A plaintiff who sued Miami attorney Michael I. Bernstein and the Bernstein Law Firm is now facing sanctions after Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Beatrice Butchko found his attorneys deliberately ignored court orders, and that he violated an order prohibiting him from contacting the defense.

Real estate investor Raziel Ofer’s legal malpractice and breach-of-contract lawsuit against Bernstein, his firm and his real estate companies came in response to a libel lawsuit Bernstein filed against Ofer, alleging unpaid legal fees.