In a gripping legal battle, a Florida resident has filed a lawsuit against her former attorney and his law firm, alleging professional negligence and malpractice. Louise V. Goetz initiated the complaint on January 8, 2025, in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida, targeting Steven J. Glaros and his firm, Steven J. Glaros PA.

The case unfolds with Goetz accusing Glaros and his firm of failing to provide competent legal services after she retained them on January 19, 2023. The relationship between Goetz and the defendants began through a business referral network called BNI, where Lisa Wright, introduced as a licensed paralegal but later revealed not to be one, played a pivotal role. Wright allegedly misrepresented her qualifications and provided unauthorized legal advice under the guise of being part of Glaros’s team.

Goetz claims that Wright drafted legal documents and made recommendations that significantly impacted her business operations at Bogota Kitchen + Bar. The plaintiff recounts how these actions led to severe repercussions, including sexual harassment allegations involving Wright’s son Matthew, who worked at Goetz’s restaurant. “Wright put her own needs ahead of mine,” Goetz asserts in her complaint.