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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLOR1DAb;~ THE FLORIDA BAR,"J ' .. :;";: .' ".;"".;';;i:~_;..;;~!f ",' ,",.. ... ,.. . '. ,
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JOSEPH R. DE LUCCA,
Respondent.
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COMPLAINT'
The Florida Bar File 1\"0.
2008-51,143(15A)
The Florida Bar, by and through undersigned counsel, and pursuant to R.
Regulating Fla. Bar 3-S.2(e) and entry of the Supreme Court's Order dated March
11, 2009, hereby files its Complaint against Joseph R. De Lucca, respondent, and
states as follows:
1. Respondent is a member of The Florida Bar, subject to the jurisdiction
a~1d disciplinary rules· of the Supreme Court of Florida..'· .'. .. ", ~':" \ ... :~l:~ ".".':'
2. Based upon a complaint filed by Ms. Santa Greer claiming that
respondent had not paid any of the outstanding medkal bi11s from a personal injury
settlement, The Florida Bar initiated an investigation and audit of respondent's
trust account.
3. As a result of the complaint filed by rds. Greer, The Florida Bar
subpoenaed respondent to obtain trust account records.
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4. Since respondent only produced a portion of the required records, a
subpoena was senled on banks where respondent held accounts. ,.' ~, . ,.
- , 5. Following the receipt of the subpoenaed records, Bar Staff Auditor
Carl Totaro (hereinafter "Totaro") performed a compliance audit on respondent's
multiple nust accounts for the period January 1, 2006 through September 30, 2008.
A copy of the audit report is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
6. During The Florida Bar's investigation, and 111 furtherance of the
compliance audit, it was discovered that respondent opened and closed 7 trust
ac~ounts during the audit period.
COUNT I
7. Bar Auditor Totaro perfOlmed his audit and concluded that respondent
had failed to hold Ms. Greer's money in trust and had misappropriated settlement
proceeds, converting trust funds to his own use and purposes.
8. Specifically, Bar Staff Auditor Totaro found that on December 12,
2006, respondent received a settlement check from Geico Insurance, in the amount
of $1 0,000,' for Ms. Greer's personal injury case.
9. This' check was deposited into respondent's trust account.
10. - On April 20, 2007, another settlement check for Ms. Greer's case in
the amount of $50,000 received from State Fann Insurance Company, was
deposited into respondent's trust account.
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11. While respondent did, remit some of the settlement funds to M~ Greer
as required, Bar Auditor Totaro's audit found that respondent should have been · ,. :~. ': .. ~'.:: '." " ..
holding a total of $11,166.67 in trust in order to pay Ms. Greer's outstanding
medical bills.
12. As of October 21, 2008, respondent had a balance of $988.24 in his
trust account.
13. Respondent failed to hold settlement proceeds from Santa Greer's
personal injury case, as required.
14. Instead, respondent misappropriated Ms. Greer's settlement proceeds
and converted such trust funds to his own use and purposes.
15. By the conduct set forth above, respondent violated R. Regulating Fla.
Bar 4-1.15 [A lawyer shall comply with the Rules Regulating Trust Accounts.];
4-S.4(a) [A lawyer shall not violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional
Conduct, l010wing1y assist or induce another to do so, or do so through the acts of
another.]; 4-S.4(c) [A lawyer shall not engage in conduct involving dishonesty,
fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.]; 4-S.4(d) [A lawyer shall not engage in conduct
in cOlmection with the practice of law that is prejudicial to the administration of
justice ... ]; 5-1.1(a)(1) [A lawyer shall hold in trust, separate from the lawyer's
own property, funds and property of clients. or third persons that are in a lawyer's
'ossession in connection with a representation. All funds, including advances for
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fees, costs, and expenses~' shall be kept in a separate bank or savings and loan
association account maintained in tb,~ state when~ thcdawyer's office is situated' or . ,.'. .' _ .,:-. <.0. N.",.: ••...• :; ... ,.,~ . ".~- ", .,"', .,' ';',:?:~. - '.:.. . " "'" ...:.. - " .
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elsewhere with the consent of the client or third person and clearly labeled and
designated as a trust account. A lawyer may maintain funds· belonging to the
lawyer in the trust account in an amount no more than is reasonably sufficient to
pay bank charges related to the trust account.]; and 5-1.1 (b) [Money or other
property entrusted to an attorney for a specific purpose, including advances for
fees, costs, and expenses, is held in trust and must be applied only to that purpose.
110ney and other property of clients coming into the hands of an attoD1ey are not
subject to counterclaim or setoff for attorney's fees, and a refusal to account for
and deliver over such property upon demand shall be deemed a conversion.].
COUNT II
16. The compliance audit of respondent's trust account further found that,
at the end of the audit period, respondent had a total shortage in his trust account of
$35,572.91'.
17. This detennination was based on the auditor's findings that
respondent had $10,835.43 in unidentified deposits and bank credits that were
taken against $46,408.34 in unidentified disbursements from his trust account.
18. Specifically, the audit revealed that many of respondent's cancelled
trust account checks failed to identify the client or matter for which trust account 00., ::'; !
funds were disbursed.
19. Further, some of the trust account checks were drawn for purposes
other than those for which the client funds were entrusted, including personal
purposes, such as payments to Capital One Bank, Easten1 Auto Body, contract
labor, and Publix Supem1arket.
20. This shortage was created by respondent's use of client funds for his
own purposes, for other clients' purposes, or for purposes not related to the reasons
such client funds were entrusted to him.
