The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 13 attorneys, disbarring four, suspending seven, reprimanding one, and revoking the license of one.

Jeffrey Edward Appel, P.O. Box 6097, Lakeland, suspended for 90 days with a two-year probationary period with Florida Lawyers Assistance, Inc., effective nunc pro tunc September 14, 2022, the date of his existing suspension, following a December 22 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1993) Appel pled guilty to Driving Under the Influence and the court sentenced him to 10 days in the county jail to be served by weekend work release, with credit for time served, and 363 days of conditional probation. Appel had a prior arrest and conviction in 2017 for Driving Under the Influence. (Case No: SC22-1679)

Allison A. Belcher, 2541 Green Forest Ln., Suite 102, Lutz, suspended for 30 days and ordered to attend ethics school, effective 30 days following a December 22 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2000) Belcher agreed to privately represent a client that had approached the firm initially, and failed to inform the client that she was not providing representation on behalf of the firm and failed to inform the firm that she was representing the client privately. In addition, Belcher failed to diligently handle the client matter and failed to keep the client reasonably apprised of the status of the matter. Belcher failed to supervise an employee who engaged in impermissible solicitation via Facebook. Belcher believed in good faith that the firm was compliant with relevant ethics opinions and cooperated with the disciplinary proceeding. (Case No: SC22-1701)