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Date Docketed
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06/30/2022
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The Florida Bar
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PETITION-SUSPENSION (EMERGENCY)
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Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
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06/30/2022
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The Florida Bar
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No Fee Required
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06/30/2022
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The Florida Bar
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NOTICE-CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
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Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
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06/30/2022
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The Florida Bar
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APPENDIX-PETITION
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Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
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EXHIBIT C
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06/30/2022
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The Florida Bar
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APPENDIX-PETITION
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Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
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EXHIBIT A- AFFIDAVIT
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06/30/2022
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The Florida Bar
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APPENDIX-PETITION
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Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
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EXHIBIT B- TRANSCRIPT OF SWORN STATEMENT OF BRADLEY NEPHASE LAURENT DATED APRIL 22, 2022
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06/30/2022
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The Florida Bar
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POSSIBLE VENUE
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Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
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06/30/2022
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The Florida Bar
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APPENDIX-PETITION
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Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
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EXHIBIT C- REDACTED
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06/30/2022
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The Florida Bar
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE-FLBAR
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Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
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07/14/2022
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The Florida Bar
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DISP-SUSPENSION (EMERG CLOSE OUT)
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The Petition for Emergency Suspension filed pursuant to Rule 3-5.2 of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar is approved and it is hereby ordered that Respondent is suspended from the practice of law until further order of this Court. Respondent is hereby ordered to:
A. Immediately:
1. Accept no new clients from the date of this Court's order of emergency suspension;
2. Initiate no litigation on behalf of clients from the date of this Court's order of emergency suspension;
3. Provide a copy of this Court's order of emergency suspension to all courts, tribunals, or adjudicative agencies before which Bradley Nephase Laurent is counsel of record; all state, federal, or administrative bars of which respondent is a member; all clients; all co-counsel; and all opposing counsel, as required by Rule Regulating The Florida Bar 3-5.1(h). Respondent shall also fully comply with Rule Regulating The Florida Bar 3-6.1, if applicable;
4. Cease withdrawing or disbursing any money from any trust account or other financial institution account holding funds of clients or third parties in respondent's possession in connection with legal representation or funds of third parties in connection with respondent's service as a fiduciary including, but not limited to, personal representative, guardian, or trustee, until further order of this Court, a judicial referee appointed by this Court, or by order of the circuit court in an inventory attorney proceeding instituted under Rule 1-3.8;
5. Not transfer any ownership of any real or personal property purchased in whole or in part with funds of clients or third parties in connection with legal representation or with funds of third parties in connection with respondent's service as a fiduciary including, but not limited to, personal representative, guardian, or trustee, without approval of this Court, a judicial referee appointed by this Court, or by order of the circuit court in an inventory attorney proceeding instituted under Rule 1-3.8;
6. Deposit any fees or other sums received in connection with the practice of law or employment as a personal representative, guardian, or trustee, by the respondent on or after the date of this Court's order of emergency suspension into a specified trust account from which withdrawal may only be made by order of this Court, a judicial referee appointed by this Court, or by order of the circuit court in an inventory attorney proceeding instituted under Rule 1-3.8;
7. Provide a copy of this Court's order of emergency suspension to all banks and financial institutions where the respondent maintains any account holding funds of clients or third parties in respondent's possession in connection with representation or funds of third parties in connection with respondent's service as a fiduciary including, but not limited to, personal representative, guardian, or trustee;
8. Comply with, and provide all documents and testimony responsive to, a subpoena from the bar for trust account records and any related documents necessary for the bar to conduct a trust account audit;
9. The referee appointed in these proceedings is hereby authorized to determine entitlement to funds in any trust accounts frozen as a result of an order entered in this matter; and
10. Turn over to any successor the complete financial records of any estate, guardianship, or trust in which respondent served as a fiduciary on the successor's appointment;
11. Cease holding himself out as a Florida Bar member or lawyer and eliminate all indicia of respondent's status as a Florida Bar member or lawyer on websites, email, social media, telephone listings, stationery, checks, business cards, office signs, email address, and any other indicia of respondent's status as a Florida Bar member or lawyer; and
B. Within 30 days from the date of this Court's order of emergency suspension:
1. Cease all practice of law in Florida; (SEE ORDER FOR ENTIRE ORDER LANGUAGE
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07/14/2022
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The Florida Bar
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ORDER-REFEREE APPOINTMENT (EMERG SUSPENSION)
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HON. ELLEN S. MASTERS, C.J., 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
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07/15/2022
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The Florida Bar
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REFEREE APPOINTED
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HON. ELLEN S. MASTERS, 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, DATED 07/15/2022 (FILED ELECTRONICALLY)
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07/21/2022
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The Florida Bar
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REFEREE APPOINTED
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HON. ELLEN S. MASTERS, 10TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, DATED 07/15/2022 (PLACED WITH FILE)
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10/12/2022
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The Florida Bar
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MOTION-EXT OF TIME (REFEREE'S REPORT)
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PT The Florida Bar FB BY: PT Daniel James Quinn 122435
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10/12/2022
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The Florida Bar
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APPENDIX-MOTION
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PT The Florida Bar FB BY: PT Daniel James Quinn 122435
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EXHIBIT A
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10/12/2022
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The Florida Bar
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ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (REFEREE'S REPORT)
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The Florida Bar's request for extension of time is granted and the referee is allowed to and including February 10, 2023, in which to file the required referee's report. ALL OTHER TIMES ARE EXTENDED ACCORDINGLY.
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02/10/2023
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The Florida Bar
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REFEREES REPORT
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Ellen S. Masters 814581 BY: Ellen S. Masters 814581
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(COPY IS MISSING PAGE 30 OF THE REPORT)
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02/10/2023
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The Florida Bar
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AFFIDAVIT/STATEMENT OF COSTS
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PT The Florida Bar FB BY: PT Daniel James Quinn 122435
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02/10/2023
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The Florida Bar
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RECORD/TRANSCRIPT (FLA BAR)
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Ellen S. Masters 814581 BY: Ellen S. Masters 814581
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INDEX OF RECORD, CERTIFICATION OF RECORD AND INDEX, MISC. PLEADINGS, & EXHIBITS 1-31 (ONE BOX)
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02/27/2023
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The Florida Bar
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REFEREES REPORT
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Ellen S. Masters 814581 BY: Ellen S. Masters 814581
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03/03/2023
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The Florida Bar
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LETTER-FLA BAR (WILL NOT PETITION FOR REVIEW)
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Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
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