21. Using chent funds for purposes other than those for which the monies
were entrusted constitutes misappropriation and conversion of cl~ei1t funds.
22. By the conduct set forth above, respondent violated R. Regulating Fla.
Bar 4-1.15 [A lawyer shall comply with the Rules Regulating Trust Accounts.];
\ 4-8.4(a) [A lawyer shall not violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional
Conduct, mowingly assist or induce another to do so, or do so through the acts of
another.]; 4-8.4(c) [A lawyer shall not engage in conduct involving dishonesty,
fraud, deceit or mjsrepresentation.]; 4-8.4(d) [A lawyer shall not engage in conduct
in connection with the pra~tice of law that is prejudicial to the adn1inistration of
justice ... ]; 5-1.1(a)(1) [A ]a\:vyer shall hold in trust, separate from the lav"yer's
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own property, funds and property of clients or third persons that are in a lawyer's
possession in connection with a representation. All funds, including advances for
'. 'fees,"~~sts, aD~f"-~xpenses, shalf'be k~Pt i~a sep~r~t~; b~l~ 'or sa~;~hlgs and Tbcll1 -
association account maintained in th~ state where the lawyer's office is situated or
elsewhere with the consent of the client or third person and clearly labeled and
designated as a trust account. A lawyer may maintain funds belonging to the
lawyer in the trust account in an amount no more than is reasonably sufficient to - .
pay bank charges related to the trust account.]; and 5-1.1(b) [Money or other
property entrusted to an attorney for a specific purpose, including advances for
fees, costs, and expenses, is held in trust and must be applied only to that purpose.
Money and other property of clients coming into the hands of an attorney are not
subject to counterclaim or setoff for attorney's fees, and a refusal to account for
and deliver over such property upon demand shall be deemed a conversion.].
COUNT III
23. In addition to the foregoing, Bar Auditor Totaro's compliance audit
den10nstrated that respondent failed to maintain n1inimum trust account records,
and failed to follow mandatory trust accounting procedures:
A. Failure to maintain deposit slips (original or duplicate) (5-
1.2(b)(2));
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1.2(b)(5»;
1.2(b)(6»;
G. Failure to maintain ~onthly bank reconciliations' (5-
1.2( c) (1 )(A»);
H. Failure to maintain monthly comparison between the total of
the reconciled bank balances of all trust accounts and the total' of the trust
ledger cards or pages, together with descriptions of any differences between
the two totals and reasons therefor (5-1.2(c)(1)(B»;
1. Failure to maintain an annual detailed listing identifying the
balance of the unexpended trust money held for each client or matter (5-
1.2(c)(2»; and
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J. Failure to maintain required minimum trust account records (5-
1.2). ;':'~ , . ",.',
24: By the conduct set forth above, respondent violated R. Reg~lating Fla. ,,'
Bar 4-1.15 [A lawyer shall comply with the Rules Regulating Trust Accounts.]; 5-
1.2(b)(2) [The following are the minimum trust account records that shall be
maintained: Original or duplicate deposit slips and, in th~ case or currency or coin,
an additional cash receipts book, clearly identifying the date and source of all trust
funds received and the file or matter for which the funds were received.]; 5-
1.2(b)( 4) [The following are the minimum trust account records that' shall be
maintained: other docun1entary support for all disbursements and transfers from
the trust account.]; 5-1.2(b)(5) [The following are the minimum trust account
records that shall be maintained: A separate cash receipts and disbursements
journal including colunms for receipts, disbursements, transfers, and the account
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balance, and containing at least the identification of the client or matter for which
the funds were received, disbursed, or transferred, the date on which all trust funds
were received, disbursed, or transferred; the check number for all disbursements,
and the reason for which all trust funds were received, disbursed or transferred.]; 5-
1.2(b)(6) [The following :;rre the minilTIUm trust account records that shall be
ma~ntained: A separate file or ledger with an individual card or page for each client
or matter, showing all individual receipts, disbursements, or transfers and any
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unexpended balance, and containing _the identification of the client or matter for
which the funds were re'ceived, disbursed, or transferred, the date on whkh all trust
-funds were received,:"disbursed, or- transferred,:'the check nUlnber for all
, disbursements, and the reason for which all trust funds \"vere received, disbursed, or
transferred.]; 5-1.2(c)(l)(A) [The lawyer shall cause to be made monthly
reconciliations of all trust bank or savings _ and loan association accounts,
disclosing the balance per bank, deposits in transit, outstanding checks identified
by date and check number, and any other items necessary to reconcile the balance
per bank with the balance per the checkbook and the cash receipts and
disbursements journal.]; 5-1.2(c)(l)(B) [The lawyer shall cause to be made '-
monthly a comparison between t~e total of the reconciled balances of all trust'
accounts and the total of the trust ledger cards or pages, together with specific
descriptions of any differences between the 2 totals and reasons therefor.]; and 5-
1.2(c)(2) [At least arum ally, the lawyer shall prepare a detailed listing identifying
the balance of the unexpended trust money held for each client or matter.];
, WHEREFORE, The Florida Bar, complainant, respectfully requests that
Joseph R. De Lucca, respondent, be disciplined appropriately.
