Florida Sanctions
Florida Bar discipline summaries October 2024
Christopher Whittington Dudley, 598 Trelago Way, Apt. 303, Maitland, suspended for 90 days followed by a three-year probation immediately following a September 12 order. (Admitted to practice: 2021) Dudley was arrested after he entered the victim’s backyard and then attempted to gain entry to the residence. Dudley “was under the influence of alcohol and intoxicated to a point [that] he did not know where he was or apparently what he was doing.” He entered a plea of nolo contendere to the charges of Attempted Burglary of an Occupied Dwelling, a third-degree felony, and Criminal Mischief (above $200 but below $1,000), a first-degree misdemeanor. The court withheld adjudication of guilt as to all counts and sentenced respondent to two years of conditional probation as to the felony count and to credit for time served as to the misdemeanor count. (Case No. SC2023-1306)
Andrew Edward Russ, P.O. Box 520, Pickerington, OH, disbarred effective October 3 following a September 3 order. (Admitted to practice: 2003) This is a reciprocal case based on an order from the Supreme Court of Ohio. In count one, Russ was appointed to represent the mother in a dependency case. He began sending her sexual solicitous text messages throughout the representation. Russ denied the messages until he was confronted with copies of the text messages during the disciplinary investigation. In count two, Russ stipulated to both being tardy for periods of 15 to 60 minutes to six hearings and failing to appear to four hearings and did not offer any valid excuse for this conduct. (Case No. SC2023-1289)
Eric Satin, 806 Opus Way, Montvale, NJ, suspended for three years nunc pro tunc to January 19, 2024, following a September 3 order. (Admitted to practice: 2009). Satin was charged with felony Burglary of an Unoccupied Dwelling and misdemeanor Criminal Mischief. The charges arose in the context of his dissolution of marriage action and were related thereto. Satin entered a plea and adjudication was withheld pursuant to the agreement. (Case No. SC2024-0335)
(Mike Frisch)