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Terminally Ill Florida Judge Wasn’t Replaced and Litigants Were Never Told of His Permanent Paid Absence

A terminally ill Hillsborough County circuit court judge remained on the job, drawing a paycheck for years, even though he was no longer able to conduct hearings or issue rulings.

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When you’re suspended by the Florida Bar, the lawyer is mandated to notify all his or her clients or face further discipline, including disbarment. Apparently that rule does not apply to Judges, who can be ghosts on the bench for years.

Hillsborough judge too ill to conduct hearings assigned more than 1,600 cases, ruled in none

Dozens of cases assigned after his death
MAR 14, 2022 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: MAR 17, 2022

TAMPA, Fla. — A terminally ill Hillsborough County circuit court judge remained on the job, drawing a paycheck for years, even though he was no longer able to conduct hearings or issue rulings. The ABC Action News I-Team uncovered how the situation developed and why some say a resulting backlog in his courtroom led to justice being denied.

“He was a lawyer’s kind of judge. He would let the lawyers try their case,” said Hillsborough County Chief Judge Ronnie Ficarrotta, describing his friend and colleague Judge Carl Hinson.

Hinson’s portrait now hangs in the county’s ceremonial courtroom, following his death on December 3, 2021.

Those close to Hinson said he valiantly battled brain cancer for years. But some people who had cases assigned to his courtroom said they were never officially notified he was ill.

“I didn’t even know what he looked like”

“In my case, there were no orders from Judge Hinson whatsoever. I never had a single order issued by him,” said Angela Debose.

Debose, who has a law degree from the Stetson School of Law, filed pro se lawsuits seeking employment records and emails from her former employer, the University of South Florida.

“My cases just languished. There were motions filed that were pending for long periods of time,” Debose said.

Angela Debose hired a private investigator after hearing the judge in her case was incapacitated

Angela Debose hired a private investigator after hearing the judge in her case was incapacitated
She said she heard rumors Judge Hinson was incapacitated and hired private investigator Kim Caliendo, who investigated and determined Hinson was no longer hearing cases.

“I didn’t even know what he looked like. Is that crazy?” said Lesa Martino.

Martino said she faced frustration while trying to fight a foreclosure lawsuit after her father’s guardian sued her for slander and won a $160,000 judgment.

She said she learned Judge Hinson was terminally ill from social media.

“I actually found that out from somebody on Facebook who saw my case and they said did you know Judge Hinson is on medical leave with cancer? I was like… I didn’t even know that,” Martino said.

Lesa Martino says she was never informed that the judge in her civil case was sick or had died

Lesa Martino says she was never informed that the judge in her civil case was sick or had died

Chief Judge Ficarrotta recalled hearing about Hinson’s serious diagnosis shortly before Hinson was transferred from family court into the civil division.

“Right when he got assigned is when he got sick,”

Ficarrotta said.

“I believe it was 2019. I don’t have the exact date, but I believe it was probably right around 2019.”

More than 1,600 cases were assigned, but Judge ruled in none

During the 23 months that Hinson served in the circuit civil division starting in January 2020, the state paid him $313,000.

About 16,000 cases are filed in Hillsborough County Civil Circuit Court each year.

But the I-Team was not able to find a single hearing he attended or an order he actually signed. According to records the I-Team obtained from the Hillsborough County Clerk of Courts, about 1,620 civil cases were assigned to Judge Hinson’s division before his death.

Those cases include contract disputes, construction defects, car crash injuries, medical malpractice, and other cases in which damage claims are more than $30,000.

Martino said she saw multiple judges in her case.

”There was a Judge Taylor, there was Judge Barton, there were all these senior judges showing up in the place,”

Martino said.

Hillsborough County Chief Judge Ronnie Ficarrotta said his goal was for Judge Hinson to get better and return to work.

“We used other judges on the floor to cover for him. Other judges would step up and hear his docket, then when it became clear he was going to be out for an extended period, we brought in senior judges,” Ficarrotta said.

