Supreme Court of Florida
The Florida Bar, Complainant v. Jeremy W. Alters, Respondent.
November 21, 2018260 So. 3d 72
Summary
The Court partially rejected the referee's findings and recommendations, holding that Alters violated additional trust-account and dishonesty rules by failing to safeguard client funds, permitting continued improper transfers, and commingling personal and borrowed funds with trust funds. The Court disbarred Alters, awarded the Bar $305,360.03 in costs, and directed that any further proceedings not be assigned to the same referee. No separate opinions were issued.