Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee, Florida. Credit: Roberto/Adobe Stock Florida Supreme Court Suspends Miami Lawyer for 3 Years
"The ruling notes the often-overlooked significance of Florida Bar Rule 4-1.14 governing the representation of a client with diminished capacity, a complex but crucial rule in the representation of elderly and impaired clients," said Anthony V. Alfieri, a professor at the University of Miami School of Law and director of its Center for Ethics and Public Service.
October 14, 2024 at 05:31 PM
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What You Need to Know
- The attorney was responsible for managing the elderly couple's finances.
- The attorney failed to decline the designation nor counsel his clients to not name him as beneficiary of $2 million.
The Florida Supreme Court suspended for three years a Miami lawyer named sole beneficiary of an account, which had a value of more than $2 million, from his elderly clients suffering from cognitive decline.
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