Hillsborough County Chief Judge Ronnie Ficarrotta said his goal was for Judge Hinson to get better and return to work.

Senior judges are retired judges allowed to fill in for judges on a part-time basis when they are on temporary leave, away at conferences, or trying to clear backlogs of cases.

The I-Team asked Ficarrotta if he considered appointing a permanent replacement in Hinson’s division when it became clear his illness was not getting better.

“I don’t think it ever gets to that. My goal with Carl was I wanted him to get better and come back to work. That is what I wanted. And I was a true believer that he would be able to do that, despite the serious diagnosis that he faced,” Ficarrotta said.

Orders issued, cases assigned after judge’s death

In one of the first cases assigned to Hinson after he was moved into the civil division, the docket showed 78 entries filed by attorneys over nearly two years, but no orders were issued until December 8, 2021 — five days after Hinson’s death.

Another order filed with the court 10 days after Hinson died appeared to bear his signature.

“There was just a human error, a mistake made and those auto-generated orders went out with judge Hinson’s signature,”

Ficarrotta said.

On the Hillsborough County Court directory, Hinson’s page was still active in March 2022, more than three months after his death.

It notified parties “there will be no in-person hearings until further notice.”

“I would have hoped by now it would have been updated,” Ficarrotta said.

“His name’s right there on the judiciary directory. He continued to be assigned cases even after his death,” Debose said.

Records show more than 30 cases were assigned to Hinson on or after December 3.

Debose said she tried to get action long before Hinson died.

“I contacted the chief judge and said if he lacks capacity to rule or to decide these cases, you’re required to involuntarily terminate or retire him. I need a new judge assigned to my cases,” Debose said.

She said she didn’t receive a response.

“What’s most important is the administration of justice”

Ficarrotta said he doesn’t believe any of the litigants with cases in his courtroom were short-changed in any way.

“I really don’t think so. The litigants really don’t get to choose who their judge is,” Ficarrotta said.

Dr. Terri Day, who is a professor and Associate Dean at Barry School of Law in Orlando, believes the situation should have been handled differently.

“As sympathetic as it is when a judge is ill, what’s most important is the administration of justice. And the caseload and the parties,” Day said.

“The code of judicial conduct requires that supervising judges, if they know that a judge is not capable of performing his or her duties, must take reasonable measures to remove the judge, to assign different judges to the cases,” she said.

Lesa Martino said she wishes that had happened in her case.

“I should have been assigned a permanent judge. Same judge at every hearing. It was very unfair. It was just chaos, really,” Martino said.

“We wanted him to come back to work. That was what our goal was,” Ficarrotta.

Records show Hinson retained his salary, benefits, and a supplemental life insurance policy that paid out three times his $162,000 salary upon death.

Hinson continued to receive a paycheck nearly two years after he became sick. His annual salary was more than $160,000 a year.

“He’s not my employee. He’s an elected constitutional officer. So yes, he remained on the payroll until his untimely passing,” Ficarrotta said.

Hinson continued to receive a paycheck nearly two years after he became sick. His annual salary was more than $160,000 a year.

“I couldn’t quarrel with being empathetic and somehow helping the family or helping the judge. But you don’t do it at the expense of litigants,” Debose said.

“The judge has to perform the duties. The reason he or she cannot does not matter,” Associate Dean Day said.

The county’s judicial nominating commission started the process of choosing a new judge to complete Judge Hinson’s term.

The commission will submit recommendations to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who will choose his replacement in the coming weeks.

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Mortgage Servicer PHH Ocwen: Scammin’ Homeowners Since 2008, with Government and Judicial Approval

The mortgage servicing industry constantly refuses, misallocates or has some other reason for not crediting customers mortgages with the payment to induce foreclosure.

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News 6, DEO save 72-year-old Titusville woman from foreclosure in home assistance glitch

‘This just made our Christmas,’ woman’s daughter says

DEC 13, 2022 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: DEC 14, 2022

This known scheme to defraud citizens of their home and put them into foreclosure prematurely has been endorsed by the judiciary and government to aid the theft of affordable housing for the benefit of Wall St.

