10 South Florida Attorneys Disciplined, Many for Theft Allegations
Several attorneys were disbarred or suspended after the Florida Bar caught wind of alleged client fund misappropriation.
March 27, 2018 at 06:33 PM
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The state Supreme Court disciplined 10 South Florida attorneys, including a few accused of misappropriating client and firm funds, the Florida Bar announced Tuesday.
Alfredo Duran of Miami was granted a disciplinary revocation, which amounts to disbarment, after he was accused of taking client trust account money. Duran, 81, just marked his 50th anniversary as a Florida Bar member. Public records did not provide further detail.
Gary Kovacs of Boca Raton also had his law license revoked after the Florida Bar investigated him for allegedly stealing firm funds from a former employer. The Kovacs & Baxley attorney allegedly diverted more than $184,000 in fees paid by a client of his former firm, Frank, Weinberg & Black, according to court records. A resulting lawsuit settled, and a Boca Raton police investigation was still open when Kovacs agreed to be disbarred.
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