Disciplinary action leveled against 14 lawyers throughout Florida

The Florida Supreme Court and The Florida Bar handed down revocations of practice for three lawyers for misconduct.

The high court and the Division of Lawyer Regulation issued the discipline in court orders rendered March 28. Among the rulings were suspensions for 10 other lawyers and a reprimand for another.

The law practice of John William Dill of Winter Park was permanently revoked from practicing law in Florida after he allegedly continued practicing after an earlier revocation and failed to notify a client that he was no longer allowed to practice law in the state.

Jeffrey Allen Fadley of Okeechobee had his practice revoked after he was charged with misappropriation of trust funds. He can apply for readmission in five years. He’s also accused of providing misleading statements on the status of the funds. Two other clients claim Fadley neglected their legal cases.

And the Bar’s news release said Mark Allen Freeman of Orlando failed to return or account for funds held in escrow in which he was acting as an agent. He can seek readmission after 20 days.

Other disciplined lawyers include:

— Daniel David Archer of Minneola, who was suspended for 30 days for exchanging “unprofessional and inappropriate” text messages with a client’s fiancé.

— Colin Munro Cameron of Okeechobee, who was suspended for 30 days for not being diligent in the representation of a case.

— Christopher D. Butler of Southport, who was dealt an interim suspension for 30 days after being charged with two counts of sexual battery in February 2025.

— Gregory Darnell Curtis of Miami Gardens, who was suspended for 90 days when he didn’t appear at two court hearings in a lawsuit filed on behalf of one of his clients.

— Henry George Ferro of Ocala, who was suspended for three years for making statements impugning the integrity of a judge among other actions.

— David Robert Heil, who was suspended for three years after engaging in a conflict of interest in a case of a homeowner’s claim for repair services.

— Matthew F. Herman, who was suspended for 30 days and ordered to attend The Bar’s Ethics School for impugning the integrity of a judge when he filed a motion to disqualify that judge in a case.

— Benjamin Ray Huntero of Sarasota, who was dealt an interim suspension after he was charged with exploitation of an elderly person or disabled adult.

— Charles Edwin Lykes Jr. of Guandong, China, who was suspended from practicing law in Florida for 91 days when he was held in contempt.

— Teresa Schiele Roper of Apopka, who was suspended for two years after pleading no contest to battery on a law enforcement officer.

— Raymond Sitar of New Haven, Connecticut, who was reprimanded for making inappropriate statements about an opposing party in an employment case.