Respectfully submitted,
------------ALAN ANTHONY PASCAL, #961663 Bar Cou~sel, The Florida Bar
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Lake Shore Plaza II 1300 Concord Terrace, Suite 130 Sunrise, Florida 33323 (954) 835~0233
KENNETH LAWRENCE MARVIN, #200999 Staff Counsel, The Florida Bar 651 East Jefferson Street Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300 (850) 561"-5600
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY the original of the foregoing COlnplaint has been furnished via regular U.S. mail to The Honorable Thomas D. Hall, Clerk, Supreme Court of Florida, Suprelne Court Building, 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1927; true and correct copies have been furnished via'certified n1ail 7004 0750 0003 4583 4660, return receipt requested, and via regular U.S. mail to Joseph R. DeLucca, respondent, 5089 Greenwich Preserve Court, Boynton Beach, Florida 33436 and a copy via, regular U.S. mail to Alan Anthony Pascal, Bar Counsel, The Florida Bar, Lake Shore ·Plaza II, 1 00 Concord Terrace, Suite 130, Sunrise, Florida 33323, on this 'L1fu day of ' , , 2009.
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KENNETH LAWRENCE MARVIN
NOTICE OF TRIAL COUNSEL
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE the trial counsel in this n1atter is Alan Anthony Pascal, Esq., whose address and telephone number are: The. Florida Bar, Lake Shore Plaza, II, 1300 Concord Terrace, Suite 130, Sunrise, Florid~ 33323, (954) 835-0233. Respondent need not address pleadings, correspondence, etc. in this matter to anyone other than trial counsel and Staff Counsel, The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA (Before a Referee)
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_ Supreme Court Case . ---N-o~SC09~758 .
Complainant, v .. The Florida Bar File
No. 2009-51,143(15A) JOSEPH R. DE LUCCA,
Respondent.
------------------------~/ RENOTICE OF FINAL HEARING
TO:. Joseph R. DeLucca 5089 Greenwich Preserve Court Boynton Beach, FL 33436-5802
TIME: 19th day of August, 2009, commencing at 1 :30 p.m.
PLACE: Browara County .courthouse 20t SE 6th .street Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
You will please take notice that the above styled I?atter will'come on for
FINAL HEARING before the Honorable Ronald J. Rothschild, duly appointed
referee, on the date and at the time indicated above. No further continuances of
this matter will be given.
Respectfully submitted~ - ~-::> ::
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XLAN"ANTHONY PASCAL, #961663 Bar Counsel, The Florida Bar Lakeview Plaza II 1300 Concord Terrace, Suite 130
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Sunrise, Florida 3-3323 (954) 835-0233
I HEREBY CERTIFY, that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Renotice of Final Hearing has been sent by regular U.S. Mail to Joseph R. DeLucca, respondent, 5089 Greenwich Preserve Court, Boynton Beach, Florida 33436, on the 29th·day of July, 2009.
~' Af.ANANiHONYPASCAL
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA (Before a Referee)
Complainant,
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No. SC09-758 .
The Florida Bar File No.2008-51,143(15A) .
JOSEPH R.DE LUCCA, ",:,.::·d··~·
Respondent.
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REPORT OF REFEREE
I. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS:
The Florida Bar filed its formal complaint against respondent in this matter
on or about April 28, 2009. Thereafter, the uridersigned was appointed to preside
as referee in these proceedings by' order of the Chief Judge of the Seventeenth
Judicial Circuit. A final hearing was held in this cause on August 19, 2009. The
pleadings and all other papers filed in this cause, which are forwarded to the.
Supreme Court of Florida with this report, constitute the entire record.
During the course of these proceedings, respondent appeared pro se and The
Florida Bar was represented by Alan Anthony Pascal. It should be noted that the
final hearing in this cause was originally scheduled for July 31, 2009. On July 29,
2009, respondent filed a Motion for Continuance of the July 3 1, 2009 hearing.
Such motion was granted and the final hearing was rescheduled to August 19,
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2009. Despite having notice of said hearing, respondent failed to appear. This
Court called respondent's home during the final hearing. Respondent failed to ~;:.: ~::.;.-i~~.~:_', :~':' .. ·~·~,::.~~!C:.':J:.. ., ~ .. ;.: ~,." .. ,;::.-' ::->:~:: ;- ,::, .. ~+: ':;~~if :p :,' .:~ .. ,.:: ,t." :.~~:;.J-:~ ',J ,". ~ ~:.~: .. ·· ... ~~;f:\:~·d:!}::,~·:·:·:.:,¥:~.,±~~·;~_~~.;~':J;;.::.i~ ".,::. ~ .. ~ .. '.: . :,. ",'.' .. :; .... : ':;:'- :::;.:. ·~~.~:~i·~·~f'~: :; ... ~~:::~!' ,'~':'!: ;f.r:;~;~~:
answer and the Court left a message on his voice mail.
II. FINDINGS OF FACT:
A. Jurisdictional Statement: Respondent is, and at all times mentioned
during this investigation. was, a member of The Florida Bar, and subject to the
jurisdiction and disciplinary rules of the Supreme Court of Florida.
B. Narrative Summary:
1. Respondent is a member of The Florida Bar, subject to the jurisdiction
and disciplinary rules of the Supreme Court of Florida.
2. ,Based upon a complaint filed by Ms; Santa Greer claiming that
respondent had not paid any of the outstanding medical bills from a personal injury
settlement, The Florida Bar initiated an investigation and audit of respondent's
trust account. '
3. As a result of the complaint filed by Ms. Greer, The Florida Bar
subpoenaed respondent to obtain trust account records.
4. Since respondent only,produced a portion of the required records, a
subpoena'was served on several banks where respondent h,~l~ trust accounts.
