David Casals, Attorney
Attorney David Casals Attorney David Casals Spits in the Face of Justice

As per the Complaint below filed by The Florida Bar in the Supreme Court of the State of Florida, *ATTORNEY DAVID CASALS* has been reprimanded for shabby, unprofessional, suspicious behavior. That this Complaint resulted in a *PUBLIC REPRIMAND* of attorney David Casals, issued by the Board of Governors, can be readily verified by Googling the name "David Casals" together with the term "public reprimand." Read through the Complaint - any person that loves justice and believes in our system of justice will feel profoundest revulsion over attorney David Casal's demonstrated contempt for our system. His contempt for the system is actually contempt for all decent, law-abiding Americans. Attorney David Casals is presently involved with the crook Howard Needle, who served 30 months in a federal prison on extortion and racketeering charges in association with the FBI's Operation Wooden Nickel. The New York Daily News reported that Howard Needle allegedly had threatened to put one of his shakedown victims "in a wheelchair." The public should consider that that is the sort of element frequenting David Casals' professional attorney's office. They should perhaps behave with regard for their own safety by staying away from this office of ATTORNEY DAVID CASALS who was given a PUBLIC REPRIMAND, after all.in THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA THE FLORIDA BAR, Supreme Court Case No. _ Complainant, The Florida Bar File v. No. 51,592 (17G) DAVID CASALS, Respondent. COMPLAINT The Florida Bar, by and through undersigned counsel and pursuant to R. Regulating Fla. Bar 3-3.2 (b), hereby files its complaint against David Casals and states as follows: 1. Respondent is, and at all times material to this action was, a member of The Florida Bar and subject to the jurisdiction and disciplinary rules of the Supreme Court of Florida. 2. Seventeenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee "G, " at a duly constituted meeting and by majority vote of the eligible members present, found probable cause to believe that respondent violated the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar set forth herein. The member of the committee who presided at the proceeding has approved the instant complaint. 3. Respondent represented Jerriel Harmon, a defendant in the criminal case styled State v. Jerriel Harmon, Case No. 04-7775-CFB02, the Honorable Krista Marx presiding, in the Circuit Court in and for Palm Beach County, Florida. 4. On or about April 25, after the jury had been sworn for the trial, respondent approached the bench during the lunch recess without the State's prosecutor being present. 5. Respondent requested the court to sign a transport order for a witness named Robin Moore and further requested the court to sign the said transport order without informing the State. 6. The court refused respondent's request. 7. Robin Moore was not listed by respondent as a witness in discovery. 8. The trial resumed after lunch, and after the jury was excused at approximately 4:35 P.M. On April 25, respondent presented the transport order to the court and proffered Robin Moore's testimony. 9. Respondent represented to the court that he first became aware of information concerning Robin Moore's proffered testimony at 3:22 P.M. That same day (April 25). 10. The said representation made by respondent to the court was false. 11. Judge Marx then further questioned respondent as to when he first learned that Robin Moore would be a witness, to which respondent stated he would have to look at his notes, but admitted he had been given the information before April 25, in enough time to list Robin Moore as a witness so as to comply with the Florida Criminal Procedure Rules of Discovery. 12. When later questioned under oath, respondent testified that he had been informed about the witness at least 10 to 25 days prior to April 25.13. The court found that respondent willfully failed to timely provide the name of Robin Moore as a witness resulting in great prejudice to the state. The court further found that respondent did this purposely, prejudicially and with the intent to thwart justice. 14.By the conduct set forth above, respondent violated 3-4.2 [Violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct as adopted by the rules governing The Florida Bar is a cause for discipline]; 4-3.3 (a) (l) [A lawyer shall not knowingly make a false statement of material fact or law to a tribunal.]; 4-4.1 [In the course of representing a client, a lawyer shall not knowingly make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person; or fail to disclose a material fact to a third person when disclosure is necessary to avoid assisting a criminal or fraudulent act by a client unless disclosure is prohibited by rule 4-1.6]; 4-8.4 (a) [A lawyer shall not violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induce another to do so, or do so through the acts of another.]; 4-8.4 (c) [A lawyer shall not engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.]; 4-8.4 (d) [A lawyer shall not engage in conduct in connection with the practice of law that is prejudicial to the administration of justice...]. WHEREFORE, The Florida Bar, complainant, respectfully requests that David Casals, respondent, be disciplined appropriately in accordance with the provisions of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar. Respectfully submitted, MltHA"EL DAVID SOIFER Attorney Bar No. 545856 Bar Counsel, The Florida Bar 5900 N. Andrews Ave., Suite 900 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 (954) 772-2245 KENNETH LAWRENCE MARVIN Attorney Bar No. 200999 Staff Counsel, The Florida Bar 651 E. Jefferson Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300 (850) 561-5600 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I HEREBY CERTIFY that the original of the foregoing Complaint has been furnished by regular U.S. Mail to The Honorable Thomas D. Hall Clerk, The Supreme Court of Florida, 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399- 1927; true and correct copies by regular U.S. Mail and by certified mail #7003 1010 0001 5221 9954, return receipt requested, to Steven David Pinkert, counsel for respondent, Pinkert Law Firm, Two Datran Center #1528,9130 South Dadeland Boulevard, Miami, Florida 33156 and by regular U.S. Mail to Michael David Soifer. Bar Counsel, The Florida Bar, 5900 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309, on this ^day of 2006. KENNETH LAWRENCE MARVIN NOTICE OF TRIAL COUNSEL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the trial counsel in this matter is Michael David Siofer, Esq., whose address and telephone number are: The Florida Bar, 5900 N. Andrews Avenue, Suite 900, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309, telephone number (954) 772-2245. Respondent need not address pleadings, correspondence, etc.in this matter to anyone other than trial counsel and to Staff Counsel. The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street. Tallahassee. Florida 32399-2300. Mandatory answer notice rule 3-7.6 (h) (2), rules of discipline, provides that a respondent shall answer a complaint

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