A Georgia judge will decide whether the Florida Bar must use a special fund to compensate thousands of victims of disbarred Miami attorney Louis Robles. In an unusual twist, a class action suit seeking $13.5 million filed by Robles' former clients against the Bar was transferred to Willis B. Hunt Jr., a senior federal judge in Atlanta, after the first judge recused himself, citing a conflict of interest as a member of the Florida Bar.
April 25, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A Georgia judge will end up deciding whether the Florida Bar must compensate thousands of victims of disbarred Miami attorney Louis Robles out of a special victims fund.
In an unusual twist, a class action lawsuit filed by Robles’ former clients against the Bar was transferred to Willis B. Hunt Jr., a senior federal judge in Atlanta, after the first judge recused himself. U.S. District Judge Paul Huck in Miami cited a conflict of interest as a member of the Florida Bar.
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