5. Following the receipt of the subpoenaed records, Bar Staff Auditor
Carl Totaro (hereinafter "Totaro") performed a compliance audit on respondent's
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multiple trust accounts for the period January 1,2006 through September 30, 2008.
A copy of the audit report was attached to the complaint as Exhibit A . . ····-'.:.:t!:~.~ . . ':, ~'~;'~; .... ,-:'~:;~:,':~~'~: -.:. ':;~":<'~~;.: >:', :.:'':'~~ :' .. ...• .... . ............ : ..... .
6. During The Florida Bar's investigation, and in furthe.rance of the
compliance audit, it was discovered that respondent opened and closed 7 trust
accounts during the audit period.
COUNT I .
7. Bar Auditor Totaro performed his audit and s:oncluded that respondent
.. had failed to hold Ms. Greer's money in trust and had misappropriated settlement
proceeds, converting trust funds to his own use and purposes.
8. Specifically, Bar Staff Auditor Totaro found that on December 12,
2006, respondent received a settlement check from Geico Insurance, in the amount
of$10,000, for Ms. Greer's personal injury case.
9. This check was deposited into respondent's trust account.
10. . On April 20, 2007, another settlement check for Ms .. Greer's case in
the amount ·of $50,000 received from State Farm Insurance Company, was
deposited into respondent's trust account.
11. While respondent did remit some of the settlement funds to Ms. Greer
as required, Bar Auditor Totaro's audit found that respondent should have .been
holding a total of $11,166.67 in trust in order to pay Ms. Greer's outstanding
. medical bills.
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12. As of October 21, 2008, respondent had a balance of $988.24 in his
trust account.
13. Respondent failed to hold settlement proceeds from Santa· Greer's
personal injury case, as required.
14. Instead, respondent misappropriated Ms. Greer's settlement proceeds
and conyerted such trust funds to his own use and purposes.
COUNTll
15. The compliance audit of respondent's trust account further found that,
at the end of the audit period, respondent had a total shortage in his trust account of
$35,572.91.
16. This determination was based on. the auditor's. findings that
respondent had $10,835.43 in unidentified deposits and· baTIk credits that were
taken against $46,408.34 in unidentified disbursements from his trust account.
17. Specifically, the audit revealed that many of respondent's cancelled
trust account checks failed to identify the client or matter for which trust account
funds were disbursed.
18. Further, some of the trust account checks were drawn for purposes
other than those for which the client. funds were entrusted, including personal.
purposes, such as payments to Capital One Bank, Eastern Auto Body, contract
labor, and Publix Supennarket.
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19. This shortage was created by respondent's use of client funds for his
own purposes, for other clients' purposes, or for purposes not related to the reasons :, ',: ::):.:_ .. ' " :·r~·· '~.'>' . ,- '.... ' .. :, ..... ',', -',. . . ... ~:.:: - '. . ~'.' ,;':.:.t ' .. ... :",
such client funds were entrusted to him.
20. Using client funds for purposes other than those for which the monies
were entrusted constitutes misappropriation and conversion of client funds.
COUNT III
21. In addition to the foregoing, Bar Auditor Totaro's compliance audit
demonstrated. that respondent failed to maintain minimum trust account records,
and failed to follow rriandatorytrust a,ccounting procedures:
A. Failure to maintain deposit slips (original or duplicate)
(5-1.2(b )(2));
B. Failure to reflect the date" amount, source, and reason for all
receipts and disbursements (5-1.2(b)(2)(A));
I C. Failure to maintain other documentary support for all
disbursements and transfers (5-1.2(b)(4));
D. Failure to maintain cash receipts and disbursements journal
(5-1.2(b )(5));
E. Failure to identify the client matter for which funds were
disbursed (5-1.2(b )(5)(A));
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F. Failure to maintain client ledgers .. (closed and active)
(5-1.2(b)(6)); ·_ ~L. , .. . ::.;.;;.:.:'-' .. ' .. '.j •.•... : ..
reconciliations G. Failure to maintain monthly batik
(5-1.2( c)(1 )(A));
H. Failure to maintain monthly comparison between the total of
the reconciled bank balances of all trust accounts and the total of the trust
ledger cards or pages, together with descriptions of any differences between
the two totals and reasons therefor (5-1.2(c)(I)(B));
1. Failure to maintain an annual detailed listing identifying the
balance of the unexpended trust money held for each client or matter
(5-1.2(c)(2)); and
J. Failure to maintain required minimum trust account records
(5-1.2).
III. RECOMMENDATION AS TO WHETHER RESPONDENT SHOULD BE FOUND GUILTY:
My recommendation as to guilt is as follows:
A. As to Count I: By the conduct set forth above, 'respondent violated R. . .
Regulating Fla. Bar 4-1.15 [A lawyer shall comply with the Rules Regulating Trust
Accounts~]; 4-S.4(a) [A lawyer shall"not violate or attempt to violate the Rules of
Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induqe another "to do so, or do so
through the acts.of another.]; 4-S.4(c) [A lawyer shall not engage in conduct
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involving dishonesty, fraud,.deceit or misrepresentation.]; 4-S.4(d) fA lawyer shall
not engage in conduct in connection with the practice of law that is prejudicial to " :: ;'
, . . . . the administration of justice ... ]; 5-1.1(a)(1) [A lawyer shall hold in trust, separate
from the lawyer's own property, funds and property of clients or third persons that
are in a lawyer's possession in connection with a representation. All funds,
including advances for fees, costs, and expenses, shall be kept in a separate bank or
savings and loan association account maintained in the state where the lawyer's
office is situated or elsewhere with the consent of the client or third persop and
clearly labeled and designated as a trust account. A lawyer may maintain .. funds
belonging. to the lawyer in the· trust account in an amount no more than is
reasonably sufficient to pay bank charges related to the trust account.]; and
5-1.1 (b) [Money or other property entrusted to an attorney for a specific purpose,
including advances for fees, costs, and expenses, is held in trust and must be
applied only to that purpose. Money and other property of clients coming into the
hands of ari attorney are not subject to counterclaim or setoff for attorney's fees,
and a refusal to account for and deliver over such property upon demand shall be
deemed a conversion.].
