The Florida Bar is asking for disciplinary action against South Florida attorney David J. Stern for ignoring a 5th District Court of Appeal order in a foreclosure case where his firm represented SunTrust Bank.
A complaint filed Friday with the Florida Supreme Court charges Stern, whose Plantation-based company was once the largest foreclosure firm in the state, with violating rules of professional conduct and disobeying a court obligation.
Stern’s attorney, Jeff Tew, said SunTrust fired Stern in mid-December, before the Feb. 16 order was issued. Also, with 10,000 pieces of mail coming into the foundering law firm every day, Tew said it’s possible the notice wasn’t seen.
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