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action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /home/propertyinsuranc/public_html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6114The Florida Bar has taken a very proactive stance regarding wrongful solicitation of Hurricane Ian and Nicole policyholders. The Florida Bar filed an emergency Petition today for suspension of a Florida attorney working for an out of state law firm. The Petition alleges, among other items, deception in the solicitation of Hurricane Ian claimants:<\/p>\n
Information about the Louisiana law firm was deliberately obscured on respondent\u2019s \u201cMobile Claim Center\u201d to create the impression that the truck is part of FEMA or the state-run insurance village, giving the Louisiana law firm the opportunity to solicit hurricane victims. The Louisiana law firm website deliberately includes the defunct motel address to create the impression that it has a bona fide law office in Florida.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I have heard of attorneys knocking on doors, cold calling claimants, and offering special consideration to roofers and contractors for referrals of Hurricane cases. All of this is illegal and unethical in Florida. I warned about this type of behavior in Public Adjusters and Those Directly Soliciting Insurance Claims on Behalf of Attorneys Are Committing a Crime and Can Go to Jail Along With the Attorneys<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n
Education is something Merlin Law Group does all the time and we also do it through this blog. I once told public adjusters in a speech that if you find an attorney directly soliciting, call me and I will turn that lawyer into the Bar. Former FAPIA Board member Mark Boardman did just that by calling me with a complaint about an attorney knocking on a door soliciting for property insurance claim work. I followed up and made a complaint to the Bar. The Florida Bar took away the attorney\u2019s license to practice law.<\/p>\n
Attorneys have an ethical duty to turn other attorneys into the Bar for doing these unethical things. It is unethical for an attorney to fail to do so. We have to \u201crat out\u201d attorneys or we can be subject to discipline for failing to do so.<\/p>\n
So, if you have proof of public adjusters or attorneys that are doing this, you now know what you can do\u2014report the wrongdoers. If you are afraid, you can call me. While I am not the morality police, I hate cheating and am not afraid to report someone doing so.<\/p>\n
We need to do something about this conduct. Most would-be criminals are afraid to break the law if they know they are going to get caught. It stops the wrongful behavior from ever happening. \u201cIndifference\u201d will stop very quickly if those wrongdoers know that anybody can turn them in and that they can expect to go to jail.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n