B. As to Count II: By the conduct set forth above, respondent violated R.
Regulating Fla. Bar 4-1.15 [A lawyer shall comply with the Rules Regulating Trust
Accounts.]; 4-S.4(a) [A lawyer shall not violate or attempt to Violate the Rules of
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I>:rofessional Conduct, lmowingly assist or induce another to do so, or do so
through the acts of another.]; 4-S.4(c) [A lawyer shall not engage in conduct ;'.::T . , .. ;:-".
involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.]; 4-S.4(d) [A lawyer shall
not engage in conduct in connection with the practice of law that is prejudicial to
the administration of justice ... ]; 5-1.1(a)(1) [A lawyer shall hold in trust, separate
from the lawyer's own property, funds and property of clients or third persons that
ar~ in a lawyer's, possession in connection with a representation. 'All funds,
including advances for fees, costs, and expenses, shall be kept in a separate bank or '
s,avings and loan association account maintained in the state' where the lawyer's
office is situated or elsewhere with the consent of the client or third person and
clearly labeled and designated as a trust account. A lawyer may maintain funds
belonging to' the lawyer in the trust account in an amount no more than is
reasonably sufficient to pay bank charges related to the trust' account.]; and
5-1.1(b) [Money or other property entrusted to an attorney for a specific purpose,
including advances for fees, costs, and expen~es, is held in trust and must be
applied only to that purpose. Money and other property of clients coming into the
hands of an attorney are not subject to counterclaim or setoff for attorney's fees, , '
and' a refusal to account for and deliver over such property upon demand shall be
deemed a conversion.].
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C. As to Count III: By the conduct set forth above, respondent violated
R. Regulating Fla. Bar 4-1.15 [A laWyer shall comply with the Rules Regulating .. -~
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Trust Accounts.]; 5-1.2(b)(2) [The following are the minimum trust account
records that shall 'be maintained: Original or duplicate deposit slips and, in the case
or currency or coin, an additional cash receipts book, clearly identifying the date
and source of all trust funds received and the file or matter for which the funds
were received.]; 5-1.2(b)(4) [The following are the minimum trust account records
that shall be maintained: Other documentary support for all disbursements and
transfers from the trust account.]; 5-1.2(b)(5) [The following are the minimum
trust account records that shall be maintained: A separate cash receipts and
disbursements journal including columns for receipts, disbursements, transfers, and -
the account balance, and containing at least the identification of the client or matter
for which the funds were received, disbursed, or transferred, the date on which all
trust funds were received, disbursed, or transferred; the check number for all
di~bursements, and the reason for which all trust funds were received, disbursed or
transferred.]; 5-1.2(b)(6) [The following are the minimum trust account records
that shall be maint~ined: A separate file or ledger with an individual card or page
for each client or matter" showing all individual re<;eipts, disbursements, or
transfers and any unexpended balance, and c<?ntaining the identification of the
client or matter for which the funds were received, disbursed, or transferred, the
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date on' which ,all trust funds were received, disbursed, or transferred, the check
number for all disbursements, and the reason for which all trust funds were
received, disbursed, or transferred.]; 5-1.2(c)(l)(A) [The lawyer shall cause to be
made monthly reconciliations of all trust bank or savings and loan association
accounts, disclosing the balance per bank, deposits in transit, outstanding checks
identified by date and check number, and any other items necessary to reconcile
the balance per bank with the balance per the checkbook and the cash receipts and
disbursements journal.]; 5-1.2(c)(l)(B) [The lawyer shall "cause to be made
monthly a comparison between the total of the reconciled balances of all trust '
accounts and the total of the trust ledger cards or pages, together with specific
descriptions of any differences between the 2, totals and reasons therefor.]; and
"" 5-1.2(c)(2) [At least annually, the lawyer shall prepare a detailed listing identifying·
the balance of the unexpended trust money held for each client or matter.].
IV. RECOMMENDATION AS TO DISCIPLINARY MEASURES TO BE APPLIED:
" . I recommend that respondent be disbarred from the practice of law for 5
years with leave to reapply thereafter. I also recommend that respondent be
required to pay The Florida Bar's costs in these proceedings, and that such costs be
taxed against him, with interest at the statutory rate. Further, should respondent fail
to satisfy this cost judgment within 30 days of said judgment becoming final, , ,
respondent should be deemed delinquent and ineligible to practice law, pursuant to
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R. Regulating Fla. Bar 1-3.6 (unless otherwise deferred'by the Board of Govemors
of The Florida Bar).
It is further recommended that respondent reimburse The Florida Bar's
Clients' Security Fund in the amount of $11,166.67 which was paid to Santa Ch·eer
as a result of his misconduct. This repayment/reimbursement to the Clients'
Security Fund of all monies paid out as a result of his inisconduct· shall be a
condition precedent to his eligibility to apply for readmission toThe Florid~ Bar.
