Florida Bar Defense
At Rothman & Associates, P.A., we have a solid reputation for providing Miami-Dade County with high-caliber Bar Defense representation. Our Florida Bar defense lawyers also counsel attorneys who need representation for The Florida Bar. We also counsel applicants to the Florida Bar and provide ethics and expert opinions. Get in touch with our firm today to receive the effective legal counsel that you need and deserve.
David B. Rothman, our firm’s founder, served as co-chair of The Florida Bar’s Disciplinary Review Committee for 6 years. In this capacity, he reviewed and made recommendations on the more than 2,000 attorney discipline cases that were brought before the Board before heading to the Florida Supreme Court. This experience serving on a bar committee has allowed him to gain in-depth insight into how bar matters are dealt with and its procedures, which could prove to be indispensable to your case and future of your career.
Attorney Rothman also has proven his trial skills with the following credentials:
If you are an attorney or law student who is currently under disciplinary review or needs some guidance regarding ethics, speak with our skilled bar defense team as soon as possible. As fellow attorneys ourselves, we know how hard you’ve worked to reach your professional goals and establish yourself as a bar member of good standing. With your career and future at stake, you need to take the steps necessary to protect yourself.
Honesty is key to any bar admissions case.
Discuss the details of your case with us during an initial evaluation.
Whether you have already been contacted by the FBBE about a bar admissions issue or you are concerned about a possible issue, it is critical to seek legal advice now rather than later
Do not fool yourself if you think “they couldn’t possibly find out.”
The FBBE scrupulously reviews each law student’s application of admission to the bar. This includes past indiscretions. What is of particular concern is an applicant’s “character and fitness.”
Omissions on an application will only lead the board to investigate
further. Whether you are facing further inquiry or need assistance with a “gray” area, it is always better to double-check, rather than be
scrambling when it may be too late.
Give yourself a fighting chance to achieve your longtime goal of being a lawyer.
A complaint or grievance may be initiated by just about anyone – a
client, opposing counsel, a judge, a party, a witness, an insurance company employee, a banker, a closing agent, or even someone totally uninvolved in a matter or case.
Whether you have already been contacted by the FBBE about a bar admissions issue or you are concerned about a possible issue, it is critical to seek legal advice now rather than later.
Appellate decisions and newspaper articles may lead to a grievance. Once received by The Florida Bar, a file is opened and, if the complaint sets forth an allegation of impropriety, a letter is sent to the attorney seeking a written
response to the complaint. The attorney facing the complaint, now known as a Respondent, must make a formal and timely response.
Even at this stage, it’s critical to have an experienced bar defense lawyer at your side.
Clients or Former Clients and Non-clients all file complaints because they are unhappy with the attorney for something the attorney did or did not do.
The five (5) most common Client complaints are:
The five (5) most common Non-client complaints are:
Now. Make certain he or she is an experienced Bar Defense Counsel. Not only does a lawyer who represents him or herself have a fool for a client, going forward on your own can cause additional issues by virtue of what you write or say and how you write or say it in response to the Bar Complaint. Hiring an inexperienced Bar Defense Counsel is akin to buying a boat with a hole in it.
Rothman & Associates, P.A. provides award-winning counsel with trusted representatives statewide. We have more than 40 years of legal experience and are experienced Bar Defense and Ethics Counselors dedicated to delivering results-driven advocacy.
If you have received a complaint from The Florida Bar, it is essential that you first seek reliable counsel immediately from our Florida bar defense attorneys in Miami before proceeding. The way in which you respond to the complaint could potentially complicate your case. Our Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Rated firm can provide you with the attentive and dedicated services you need to face this situation head-on.
Please call our office for more information about how we can assist you with your Bar Defense case.
