Florida Men

From the May 2024 Florida Bar discipline summaries

Lee Neil Feinberg, 934 N. University Dr., #140, Coral Springs, public reprimand effective immediately following an April 18 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1992) In November 2019, Feinberg was charged with felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following a road rage incident, which he self-reported to the Bar. In June 2022, Feinberg pled to the first-degree misdemeanor of improper exhibition of a weapon. (Case No. SC2024-0505)

CBS Miami reported

Fort Lauderdale Police charged Feinberg with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill over a road rage incident along McNab Road in Fort Lauderdale in early November. According to a Fort Lauderdale Police search warrant obtained by CBS 4 News, the victim told police that Feinberg “cut him off” several times, “accelerated his vehicle intentionally positioning his vehicle in front of (the victim’s) vehicle.” The report says Feinberg “repeatedly stepped on the brakes, nearly causing a collision.”

The report says the victim told police “Feinberg then drove parallel along the left side of (the victim’s) vehicle, and pointed a black handgun at him.” The victim said Feinberg had his passenger window down and said “he was going to (expletive) kill him.”

The police report says the victim called 911 and Feinberg was arrested.

Police searched Feinberg’s car. The search warrant shows police recovered a Glock 9mm handgun, an expandable metal baton, a hunting knife and more than 100 rounds of ammunition.

Neither the search warrant nor the police arrest report indicates what prompted the road rage incident. The arrest report only says that “(the victim) and Feinberg do not know each other.”

CBS 4 News spoke with Feinberg off camera. He did not want to comment for this story. His attorney, Jonathon Marne, said Feinberg denies the allegations, will fight them in court and that Feinberg is a longtime attorney of good standing in Florida.

Frantz C. Nelson, 6100 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 520, Hollywood, suspended for 30 days, effective 30 days following an April 5 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2006) Nelson signed and/or authorized the placement of his signature on motions to withdraw as counsel, the motions to withdraw were authored by another attorney and contained disparaging information about other attorneys. (Case No. SC2023-0669)

Michael D.P. Phillips,10804 Royal Caribbean Circle, Boynton Beach, suspended for 90 days effective 30 days following an April 18 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2003) Phillips represented defendants in a civil matter. The court found Phillips made false representations to the court, violated court orders, and showed obstructionist and dilatory discovery behavior. The court granted a sanctions motion and defendants’ pleadings were stricken. The court also entered a Default Judgment and awarded attorney’s fees and costs. (Case No. SC2024-0503)

(Mike Frisch)