A Miami-Dade Circuit Court judge has ordered a partner in Big Law and three of his clients to show cause why they should not be held in indirect criminal contempt, and sanctioned under the court’s inherent contempt powers for alleged perjured testimony offered at an evidentiary hearing.

And the stakes could not be higher for Akerman Fort Lauderdale partner Nathaniel Callahan and his clients, who face a potential separate trial if they plead not guilty.

David Winker, lawyer in Coral Gables, Florida. Courtesy photo David Winker, lawyer in Coral Gables, Florida. Courtesy photo