Florida Bar, Supreme Court discipline 11 lawyers for misconduct

The Florida Supreme Court and Florida Bar moved to discipline 11 lawyers for misconduct in the state.

Two of those lawyers were disbarred from practice with another six who were suspended and three received reprimands. The state Supreme Court and the Florida Bar’s Division of Lawyer Regulation handle state disciplinary action for some 115,000 members of the Bar.

Lisa Jacobs of Aventura was one of the two lawyers disbarred. The action came after a Dec. 15 court order and she was found in contempt after failing to submit an affidavit to clients and opposing counsel that she had earlier been suspended from practice.

Robert Michael Fojo of Nashua, New Hampshire, is the other lawyer who was disbarred in Florida following trust account improprieties that also included misappropriation of client funds and failure to maintain a trust account.

Lawyers who are disbarred can’t reapply for admission for five years.

The lawyers who were suspended include:

— Aara Caldarera Bloom of Miami was suspended for three years after a Dec. 4 court order that held Bloom in contempt for failing to submit an affidavit notifying clients and opposing counsel of a previous suspension.

— Josephy Anthony Gasparro of Jacksonville was suspended until further notice following a Dec. 12 court order that found Gasparro had multiple complaints alleging negligence, lack of communication and lack of progress in cases. Gasparro also failed to respond to complaints.

— Augustus Sol Invictus of Orlando was suspended following a felony conviction in October in Virginia for a charge of burning an object on property of another or a highway or other public place with intent to intimidate.

— John Arthur Leklem of Orlando was suspended from practice for 90 days after being held in contempt in May 20224 for failing to comply with terms and conditions of a sanctioned order that included completing office procedures and record keeping analysis orders under the direction of the Diversion Consultation Service of the Florida Bar.

— Emelike Nwosuocha of Miami was suspended for three years following a Dec. 11 court order. That order held Nwosuocha in contempt for failing to submit an affidavit notifying clients and opposing counsel of a previous suspension.

— Teresa Schiele Roper of Apopka was suspended following a felony conviction of battery on a law enforcement officer in October 2024.

Lawyers who were reprimanded include James Russel Collins of St. Augustine and was ordered to attend an ethics school after he failed to provide clients with competent representation and adequate communication. And Dawn Marie Calache of Port Orange was also reprimanded and ordered to attend a Discipline Consultation Service along with restitution of legal fees for two former clients for failing to ensure that her immigration clients received sound legal advice and services and lack of adequate communication with clients. And Jason Harrington Clark of West Palm Beach was ordered to attend ethics school as part of his reprimand for engaging in unlicensed practice in another state.