TITUSVILLE, Fla. – A 72-year-old Titusville woman and her daughter found themselves on the brink of foreclosure after Homeowner Assistance Funds issued by the Department of Economic Opportunity went missing.

Nilda Molina and her daughter, Millie Aguirre, contacted News 6 and Make Ends Meet after their mortgage company, NewRez C/O PHH Mortgage Services, issued a foreclosure notice the day before Thanksgiving.

“Not a single payment has been received by the mortgage company,”

Aguirre told News 6.

“I’m nervous, I feel like I’m worse off now (than) before I entered the program.”

Molina has lived in her Titusville home for nearly 30 years, and according to documents obtained by News 6, was approved for mortgage and utility funds for 18 months on July 13, 2022.

Aguirre said the DEO indicated the payments had been issued, but according to the mortgage company, the funds were never deposited into Mrs. Molina’s account.

The DEO confirmation letter said the payments “will be made directly to your service provider and may process at different times.”

News 6 contacted the DEO and a representative got to work immediately.

The money, all 6 months of missing mortgage payments, were issued Monday.

In an email to News 6, her daughter wrote in part,

“We got results. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! We could not have gotten this done without you. This just made our Christmas.”

During our interview, Aguirre said she and her mother felt News 6 would have the answer.

“The first thing we thought was we should come to Getting Results on Channel 6 and see if they could help us,”

Aguirre said.

“Here you are and I thank you so much for that.”

In a statement to News 6, DEO Press Secretary Leigh McGowan said in part,

“If homeowners are not seeing their awarded Florida HAF funds applied to their mortgage account, we encourage Florida HAF recipients to review their Florida HAF award letter. All award letters are emailed to Florida HAF recipients when they are initially awarded assistance.”

Each award letter states the name of the company to which the payment will be made.

If the name of the company in the award letter differs from the name of the company their mortgage payments are regularly sent to each month, the best course of action for Florida HAF recipients is to contact the Florida Homeowner Assistance Fund Customer Assistance Center for assistance at 833-987-8997, Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

LIF Comment: More information about  homeowner assistance in states outside Florida (nationwide) is available on CFPB’s website.

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A Message for Felon Francis Santa: We Cannot Be Bribed. Stop the Harassment

Once a person has been convicted of a felony, he or she can be considered a felon for life, according to the strict meaning of the word.

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Dear Santa…..

DEC. 12., 2022

We’ve set aside your plethora of harassing emails and bribes for many months. Indeed, we have never contacted the ex-wife below, who is desperate to provide more unfavorable information about you, Francis “Frank” Santa.

But now your emails are becoming both incessant and threatening, which means we have to publish all the information for our own safety.

You are a convicted felon Francis “Frank” Santa. Considering your stalking behavior, that makes you a very dangerous and untrustworthy person.

We are stating in this public forum: cease and desist from your writings, threats and stop tryin’ to bribe us with “donations”  – which are not donations as they are based on LIF and LIT removing an article about you, which is based on the real truth, no bull.

And remember Francis Santa, you are the one who came charging at us with a takedown request for the Ringel’s, indicted in NYC.

In return, all we did was google you and your business to find out who we were dealin’ with.

That’s when we discovered the information about your criminal past, which was recovered from publicly accessible information.

LIF and LIT didn’t ‘destroy’ you Frank, you did that all by yourself.

May 17, 2022

your-name

Francis Santa

your-email

fs.businessimagelift@gmail.com

your-subject

I am coming hat in hand to you for help.

your-message

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am sincerely and humbly asking you for help. I do not know who I upset to find myself being personally punished on your website but there my be a good reason for which an apology on my part may be need.

If I have wronged someone there I am deeply sorry.

I am a spiritual person and have worked very hard to get to where I am in my life after having my world destroyed 11 years ago.

I have changed and I take responsibility for all my past issues, but more important to me now in life is that if I have done something to someone to offended them even without knowing why, I apologize and more forward.

Please contact me back by email or phone (305)967-3168 so I can make amends.

