Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee, Florida. Photo: Raychel Lean/ALMFlorida Supreme Court Publicly Reprimands Miami Founding Partner
The prominent attorney's recent troubles with the Florida Bar stemmed from a complaint filed against him by a new former client.
January 07, 2025 at 03:38 PM
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What You Need to Know
- The Florida Supreme Court publicly reprimanded Pedro "Peter" Gonzalez, founder of Sanchez-Medina, Gonzalez, Quesada, Lage, Gomez & Machado.
- The underlying complaint that led to the Florida Bar’s latest action against Gonzalez appears to be related to litigation involving an ex-client.
- Gonzalez was suspended in Dec. 2023 for failing to respond to an order to show cause, following a complaint filed against him by a different former client.
The Florida Supreme Court publicly reprimanded a partner and founder of the Atlanta and Sunshine State law firm Sanchez-Medina, Gonzalez, Quesada, Lage, Gomez & Machado over the lawyer's repeated failures to respond to the Florida Bar’s inquiries.
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