care fraud.
Bradley Scott Douglas,
of Davie, The court granted Douglas’s petition for disci- plinary revocation, with leave to seek readmission after five years, effective 30 days from a June 7 court order. Di- sciplinary matters pending against Douglas involved mi- sappropriation of client funds and failure to adequately com- municate with his clients.
Joseph Patrick Gaeta, of Fort Myers, suspended until further notice.
Marcelo Gomez, of Fort Lauderdale, The court granted Gomez’s petition for discipli- nary revocation, with leave to seek readmission after five years, effective 30 days from a June 28 court order.
Melissa A. Heaton, of Cooper City, suspended for 1 year.
Frederick Joseph Kei- tel, III, of Palm Beach, suspen- ded until further notice.
Lori Kathryn Kovacs, of Boca Raton, disbarred.
Dale James Morgado, of New York, suspended until fur- ther notice.
Daniel Warren Morse, Jr., Longboat Key, suspended
until further notice.
Guillermo Perez,
of Miami, suspended for 18
months.
Byron Gregory Peter- son, of Boca Raton, suspended for 3 years.
Bernardo Roman, III, of Coral Gables, permanently di- sbarred.
Nashid Sabir, of Miami, publicly reprimanded.
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