maria sachs bar first letter

8/22/2019 Maria Sachs Bar First Letter

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THE FLORIDABARJ OII ' F. H R!


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Ms. Maria R achsJuly 29, 20 13Page Two

Fina lly, the filing of this complaint does not preclude communication between the attorney andthe complainant(s) . Please review the enclosed Notice fo r info rm ation on submitting yourresponse.Sincerely.

Annemarie Craft , Bar Coun selAttorney Consumer Assistance ProgramACAP Hotline 866-352-0707

Enclosures (Certificate ofDisclosure, otice ofGrievance Procedures, Copy ofComplaint,otice - Ma iling Instructions)cc: Mr. Timothy tevens


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OTICEMailing InstructionsThe Florida Bar converts its disciplinary files to electronic media. All submissions are being scannedinto an electronic record and hard cop ies are discarded. To help ensure the timely processing of yourinquiry/complaint, please review the following guidelines prior to submitting it to our office.

1. Plea e limit yo ur ubmis ion to no more than 25 page including exhibit . lf you haveadditional documents available, please make reference to them in your written submission asavailab le upon request. Should Bar counsel need to obtain copies of any such documents, asubseq uent request wi ll be sent to you.

2. Please do not bind, or index our documents. You may underline but do not highlightdocuments und er any circum s tances. We scan documents for use in our disciplinary files andwhen scanned, your document hi ghlighting will either not be picked up or may obscure anyunderlying text.

3. Plea e refrain from attaching media such as audio tape or CDs, o er ized documents, otphotograph s. We cannot process any media that cannot be scanned into the electronic record.

4. Plea e do not submit your original document . All documents will be discarded afterscanning and we will not be able to return any originals submitted to our office. The onlyoriginal document that should be provided to our office is the inquiry/complaint form.

5. Please do not submit confidential or privileged information. Documents submitted to ouroffice become public record. Confidential/privileged information should be redacted. Suchinformation includes, but is not limited to, bank account numbers, social securi ty numbers, c reditcard account numbers, medical records, dependency matters, termination of parental rights,gua rdian ad litem records, child abuse records, adoption records, documents containing names ofminor children, original birth and death certificates, Baker Act records, grand j ury records, andj uvenile delinquency records. If in formation of this nature is important to your submiss ion,please describe the nature of the information and indicate that it is available upon request. Barcoun sel will contact you to make app ropria te arrangements for the protection of any suchinformation that is required as part of the investigation of the complaint.

Please be aware that material received that do not meet these guid elines rna be return ed. Thankyou for your consideration in this respect.


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JO l t \ F. H RK\ , JR .

THE FLORIDA BAR651 EA r J EFFER Q, TREETT LLAII \ EE, FL 32399-2300 850/561-56

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Mr. Timothy tevensP.O. Box 1123Deerfield Beach, FL 33443

July 29,2013

Re: Maria R Sach ; The Florida Bar File o. 20 14-50, 100 (171)Dear Mr. tevens:Enclosed is a copy of our letter to Ms. achs which requires a response to your complajnt.Once you receive Ms. achs's response, you have 10 days to file a rebuttal if you so desire. I fyou decide to file a rebuttal , you must send a copy to M . acbs. Rebuttals hould not exceed25 page and may refer to any additional documents or exhibits that are avai lab le on reque t. Pleaseaddress any and a ll correspondence to me. Please note that any correspondence mu st be sentthrough the U.. majl; we cannot accept faxed material.Please be advised that as an arm of the upreme Court of Florida, The Florida Bar caninves tigate allegations of misconduct against attorneys, and where appropriate , request that theattorney be disciplined. The Florida Bar cannot render lega l advice nor can The Florida Barrepresent individuals or intervene on their behalf in any civi l or criminal matter. Further, pleasenotify thi s office, in writing, of any pending civil, criminal, or administrative litigation whichpertains to this grievance. Please note that thi is a continuing obligation shou ld new litigationdevelop during the pendency of this matter.Please review the enclosed otice on mailing instructions for information on submitting yourrebuttal., ince rely,

CA-YAnnemarie Craft, Bar Coun elAttorney Consumer Assistance ProgramACAP Ho tline 866-352-0707Enclosures otice of Grievance Procedures, Copy of Letter to Ms. achs; otice- MailingIn structions)cc : Ms. Maria R achs


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OTlCE OF GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES

l. The enclosed letter is an informal inquiry. Your response is required under theprovisions of The Rules Regulating The Florida Bar 4 8.4(g), Rules of Professional Conduct.Fa ilure to provide a written response to this complaint is in itse lf a violation of Rule 4 8.4(g). Ifyou do not respond, the matter will be forwarded to the grievance committee for disposition inaccordance with Rule 3-7.3 ofthe Rules of Discipline.2. Many comp laints considered first by staff counsel are not forwarded to a gnevancecommittee, as they do not involve violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct justifyingdisciplinary action.3. "Pursuant to Rule 3-7. 1 a), Rules ofDisc ipline, any response by you in these proceedingsshall become part of the public reco rd of this matter and thereby become acces ible to the pub licupon the closure of the case by Bar counsel or upon a finding of no probable cause, probablecau e, minor mi conduct, or recommendation of di ersion. Disclosure during the pendency ofan investigat ion may be made on ly as to status if a specific inquiry concerning this case is madeand if this matter is genera lly known to be in the public domain."4. The grie ance committee is the Bar"s 'grand jury." Its function and procedure are setforth in Rule 3-7.4. Proceedings before the grievance committee, for the most part, are nonadversarial in nature. However, you should carefu lly review Chapter 3 of the Rules Regulat ingThe Florida Bar.5. If the grie ance committee finds probable cause, formal adversarial proceedings, whichordinarily lead to disposition by the upreme Court of Florida, will be commenced under3-7.6, unless a plea is submitted under Ru le 3-7.