Federal judge, former chief justice denounce Florida Bar prosecution loaded with political baggage

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Former Florida Supreme Court Justice R. Fred Lewis, right, and West Palm Beach U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks

By Noreen Marcus, FloridaBulldog.org

A federal judge and a retired Florida Supreme Court chief justice shredded the Florida Bar’s case against lawyer Daniel Uhlfelder during a Zoom hearing last week.

“I’m dismayed, frankly, by this case,” said West Palm Beach U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks. He noted that Uhlfelder lacked a motive for violating the ethics rules he’s about to be punished for allegedly violating.

“I’m not following your argument,” a visibly frustrated R. Fred Lewis, the retired justice, told Bar prosecutor Shanee Hinson.

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