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BULLETIN: Florida Supreme Court Disbars Scott Rothstein

UPDATED 3:52 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) The Florida Supreme Court has disbarred Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein, who was implicated in a Ponzi scheme that could involve more than $1 billion. Here is the Rothstein disbarment order. Rothstein had been under investigation by the Florida Bar for stealing clients’ funds. He agreed to the disbarment, which […]

BLACK COMEDY EMERGES: Petition To Disbar Ponzi Figure Rothstein Arrives At Florida Supreme Court; Lawyer’s Victims Portrayed Unsympathetically In Some Media Accounts; Reporters Dredge Up Old SLAPP Lawsuit

BLACK COMEDY EMERGES: Petition To Disbar Ponzi Figure Rothstein Arrives At Florida Supreme Court; Lawyer's Victims Portrayed Unsympathetically In Some Media Accounts; Reporters Dredge Up Old SLAPP Lawsuit

UPDATED 9 P.M. ET (U.S.A.) The alleged Ponzi scheme operated by Fort Lauderdale attorney Scott Rothstein is the stuff from which lawyer jokes are made. It is enough to make the Atticus Finch wing of the trade long for the days in which being a lawyer meant you were special — and being special meant […]