The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined fourteen attorneys, revoking the license of three, suspending ten, and reprimanding one.
Daniel David Archer, P.O. Box 2186, Minneola, suspended for 30 days and ordered to attend The Florida Bar’s Ethics School, effective 30 days following an April 16 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 2006) Archer exchanged unprofessional and inappropriate text messages with his client’s fiancée and sent her an inappropriate picture. In a second matter, Archer made unprofessional and inappropriate remarks to a client he was representing in a marital dissolution case, failed to properly disclose a potential conflict of interest, and failed to execute a written fee agreement with the client.
Christopher D. Butler, 3416 High Cliff Rd., Southport, interim suspension effective 30 days following an April 10 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 2014) On February 14, 2025, Butler was charged with two counts of sexual battery (engages in sexual battery while in position of familial or custodial authority), in violation of Florida Statutes §794.011(8)(b).
Colin Munro Cameron, 200 NE 4th Ave., Okeechobee, suspended for 30 days and ordered to attend The Florida Bar’s Ethics School effective 30 days following an April 23 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 1979) Cameron 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.
Gregory Darnell Curtis, 17325 NW 27th Ave., Suite 103, Miami Gardens, suspended for 90 days effective 30 days following an April 23 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 2001) Curtis filed a civil lawsuit on behalf of complainant and failed to appear at two court hearings. After an order to show cause was entered, Curtis was sanctioned, and the case was dismissed. Curtis failed to properly communicate the order and the dismissal to client. After termination, he did not withdraw from the case. In addition, Curtis failed to keep complainant reasonably informed about the status or results of the investigations in two medical malpractice claims.
John William Dill, 941 W. Morse Blvd., Suite 100, Winter Park, permanent disciplinary revocation without leave to seek readmission effective immediately following an April 2 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 1993) Dill allegedly continued to practice law after the effective date of his disciplinary revocation and failed to notify a client that he was no longer eligible to practice law in Florida.
Jeffrey Allen Fadley, 180 NW 3rd Ave., Suite A, Okeechobee, disciplinary revocation with leave to apply for readmission in five years effective 30 days following an April 2 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 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.
Henry George Ferro, 9190 W. Highway 326, Ocala, suspended for three years effective 30 days following an April 13 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 1983) Ferro made statements impugning the integrity of a judge, failed to appear in court on multiple occasions resulting in active bench warrants issued for two of his clients, made inappropriate and vulgar statements, and exhibited behavior which disrupted a court hearing and two depositions. He also engaged in an ongoing pattern of neglect and failure to communicate with a client regarding her legal matter.
Mark Allen Freeman, 4700 Millenia Blvd., Suite 500-5049, Orlando, disciplinary revocation without leave to seek readmission effective 30 days following an April 9 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 2015) In several matters, while acting as an escrow agent, Freeman failed to return or account for funds held in escrow upon demand.
David Robert Heil, P.O. Box 510135, Melbourne Beach, suspended for three years effective 30 days following an April 9 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 1984) Heil engaged in a conflict of interest when he referred his two homeowner clients to his longstanding contractor client for water mitigation and repair services after their insurance company denied their claim for damages. He failed to disclose his relationship with the contractor and failed to obtain the written consent of his homeowner clients for the conflict of interest. Additionally, he did not adequately communicate with his homeowner clients about the status of their case and failed to protect their interests.
Matthew F. Herman, 3020 NE 32nd Ave., Suite 226, Ft. Lauderdale, suspended for 30 days and ordered to attend The Florida Bar’s Ethics School effective 30 days following an April 16 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 2010) While acting as co-counsel for The Herman Law Group, P.A., in a civil matter, Herman filed a Motion to Disqualify the trial judge. The motion to disqualify contained statements which impugned the integrity of the trial judge without regard to the truth or falsity of those statements. Herman further displayed a pattern of abusive litigation tactics.
Benjamin Ray Hunter, P.O. Box 17397, Sarasota, interim suspension effective 30 days following an April 10 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 2010) Hunter is charged by information for the charges of exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult ($50,000 or more), F.S. §825.103(1)(c) and (3)(a), a first-degree felony, and grand theft ($100,000 or more), F.S. §812.014(1) and (2)(a), a first-degree felony. The charges arise out of his role as attorney for a trust and individual, his use of power of attorney, and his role as trustee. Among other allegations, Hunter is accused of selling his client’s Maryland house and spending the proceeds on his own law practice. The case is being prosecuted by the Sarasota County State Attorney’s Office.
Charles Edwin Lykes, Jr., Room 907, Block B, Zhantao Commercial Plaza, Guangdong, 518000 China, suspended for 91 days effective 30 days following an April 8 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 1980) Lykes was held in contempt for failing to submit a sworn affidavit pursuant to Rule 3-5.1(b) attesting to notifying clients, opposing counsel, and tribunals of his suspension.
Teresa Schiele Roper, 116 N. Park Ave., Apopka, suspended for two years from the practice of law effective immediately following an April 16 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 1990) Roper entered a plea of no contest to Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, a third-degree felony. The court withheld adjudication. Roper was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of four days, with credit for four days served, and placed on a 12-month period of conditional probation. If Roper wishes to petition for reinstatement, she must receive a recommendation from Florida Lawyers Assistance, Inc., in support of her petition for reinstatement.
Raymond Sitar, 392 Edgewood Ave., New Haven, CT, public reprimand effective immediately following an April 9 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 1996) This is a reciprocal case from the Connecticut State Bar. Sitar made inappropriate statements about the opposing party in an employment law matter. Sitar thought his microphone was muted when he made the comments to his client.
SIMILAR STORIES
Florida Supreme Court: Workgroup to Review Bar Exam Accreditation Requirements Due To ABA DEI Policy
18 Lawyers Disciplined By Florida Supreme Court
Copyright 2023-2025 FloridaWord.com
