The Florida Bar announced its most recent attorney disciplines and no Jacksonville area attorneys are on the list.
The Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announced today that the Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders suspended 18 attorneys, disbarred five, accepted the resignation of three and reprimanded one attorney.
As an official agency of the Supreme Court of Florida, The Florida Bar and its Department of Lawyer Regulation are charged with the administration of a statewide disciplinary system to enforce Supreme Court rules of professional conduct of the 78,000-plus lawyers admitted to practice law in Florida.
The following lawyers are disciplined:
Peter Victor Calviera, P.O. Box 1082, Boca Raton, suspended from practicing law in Florida for 91 days, effective 30 days following a Dec. 1, 2005 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1984) Calviera violated the Rules of Professional Conduct; failed to respond, in writing, to an official inquiry by Bar counsel or a disciplinary agency, when conducting an investigation into his conduct; and willfully refused to timely pay a child support obligation.
Christopher Laing Clark, P.O. Box 279025, Miramar, suspended from practicing law in Florida for 30 days, effective 30 days following a Jan. 26 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1994) Clark failed to keep a client reasonably informed about the status of a matter and promptly comply with reasonable requests for information; failed to respond, in writing, to an official inquiry by Bar counsel or a disciplinary agency, when conducting an investigation into his conduct; and knowingly disobeyed an obligation under the rules of a tribunal.
Lori Coreen Desnick, 999 Ponce De Leon Blvd., Ste 1110, Coral Gables, suspended from practicing law in Florida for 45 days, retroactive to Aug. 26, 2005, following a Jan. 26 court order. Desnick is further placed on probation for three years. (Admitted to practice: 1997) Desnick engaged in misconduct and minor misconduct and committed a criminal act that reflects adversely on her honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects.
Jason Alexander Diamond, 4421 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, suspended from practicing law in Florida for three days, effective 30 days following a Jan. 26 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1995) Diamond violated advertising rules.
Joseph A. Ferrara, 22764 Marbella Cir., Boca Raton, suspended from practicing law in Florida for 45 days, effective 30 days following a Dec. 1, 2005 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1956) Among several Bar violations, Ferrara engaged in misconduct and minor misconduct; violated or attempted to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assisted or induced another to do so, or did so through the acts of another; and engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.
Peter Timothy Flood, 125 Airport Rd. S., Naples, suspended from practicing law in Florida for 30 days, effective 30 days following a Sept. 1, 2005 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1984) Flood failed to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client; failed to keep a client reasonably informed about the status of a matter and promptly comply with reasonable requests for information; and violated the Rules of Professional Conduct.
Jerome Eugene Goldman, 4521 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, resigned in lieu of disciplinary proceedings, with leave to seek readmission after five years, effective immediately following a Dec. 22 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1988) At the time of resignation, Goldman had a case pending at the referee level.
Leonardo Jorge Guerra, 2140 W. 68th St., Ste. 200, Hialeah, resigned in lieu of disciplinary proceedings, with leave to seek readmission after three years, following a Jan. 26 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1998) At the time of resignation, Guerra had one case pending at the Supreme Court and one complaint pending at the investigative level.
Paul Joseph Healy, P.O. Box 459, Pembroke, Mass., disbarred from practicing law in Florida, effective 30 days following a Sept. 8, 2005 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1987) Healy engaged in conduct in connection with the practice of law that was prejudicial to the administration of justice; failed to respond, in writing, to an official inquiry by Bar counsel or a disciplinary agency, when conducting an investigation into his conduct; and violated the Rules Regulating Trust Accounts.
Stanley Hyman, P.O. Box 480458, Delray Beach, disbarred from practicing law in Florida, effective immediately following a Sept. 8, 2005 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1979) Among several Bar violations, Hyman engaged in misconduct and minor misconduct; engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation; and used information relating to representation of a client to the disadvantage of the client.