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The Florida Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announces that the Florida Supreme Court..
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The Florida Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announces that the Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 14 attorneys, revoking the license of three, suspending 10, and reprimanding one. Two Okeechobee attorneys were among the 14 disciplined.
The Florida Supreme Court, The Florida Bar, and its Division of Lawyer Regulation are charged with administering a statewide disciplinary system to enforce Supreme Court rules of professional conduct for the more than 115,000 members of The Florida Bar. Key discipline case files that are public record are posted to attorneys’ individual online Florida Bar profiles. To view discipline documents, follow these steps. Information on the discipline system and how to file a complaint are available at www.floridabar.org/attorneydiscipline.
Court orders are not final until time expires to file a rehearing motion and, if filed, determined. The filing of such a motion does not alter the effective date of the discipline. Disbarred lawyers may not re-apply for admission for five years. They are required to go through an extensive process that includes a rigorous background check and retaking the bar exam. Attorneys suspended for periods of 91 days and longer must undergo a rigorous process to regain their law licenses including proving rehabilitation. Disciplinary revocation is tantamount to disbarment.
Colin Munro Cameron, 200 NE 4th Ave., Okeechobee, was suspended for 30 days and ordered to attend The Florida Bar’s Ethics School effective 30 days following an April 23 court order. According to the findings of the Florida Bar, Cameron, who was admitted to Practice in 1979, was not diligent in his representation of the son of the decedent and the personal representative and expediting the litigation in relation to his client’s father's estate. (Case No. SC2025-0668)
Jeffrey Allen Fadley, 180 NW 3rd Ave., Suite A, Okeechobee, was given disciplinary revocation with leave to apply for readmission in 5 years, effective 30 days following an April 2 court order. Admitted to practice in 2007, Fadley was charged with misappropriating trust funds and making misleading statements concerning the status of the funds. In addition, two separate clients alleged that Fadley neglected their legal matters. (Case No. SC2026-0094)
