Florida Bar Investigates Its President After Client Complaint

The president of the Florida Bar is under investigation after a client complained to a federal judge about her inclusion of a disbarred lawyer in his case.

Bar spokeswoman Francine Walker confirmed June 4 that an investigation had been opened into President Michelle Suskauer over the involvement of disbarred West Palm Beach attorney John Garcia in one of her cases.

Suskauer, a West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney at the firm of Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein, called the inquiry “a testament to the vigor and fairness of our grievance system” in an emailed statement.

“No one is beyond having their ...