Published: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 12:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 12:11 a.m.
BARTOW | A Bartow lawyer is among eight lawyers disbarred statewide in disciplinary action from the Florida Supreme Court.
William E. Evans Jr., 56, was arrested on multiple drug charges in November after he struck a deer on State Road 60. Evans, of 260 W. Van Fleet Drive in Bartow, was charged with manufacture of methamphetamine, possession of listed chemicals, using a residence to manufacture methamphetamine, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, maintaining a vehicle for drug use and violation of probation, records show.
It was not the first time Evans was arrested on methamphetamine charges. In 1996, Evans was arrested in a narcotics investigation, according to records, for his role in the distribution of methamphetamine. At the time of his latest arrest, Evans already was under investigation by the Sheriff's Office High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force and had been on probation on a disorderly conduct charge.
A hearing on Evans' criminal charges is set for Sept. 3 at the Polk County Courthouse in Bartow. Evans was admitted to the Florida Bar in 1983.
As an official arm of the Florida Supreme Court, The Florida Bar and its Department of Lawyer Regulation are responsible for administering a statewide disciplinary system to enforce Supreme Court rules of professional conduct for the 96,000-plus lawyers admitted to practice law in the state. Case files are posted to individual Florida Bar profiles and may be reviewed or downloaded from The Florida Bar's website at http://www.floridabar.org.
Court orders are not final until time expires to file a rehearing motion and, if filed, determined. Most disbarred lawyers may apply for admission after five years ? although three lawyers were permanently disbarred after they continued to practice law in spite of being previously disbarred. Those who apply for readmission are required to go through an extensive process that rejects many who apply. It includes a rigorous background check and retaking the bar exam. Less than 5 percent of disbarred lawyers seek readmission. In addition to the eight lawyers who were disbarred statewide, 15 lawyers were suspended for periods ranging from 10 days to two years and two were publicly reprimanded.
Source: http://www.theledger.com/article/20130731/news/130739852
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