In arriving at the. foregoing disciplinary recommendation, consideration was
given to various factors which are set forth below:
Disbarment is the presumptive sanction for misappropriation of client funds.
See The Florida Bar v. Spear, 887 So.2d 1242 (Fla. 2004); The Florida Bar v.
Barley, 831 So.2d 163 (FI~l. 2002); and The Florida Bar v. Potter, 684 So.2d 810
(Fla. 1996). Respondent in the instant case has presented no evidence that would
. mitigate or excuse his misconduct.
v. PERSONAL HISTORY AND PAST DISCIPLINARY RECORD:
I considered the following pe~sonal history and prior disciplinary record of
respondent, to wit:
A. Personal History of Respondent:
Age: 64
Date Admitted to the Bar: June 4, 1971
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B. Aggravating Factors: 9.22
(a) prior disciplinary offenses;
(b) dishonest or selfish motive;
Mitigating Factors: None. While respondent, at a prevIOUS
hearing, testified as to certain mental and physical disabilities and
impairments, including an alleged drug· dependency, respondent has failed to
substantiate those claims in any way and therefore, such possible mitigation
was not considered in this matter.
VI. STATEMENT OF COSTS AND MANNER IN WHICH. COSTS SHOULD BE TAXED:
I find that The Florida Bar has incurred reasonable costs in the matter and
that same should be assessed against the respondent, as follows:
A. Grievance Committee Level Costs: . 1. Court Reporter Costs 2. Bar Counsel Travel Costs
B.. Referee Level Costs: 1. Court Reporter Costs 2. Bar Counsel Travel Costs
C. Administrative Fee
D. Miscellaneous Costs: 1. Investigator Costs 2. Witness Fees 3. Copy Costs 4. Telephone Charges 5. Auditor Costs TOTAL ITEMIZED COSTS:
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. $ 384.50 $ 20.58
$ 1,250.00
$ -0-$ -0-$ -0-$ -0-$2,542.50 $4,197.58
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Dated this ____ day of _____ , 2009.
RONALD!. ROTHSCHILD, Referee
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE . .
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the original of the foregoing Report of Referee has been mailed to THE HONORABLE THOMAS D. HALL, Clerk, Supreme Court of
. Florida, 500 South Duval Street; Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1927, and that copies were mailed. by. regular U.S. mail to the follQwing: STAFF 'COUNSEL, The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300; and ALAN ANTHONY PASCAL, Bar Counsel, The Florida Bar, Lake Shore Plaza II, 1300 Concord Terrace, Suite 130, Sunrise, Florida 33323; and JOSEPH R. DE LUCCA, . Respondent, 5089 Greenwich Preserve Court, Boynton Beach, Florida 33436 on this day of ,2009.
RONALD 1. ROTHSCHILD, REFEREE.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA
THE FLORIDA BAR· COMPLAINANT PETITIONER
VS
Joseph DeLtp~~a RespoiUlent
SC09-758 Florida Bar 2008-51,143C (15A)
Motion for Rehearing
Respondent, Joseph DeLucca, Files this, his motion for rehearing of the trial befor~ the Honorable Ronald J. Rothschild held on August 19,2009 and as grounds therein would state:
',1. Respondent has been both physical and mentally disabled as a result of a long
illiless which, required him to be house bound and almost always in bed
. since October, 2007 when he had to close his office; and stopped taking on
new clients even before October, 2007. '
2. ~espondent had,5 major operations from October, 2007 to September 2009.
3. Respondent had two hospiUllizations ,and one surgery followed by 2 additional
emergency hospitalizations during the end of June and July, 2009. This was
followed by major surgery to the abdomen followed by two (2) emergency
hospitalizations because of complications from the abdominal surgery. .
4. In October, 2007 Respondent was first hospitalized' at Boca Raton Community
5. Hospital for surgery followed by a second surgery to treat a staph infection. In :::. '.' ~
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addition respondent was required to have out-patient treatment at Boca Raton
Community Hospital every dayfor six (6) weeks and again at JFK Hospital.
6. 'Respondent was bedridden not hospitalized from October 2007 through July,
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2009 and continues to be required to have sedentary rest until the wound from
the abdominal surgery is closed.
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. i ' 7. On July 28, 2009'f1feRespondent's wife had him arrested for a Domestic
Dispute. That case is pending in Palm Beach County Court an~ Respondent is
defending the charge. Respondent's wife has filed for divorce and did the
sam~ thing two (2) or three (3) times prior with no action taken in that they
were frivolous charges. For example Respondent's wife has called the police
when Respondent's son's accidentally scraped his head on carpet when
playing ,with Respondent on the floor. After talking to Respondent's son, the
police took no action because it was clearly an accident which respondent did
not cause.
8. As a result of being arrested Respondent was in jail 15 days and was released
on August 15,2009 this arrest came only one or two days after being
discharged from JFK Hospital following surgery when he was severely,
disabled.
9. Respondent could 'not go home after being released from jail due to a
·temp,?rary restraining order. He therefore did not have access to his calendar
or records and the August 19; trial date totally skipped hilt-mind
10. Respondent had to stay in a hotel until he could make living arrangements. He
moved into his sisters' house on or about August 19,2009, only a few days
later he had emergency surgery at The Cleveland Clinic and was hospitalized
on two separate occasions for approximately two weeks.
