The Florida Supreme Court Monday issued a sua sponte suspension of noted litigator Jeremy Alters, until further order.

During oral arguments on May 8, Florida Supreme Court justices appeared to be weighing “substantial suspension, if not disbarment,” for the litigator who admitted he failed to report that his firm moved more than $1 million from its trust accounts to cover operating costs and his personal expenses. At that time, Justice Barbara J. Pariente made it clear the high court was considering only the degree of Alters’ punishment — not whether to discipline him.

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