A Coral Gables attorney is facing a complaint by the Florida Bar following a ruling by a trial court judge, who called out the lawyer for exhibiting “the sort of fraud upon the court” that state law has found to be “the most egregious and worthy of ultimate sanctions.”

The lawyer in question is Leo Benitez of Benitez & Associates. He represented Roberto Kasinsky and brother-in-law, Jorge Montoya, in a lawsuit against their former attorney, Richard Diaz.

Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Miguel de la O Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Miguel de la O

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