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11. Respondent, being in ill health, was further trawnatized by these s~quences
social security disability benefits for being totally disabled.
12. Respondent had not totally recovered from leg surgery and was receiving
physical therapy at home when he was arrested for Domestic Dispute. There is"
no reason to go into details .because the facts are irrelevant to this case. Suftfce
it to say that Respondent contests the charges 100%.
13. Respondent is presently in no mental or physical condition to prepare and
submit this motion; however, realizing the severity of the charges, Respondent
is filing this motion.
14. Respondent was homebound from 2006 to 2007 then bedridden from October
2007 to this day .. Respondent suffers from osteoarthritis condition in his legs
and back resulting from two (2) automobile accidents causing him to have at
least 15 surgeries and rendering him disabled most of his life and suffers from
chronic severe pain in recent years.
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IS. In approximate 2005 Respondent was required to under go pain management
leading to the first of three (3) consecutive surgeries. The first surgery in
October 2007 led to the staph infection which only worsened Respondent's
-physical condition. He lived with this pain until approximately 5 years ago
when he was treated with pain management and pain medication Anti
Depressant.
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22. Respondent did realize, when finding missing checks in his trust account and
- business account that further investigatjons" w~_re.q~cl bpt-.hew~Jiterally --- --"'-!::{::\;.!:"F' >!.:~':1:r[~J~~;;.;~).~la': . .:i-;.;=\~::-~~v~.'.',~~f:~.r .. '".7,-; ~ ',;..! ,".,. - '. . - ",; ~.' \ ..... - .... ~ •• ;~.;:>-,.- '.' - '. : ""." .'-I ...... ~~ •• ' , ... ," -
too sick to get out of bed but immediately closed accounts.
23. Respondent never saw any forged checks probably because they were
removed from the envelope containing the checks.
24. A$ long as the checking account balance was sufficient to pay the bills,
Respondent did not and could not (because of his illness) take any action until
having his son arrested. At the time he did not have the strength or ftmds to
pay for and audit.
25. After his son was arrested Respondent realized the bank account balance was
low after making a review. -
26. Before ever receiving a complaint or grievance Respondent both orally and in
writing notified clients of the problems with his trust accounts. 1bis was told
to and documented with Mr. Pasqual.
27. Respondent submitted to Mr. Pasqual a copy of a letter mailed to Mrs. ~eer
stating that the trust account balance was incorrect and being audited. But
Respondent because he was no longer working had no ftmds to pay his
accountant to complete the audit and was too ill to attempt an audit on his -
own.
28.-At the 2nd conference which Respondent attended, Mr. Pasqua! directly asked
Mr. Tortaro whether or not there was any evidence that Respondent took any
Trust Account funds for his own benefit and Mr. Tortaro said "No".
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29. On one or two occasions when the Trust and operating account ch~cks looked
very similar, Respondent mistakenly paid r~p.t 9.ItQn.~,Qcpasion:9P.:tot:th~~:,'j:;(t;i("c;¥~,-, .. ,';mv:c-,:"; •.. :t: ," '
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":,: ;,.:::t':':<;':"'''';':1:,,:·~:,~:~;~,j'''::::;if;{~1l¥.j~Z~' tfu§i:j'j\~~~hrit. Wh~n Respondent caught the mistake Respondent
immediately replaced the funds. Those checks were shown to Mr. Pasqua! at
the conference. The 2nd conference Mr. Pasqua! did not question Respondent
of any checks other than those checks forged by Respondent's son who passed
away one (1) year ago. The Respondent did not have the opportunity to
explain any other checks because he was not shown any other ones. ,
30. Ms. Greer came to Respondent's home on numerous occasions to be paid
from settlement proceeds. Respondent never said that the outstaIlding medical
bills were paid but explained that he could not pay her the balance of the
settlement because of the Trust account was unexplainably too low and
Respondent was trying to get to the bottom of the problem.
31. As explained above, the Respondent gave Mr. Pasqua! a lett~r directed to ~s.
Greer trying to explain the problem with the Trust Account dated prior to any,
complaint or grievance received by Respondent but Respon,dent at that time
was simply to ill and weak to do any work or even get out of bed to
investigate the discrepancies.
32. Respondent advised Ms. Greer on numerous occasions that he was trying to
perform his own audit but lacked numerous bank statements and checks so
neither Respondent nor his accountant could perform an audit. In additi(;m,
Respondent tried to obtain missing records but was too weak to drive an
automobile to order or obtain records. PageS
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33. Respondent was never made aware of or saw any questionable checks other
then the forged checks by Respondent's son shown at.the ~?~.confer~nce;~::':'~"':"''';·'~!c':::~'·;':i;jlj'~-:'~P;~:::~~iiIi', r :' ~': ~ .,' .... ' ." ..... :..:~.; •.• .,.., ••
..... ~~' ";'r;~:,';!r;it;';;';':::;;1o~:r:';:1I~irever, Respondent now understands that there were questionable checks
presented at the trial which Respondent did not have the chance to review or
explain.
34. If checks were mistakenly paid out of the Trust Account by Respondent it was
. an honest mistake which went uncorrected only because Respondent did not
see it' and have the opportunity to correct ..
35. Resp~ndent respectfully submits to the Florida Bar that he had an ethicat
responsibility to point out all of the forged checks and submit them to the
Florida Bar, along with proof of the prosecution of Re~pondent' s son as soon
as Respondent made the Florida Bar aware of the forged checks.