I do know who has so much dislike for me and took the time to hurt my wife, children and grandchildren and me and but I must have hurt them deeply for the posting to be put up about me.

Last, please understand I am not asking for sympathy or asking you to remove it.

If I have harmed someone in the last 6 years and I am wrong for something I personal did then I deserve it but also if I did nothing I don’t.

Again, please contact me and tell me what I have to do to make things right and discuses this.

Very Respectfully,

Francis

Jun 9, 2022

your-name

Francis Santa

your-email

franksanta054@yahoo.com

your-subject

Need your help

your-message

Dear Sir/Madam,

I sent an email to info@lawsinflorida.com and did not receive a response.

I really need your help, please see attached.

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https://lawsinflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/wp_dndcf7_uploads/wpcf7-files/Francis-Santa-lawsinflorida.pdf

Jul 22, 2022

your-name

GINA PELLICCIO

your-email

deadmom1960@gmail.com

your-subject

Francis Frank Santa

your-message

I read with great interest your article on my former spouse – what you don’t know is that Mr. Santa is currently in arrears for child support in the amount of $196,000.

I can provide documentation for proof.

I find it quite amusing that this man cries poor mouth, continues to hide assets, resides in a gated community in Boca Raton and has started this bogus foundation.

Leopards do not change their spots –

You do realize he also spent 5 of a 15 year bid in NYS prison for a credit repair scam in which he stole 2.5 MILLION; was prosecuted by DA Morgenthau’s office and was ultimately released to the state of Florida for his parole and probation.

Probation doesn’t give a rat’s ass about what he is doing.

Child Support enforcement doesn’t give a rats ass and good luck trying to get in touch with someone.

I will never see that money he owes – – I can’t even get a life insurance policy on him – something he was to provide for his FIRST born – not the other children he has – one of which is a convicted counterfeitter.

https://www.wpbf.com/article/santa-arrested-in-nordstrom-parking-garage/1311487#

https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdfl/pr/delray-beach-man-sentenced-making-and-possessing-counterfeit-currency

I encourage LIF to contact me.

October 13, 2022

your-name

Francis Santa

your-email

f.michael@businessimagelift.com

your-subject

Need your help ( https://lawsinflorida.com/where-is-he-now-fraudster-francis-santa-was-sentenced-to-88-months-for-conspiracy/ )

your-message

I sent you an email many months ago.

I have put my life back together.

The past 11 years I have paid dearly for what happen.

My family has suffered the most because of the issue.

As for myself I feel that what I went threw changed me and made me a better person and took me off a bad path.

I am trying so hard to move on.

Your article about me is destroying my family.

Please contact me back to see if you can help me in some way to remove or de-index this.

I do understand that you spent a tremendous in research and time posting this.

I have no problem paying and administrative fees that you need.

I am coming to you with hat in hand for your help

Where Is He Now? Fraudster Francis Santa Was Sentenced to 88 Months for Conspiracy

Respectfully,

Francis

December 1, 2022

Donor Comment: I wanted to donate more and will each month when I have extra money.

December 1, 2022

Donor Comment: I would like to also advertise with you.

December 8, 2022

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francis santa where is he now

From:

the former mrs santa <deadmom1960@gmail.com>

Submitted on: Dec 8, 2022 at 20:26

your-name

the former mrs santa

your-email

deadmom1960@gmail.com

your-subject

francis santa where is he now

your-message

Homepage

ha ha now he is offering a scholarship???

lol scam people into giving money to his “foundation” that isn’t a 501c3 – so he can give it to “other” charities. Why don’t I just donate to them myself and get the tax write off?

are people that stupid?

December 8, 2022

your-name

FORMER MRS SANTA

your-email

DEADMOM1960@GMAIL.COM

your-subject

FRANCIS SANTA – WHERE ARE THEY NOW

your-message

YOU MIGHT ALSO BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING THAT IN ADDITIONAL TO THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE MR SANTA HAS SCAMMED – HE CURRENTLY OWES OVER 195000 IN BACK CHILD SUPPORT WHILST LIVING LARGE IN BOCA – HE HAS MADE HIMSELF UNTOUCHABLE SINCE NO ASSETS ARE IN HIS NAME.

