Florida Bar Asks Lawyers to Donate to Haiti Relief

sara — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:29:46 +0000

The Florida Bar sent an email to its 88,000 members on Thursday, asking them to make a donation to the victims of the Haiti earthquake. The email provided a web link to the American Red Cross. Bar President Jesse Diner and Francisco Corrales, head of the Bar’s international section said in the email, “The people of Haiti need our help. As Florida’s legal community, we have an opportunity to assist the people of Haiti in their recovery and rebuilding efforts”.

A proposal was also made to donate a portion of registration fees for the International Law & Arbitration Conference on February 12 at the Conrad Miami Hotel. Several Florida law firms are also collecting donations and organizing fund-raising for relief in Haiti.

Scott Rothstein Requests Disbarment

joshua — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:51:52 +0000

Bowing to the inevitable, Scott Rothstein has formally requested his own permanent disbarment. The south Florida lawyer whose firm has dissolved under a cloud of scandal after a ponzi scheme run by Rothstein came to light sent the Florida Bar a written request to be disbarred rather than face a certain disciplinary hearing. In what can only be called a monumental understatement, the president of the Bar, Jesse Diner, said “”While the case is very complex, it became evident that bar rules may have been violated”.

Rothstein is accused of selling investors shares in structured settlements that did not exist.

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Florida Bar Asks Lawyers to Donate to Haiti Relief

Scott Rothstein Requests Disbarment