36. It should be emphasized that Respondent was ill and t()tally disabled and so
weak at times that he could not get out of bed to go to the bathroom.
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37. There were two separated six week periods that Respondent had to undergo
. IV treatment or-strong Anti Biotic medication every day in addition to taking
oral Anti Biotics.
38. The pains from the staph infection and weakness to Respondent's body from
the Anti Biotic fighting the staph infection was causing depression and
anxiety and was simply more than Respondent could handle. All of this took
place and seemed to peak at the time Respondent's son stole all the checks.
3 9.' Respondent's health insurance was canceled soon after the first surgery atid he had no home aide which was needed by Respondent, who most of the time,
40. Respondent submits that it was wrong not to take action when a check was
found missing.
41. Respondent has a meritorious defense to the disciplinary action by Virtue of
, the fact that he never saw any forged checks until being shown at the 2nd
conference and does not recall ever making any electronic payment out of any
bank account.
42. To spow Respondent's state of mine over the past 4 or more years~ he '
mistakenly paid a client substantial settlement out of his operating account
which Respondent corrected when notified.
43; As alleged above, Respondent would assume that all the exculpatory evidence
such as the forged checks were pointed out to the referee along with proof or prosecution of Respondent's son for trying to cash a check.
44. The only mistake knowingly made by Respondent was failure to keep up his
,Trust Account ledger and reconcile his bank accounts in the past 3 years on a
regular basis and never knowingly took trust funds for his own benefit.
45. If Respondent found a mistake. he corrected it.
46. Respondent was simply too ill to help hirilself. He did not have anyone to help
him at home. and was too weak to feed himself most of the time.
47. Mr. Pasqual did not present at the informal conferences any checks other than
, those obviously forged and made payable to Respondent's son's friend. If any
checks which could not be explained to Respondent, he would have paid." Page..,
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them.
By Respondent
.JOSEPH DELUCCA, RESJ»()NDENT RESPECTFULLY REQUEST TffiS HONORABLE COURT TO GRANT A
REHEARING.
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48. Respondent would like to emphasize that Mr. Tortaro stated that there did nQt
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West Flori4a 33326 (954) 384-8268
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the original oftbe foregoing was mailed by regular U.S. mail to Honorable Thomas D. HaD, Clerk, Supreme Court of Florida, 500 Duval Street, Tallahassee~ F132399~1927 and a copy has been furnished by regular mail to Alan· Anthony Pascal, Bar Counsel~ The Florida Bar, Lake Shore Plaza n, Suite 130~ 1300 ConcordTerrace, Sunrise, Florida 33323 and The Honorable Ronald J. Rothschild, Broward County Courthouse, Room 950, 201 Southeast Sixth Street, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 .
Joseph ucca 16091 Ivd #303 . Westo , . rida 33326 (954) 34-8268
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA (Before a Referee)
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THE FLORIDA BAR, Supreme Court Case' No. SC09-7S8
Complainant, .
v. The FI~rida Bar File No. 2008-51,143(lSA)
JOSEPH R. DE LUCCA,
Respondent. ____________ ~----------~I
ORDER DENYING RESPONDENT'S MOTION FOR REHEARING "
This Cause having come on to be heard upon the Respondent, Joseph .
DeLucca's Motion for Rehearing, having reviewed the Motion and being duly
advised in the premises, the duly appointed Referee finds as follows:
I. The Report of Referee was'r~ndered on October I, 2009 with copies being provided to the Respondent 'by u.s. Mail on that date.
2. The Motion for Rehearing was submitted to the undersigned with a cover letter dated October 18, 2009. The Motion itself is undated. The transmission envelope has a postage date of October 19, 2009.
3. The Motion was received by the Referee.on October 20,2009.
4. Rule 3 - 7.6 Rules Regulating the Florida Bar state in paragraph (f) . (j): "The Florida Rules of Civil Procedure apply except as otherwise provided in
this rule."
5. . Rule 1.520(b) Florida Rules of Civil Procedure prpvide that J'Motion
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for Rehearing shall be served no later than 10 days after the return of the verdict in . a jury action, or the date offiling of the judgment in a non-jury action".
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6. Rule l.090(e) Florida Rules of Civil Procedure requires that 5 days shall be added to the prescribed period wl:Iel,1 a..papy:r.. . .t~ .. ,~~ry~d\1R9P::!twtpartY'hy;.' ,\;.;':'\' ,
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\ 8. The Respondent, in accordance with Rule 3 - 7.7(a)(1) may prot e review of a report from the Referee directly to the Supreme Court of Florida.
Accordingly for the reason set forth herein, the Respondent'~ Motion for Rehearing is DENIED.
Dated this 27th day of October, 2009.
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the original of the foregoing Order of Referee has been mailed to THE HONORABLE THOMAS D., HALL, Clerk, Supreme Court of Florida, 500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1927, aIld that copies were mailed by regular U.S. mail to the following: STAFF COUNSEl..') The Florida 13ar7 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300; and '\! ·";1\1 A ~Tl'r.rni\rv VA C'f'/J. r rj~,. ("c' ~ I '1'1 'GI -',.J p,- - r ,·l,r'~ '-'1j "1-"" Plro-'a iT '::'" .,-,,: 'I 1""\ n !1. _ 1 'I 1 ! I \d·~ .. _}:.-=.: LJcU ~ Hln.::.eA, lC .!. IVU,..!-U _'Ell, L-oU!'_'_' 01-'.) ,~ _ _ u£..c l.!.)
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