ARE YOU ALSO AWARE THAT HE SERVED 5-15 IN NYS PRISON FOR A DEBT RELIEF SCAM?

December 12, 2022

 I am waiting patiently to talk to you regarding your posting on LIF.  I am being as respectful as I can at this time.

 I know you own the site along with LIT and you are responsible for the posting.

You have turned my life upside down for no reason.  The internet can be very cruel.

I have suffered enough with my family and you have put my life in danger.

I could understand if I did something wrong but that is not the case.

Please remove the posting or de-index it from the search engines.  I am not the only person you did this to for no reason.

 What I find interesting is that you are a media company helping people and you are also a company that destroys people.

Do your clients know this?

All I want is for you to remove the posting.

You have hurt me for more than 9 months.

I think that you made your point (whatever it was)

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Boca man pleads guilty to conspiring to bribe bankers and fake financial documents

AUG 9, 2011 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: APR 22, 2022

WEST PALM BEACH — The owner of a Boca Raton company pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiring to bribe local bankers and falsify financial documents to secure more than $1.5 million in fraudulent small business loans and lines of credit.

Francis Santa admitted orchestrating what federal prosecutors have described as an unique form of fraud: enlisting corrupt bankers to approve business loans for clients with poor credit histories. Santa and his employees at Palm Beach Business Consultants attempted to push through more than $10 million in bogus loans and lines of credit since the firm opened in 2003, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

After federal authorities caught on to Santa’s scheme, he began working with them and agreed to introduce an undercover FBI agent to the bankers. The sting culminated in January with the arrests of 15 people, including Santa, a Broward Schools assistant principal, a former Broward Sheriff’s investigative aide and seven Broward and Palm Beach bankers.

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August 2022 List of Thievin’ and Lyin’ Attorneys In the State of Florida

The consistent theme for August 2022, and indeed most months, is Florida lawyers theft of client funds and settlement funds.

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August 1, 2022 Disciplinary Actions

AUG 1, 2022 | REPUBLISHED BY LIT: NOV 15, 2022

The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined six attorneys, suspending three and disbarring three.

And LIF’s highlighted a few of these rogue attorneys before.

Timmy W. Cox, Sr., 7401 S.W. 16th St., Plantation,

suspended effective immediately following a July 13 court order.

(Admitted to practice: 2014)

Cox failed to respond to official Bar inquiries.

The Bar filed its Petition for Contempt and Order to Show Cause on April 29.

The Florida Supreme Court ordered Cox to show cause by May 18. Cox failed to file a response to the court’s Order to Show Cause.

(Case No: SC22-598)

James F. Feuerstein III, 22724 Stallion Dr., Sorrento,

disbarred effective immediately per a July 21 court order as Feuerstein is currently suspended for 91 days (by court order dated April 21).

(Admitted to practice: 1987)

Feuerstein failed to respond to official Bar inquiries in three separate Bar matters and failed to file a response to the Court’s Order to Show Cause.

(Case No: SC22-618)

Thievin’ from Your Own Mamma’s Estate

John Hadsall, 18198 3rd St. E., Redington Shores,

disbarred, effective 30 days following a July 7 court order.

(Admitted to practice: 1980)

Hadsall was found to have improperly transferred assets from the estate of his mother for personal use.

He failed to show by clear, satisfactory, and convincing evidence that he acted in good faith throughout the transactions and failed to show that his mother acted freely, intelligently, and voluntarily in gifting him funds from her accounts.

Hadsall subsequently attempted to render himself judgment proof to thwart the estate’s attempt to recoup the funds.

(Case No: SC21-1444)

Melanie L. Johnson, 4790 Longbow Dr., Titusville,

disbarred effective immediately following a July 14 court order.

(Admitted to practice: 2004)

Johnson misappropriated client funds.

