Florida Bar, state Supreme Court cracks down on five attorneys for misconduct
The Florida Bar has disciplined five attorneys in the state with penalties ranging from disbarment, license revocation and suspensions.
The Florida Bar along with the Florida Supreme Court are largely responsible for instituting penalties for attorneys in the state for misconduct. The high court backed up the measures recommended by the Florida Bar in August.
Rasheed Karim Allan-Dawson of Clermont was disbarred Aug.1 after a previous suspension when he failed to provide notice to his Florida clients that he had been suspended. He continued to practice law in Florida despite the suspension and he was held in contempt of court in addition to being disbarred.
Charles Edwin Lykes, Jr. of Clearwa...
