The Florida Bar has rebuffed attorney complaints that allege the current U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi, a bar member, has engaged in serious professional misconduct that undermines the rule of law.
Among the complaints sent to the Florida Bar was one filed by Boca Raton attorney Ron May that was signed by nearly 70 law professors, judges, attorneys and organizations, including a former Florida Supreme Court chief justice, Peggy A. Quince.
Filed on June 5, the ethics complaint alleges that Bondi, a former Florida attorney general, used “zealous advocacy” as a cover for ordering U.S. Department of Justice attorneys to violate their ethical obligations. Bondi fired attorney Erez Reuveni for speaking the truth about Kilmar Garcia, who was deported to El Salvador as a result of an “administrative error,” according to the complaint.
Another attorney was forced out because she refused to open a criminal investigation, citing insufficient evidence, the complaint says. Bondi is also accused of dismissing a criminal indictment against New York Manor Eric Adams in exchange for Adams’ cooperation on federal immigration enforcement.
A Florida Bar spokeswoman, however, said the complaint was closed on June 6.
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Author: Faith Novak
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