In response to the Bar’s request for records needed to perform a compliance audit of her law office trust account, Johnson reconstructed her records and submitted records to the Bar that contained false and misleading information.

(Case No: SC21-1675)

Thievin’ from Clients, and Received a PPP Loan

Bradley Nephase Laurent, 8615 Commodity Circle, Suite 6, Orlando,

emergency suspended effective 30 days following a July 14 court order but to cease accepting new clients as of July 14.

(Admitted to practice: 2005)

Laurent misappropriated client funds from his law office trust account, some of which he repaid from the proceeds of a Paycheck Protection Program loan he obtained on behalf of his law firm for COVID-19 relief.

(Case No: SC22-851)

Thievin’ from Clients, and Lyin’ to the Bar

James Santos Wilkie, 1333 S. Ocean Blvd., Suite 1323, Pompano Beach,

emergency suspended effective immediately following a July 19 court order.

(Admitted to practice: 2013)

Wilkie misappropriated client settlement funds and made misrepresentations to the Bar during their investigation.

(Case No: SC22-911)

Meet James S. Wilkie – Managing Partner

James was originally born in North Miami Beach; however, due to his father being a United States Marine Corps Officer (Col. James R. Wilkie Ret.), he lived in dozens of places across the continental United States. James graduated from Collierville High School in Collierville, Tennessee, where he elected to remain and receive his Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Memphis. While attending the U of M, he joined the prestigious fraternity Pi Kappa Phi. Furthermore, Mr. Wilkie went on to make the Dean and Presidents list through his undergraduate education. He was accepted to Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing Michigan, where he placed in the top 4% of his class.

Wanting to be closer to his family in South Florida, he transferred to Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center, where he graduated with his Doctorate of Juris Prudence in 2011. Mr. Wilkie attended the Nova Southeastern University Family Law Clinic, where he worked with both The Thomas Family Law Firm in Memphis Tennessee, and Legal Aid of Palm Beach County Florida. During law school, his concentration was Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Family Law, Civil Litigation, and Dependency. He accepted a position with Katz & Katz, P.A. where he practiced a wide variety of law, including but not limited too; Plaintiff Personal Injury Protection Litigation, Personal Injury Plaintiff, Contract Actions, and Criminal Defense. Eventually in 2013, Mr. Wilkie opened the doors to The Wilkie Law Firm, P.A. practicing mainly Plaintiff Personal Injury and complex negligence cases. He remained the managing partner of The Wilkie Law Firm until his assentation to of counsel with Salpeter Gitkin, LLP through his now conjoined practice in 2018.

Mr. Wilkie has recovered millions of dollars for his clients and boasts a wide variety of trial experience in multiple areas of law. Mr. Wilkie values himself as a well versed civil litigation attorney utilizing his knowledge and extended experience to provide his clients with the most advantageous outcome. Having successfully co-counselled cases in Michigan, North Carolina, Tennessee and Mississippi, Mr. Wilkie’s wide variety of experience and aggressive nature continues to achieve leaps and bounds for his clients.

James is a long time Florida resident and enjoys golf, softball, basketball, fishing and spending time with his wife Crystal and his two daughters Amilia and Anessa.

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The Florida Supreme Court, The Florida Bar and its Department of Lawyer Regulation are charged with administering a statewide disciplinary system to enforce Supreme Court rules of professional conduct for the more than 110,000 members of The Florida Bar. Key discipline case files that are public record are posted to attorneys’ individual online Florida Bar profiles. To view discipline documents, follow these steps. Information on the discipline system and how to file a complaint are available at www.floridabar.org/attorneydiscipline.
Court orders are not final until time expires to file a rehearing motion and, if filed, determined. The filing of such a motion does not alter the effective date of the discipline. Disbarred lawyers may not re-apply for admission for five years. They are required to go through an extensive process that includes a rigorous background check and retaking the Bar exam. Attorneys suspended for periods of 91 days and longer must undergo a rigorous process to regain their law licenses including proving rehabilitation. Disciplinary revocation is tantamount to disbarment.

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