Florida Supreme Court Docket
Case Docket
Case Number: SC20-1834 - Closed
THE FLORIDA BAR vs. JUSTIN INFURNA
Lower Tribunal Case(s):2021-30,021(9A)(CES), 2021-30,093 (9A), 2021-30,096 (9A), 2021-30,112 (9A), 2021-30,133 (9A), 2021-30,188 (9A), 2021-30,228 (9A), 2021-30,235 (9A), 2021-30,251 (9A), 2021-30,267 (9A), 2021-30,283 (9A), 2021-30,285 (9A), 2021-30,287 (9A), 2021-30,289 (9A), 2021-30,293 (9A), 2021-30,294 (9A), 2021-30,295 (9A), 2021-30,296 (9A), 2021-30,303 (9A), 2021-30,307 (9A), 2021-30,308 (9A), 2021-30,310 (9A), 2021-30,315 (9A), 2021-30,317 (9A), 2021-30,323 (9A)
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12/18/2020
PETITION-SUSPENSION (EMERGENCY)
Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
12/18/2020
No Fee Required
12/18/2020
APPENDIX-PETITION
Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
Exhibit A
12/18/2020
APPENDIX-PETITION
Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
Exhibit B
12/18/2020
APPENDIX-PETITION
Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
Exhibit C
12/18/2020
APPENDIX-PETITION
Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
Exhibit D
12/18/2020
APPENDIX-PETITION
Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
Exhibit E
12/18/2020
NOTICE-RELATED CASE(S)
Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
12/18/2020
POSSIBLE VENUE
Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
12/18/2020
ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE-FLBAR
Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
12/28/2020
DISP-SUSPENSION (EMERG CLOSE OUT)
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, and Respondent is ordered: a. to accept no new clients from the date of this Court's order and to cease representing any clients after thirty days of this Court's order. In addition, Respondent shall cease acting as personal representative for any estate, as guardian for any ward, and as trustee for any trust and will seek to withdraw from said representation within thirty days from the date of this Court's order and will immediately turn over to any successor the complete financial records of any estate, guardianship or trust upon the successor's appointment; b. to fully comply with 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; c. to stop disbursing or withdrawing any monies from any trust account related to Respondent's law practice without approval of the Florida Supreme Court or a referee appointed by the Florida Supreme Court or by order of the circuit court in which an inventory attorney has been appointed. In addition, Respondent shall deposit any fees or other sums received in connection with the practice of law or in connection with the Respondent's employment as a personal representative, guardian or trustee, paid to the Respondent within thirty days of this Court's order from which withdrawal may only be made in accordance with restrictions imposed by this Court, and to advise Bar Counsel of the receipt and location of said funds within thirty days of this Court's order; d. to stop withdrawing any monies from any trust account or other financial institution account related to Respondent's law practice or transfer any ownership of real or personal property purchased in whole or part with funds properly belonging to clients, probate estates for which Respondent served as personal representative, guardianship estates for which Respondent served as guardian, and trusts for which Respondent served as trustee without approval of the Florida Supreme Court or a referee appointed by the Florida Supreme Court or by order of the circuit court in which an inventory attorney has been appointed; e. to immediately notify in writing all banks and financial institutions in which Respondent maintains an account related to the practice of law, or related to services rendered as a personal representative of an estate, or related to services rendered as a guardian, or related to services rendered as a trustee, or where Respondent maintains an account that contains funds that originated from a probate estate for which Respondent was personal representative, guardianship estate for which Respondent was guardian, or trust for which Respondent was trustee, of the provisions of Respondent's suspension and to provide said financial institutions with a copy of this Court's order, and furthermore, to provide Bar Counsel with a copy of the notice sent to each bank or financial institution; and f. to immediately comply with and provide all documents and testimony responsive to a subpoena from The Florida Bar for trust account records and any related documents necessary for completion of a trust account audit to be conducted by The Florida Bar. Not final until time expires to file motion for rehearing, and if filed, determined. The filing of a motion for rehearing shall not alter the effective date of this suspension.
12/28/2020
ORDER-REFEREE APPOINTMENT (EMERG SUSPENSION)
Hon. Lisa Davidson, C.J., Eighteenth Judicial Circuit
01/04/2021
REFEREE APPOINTED
Dated 01/03/2021, Hon. Michelle L. Naberhaus, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit ***90-day rule applies***
04/14/2021
ORDER-CONSOLIDATION BY REFEREE
SC20-1775 & SC20-1834
04/14/2021
RECORD/TRANSCRIPT (FLA BAR)
Michelle Lynn Naberhaus 484458 BY: Michelle Lynn Naberhaus 484458
w/Index of Record, Certification of Index and Record, exhibits, and miscellaneous pleadings (1 box)
04/14/2021
REFEREES REPORT
Michelle Lynn Naberhaus 484458 BY: Michelle Lynn Naberhaus 484458
SC20-1775 & SC20-1834
04/14/2021
AFFIDAVIT/STATEMENT OF COSTS
PT The Florida Bar FB BY: PT Daniel James Quinn 122435
05/21/2021
LETTER-FLA BAR (WILL NOT PETITION FOR REVIEW)
Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547 BY: Patricia Ann Toro Savitz 559547
10/20/2021
DISP-DISBARMENT (IMMEDIATELY)
The above cases are hereby consolidated, on the Court's own motion, for all review purposes. From this date forward, all documents pertaining to the above consolidated cases should be filed electronically through the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal using case number SC20-1775 only. Furthermore, upon consideration of the uncontested Report of Referee in Case Nos. SC20-1775 and SC20-1834, the Court hereby approves the referee's findings of fact and recommendations as to guilt. Also before the Court is The Florida Bar's Petition for Contempt and Order to Show Cause in Case No. SC21-646. The Court having issued its Order to Show Cause to Respondent and Respondent having filed a response to said Order to Show Cause, IT IS ORDERED that The Florida Bar's petition is granted, and Respondent is held in contempt of this Court's order, dated December 28, 2020, in Case No. SC20-1834. As a sanction, Respondent is permanently disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Florida. Respondent is currently suspended; therefore this permanent disbarment is effective immediately. Respondent shall fully comply with 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. Judgment is entered for The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300, for recovery of costs from Justin Infurna in the amount of $10,911.95, for which sum let execution issue. Not final until time expires to file motion for rehearing, and if filed, determined. The filing of a motion for rehearing shall not alter the effective date of this permanent disbarment.