The following lawyers are disciplined:

John J. Anastasio, 10570 S. U.S. Highway 1, Ste. 202, Port Saint Lucie, suspended from practicing law in Florida for 10 days, effective November 22, following a November 14 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1987) An audit of Anastasio’s trust account revealed shortages. The audit also revealed that Anastasio failed to maintain certain required trust account records. He also failed to provide competent representation and act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client. (Case no. SC02-399)

Richard A. Colegrove, Jr., P.O. Box 726, Sanford, suspended from practicing law in Florida for 30 days, effective December 2, following an October 24 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1988) Colegrove hired a former attorney who had been disbarred by the Supreme Court of Florida. When Colegrove learned that his employee had been disbarred, he failed to notify the Bar. Colegrove also allowed the employee to have direct client contact without his supervision and to speak with opposing counsel. Colegrove made payments to the disbarred attorney that were referred to as ‘co-counsel fees’ in his firm’s General Ledger report and income statement. (Case no. SC02-778)

J.J. Daiak, 1227 N. Florida Ave., Tarpon Springs, suspended from practicing law in Florida for one year, effective 30 days following an October 24 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1995) Daiak abandoned his law practice and was served with a contempt order because he failed to appear at a deposition and disregarded subpoenas ordering him to do so. Daiak also failed to respond to Bar inquiries into his conduct. (Case no. SC02-264)

William Ray Dickey, 1421 Court St., Ste. B, Clearwater, resigned in lieu of disciplinary proceedings, without leave to seek readmission, effective 30 days following an October 24 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1976) Allegations against Dickey involve conflict of interest, prohibited transactions, false statements, failure to disclose facts necessary to correct a misapprehension, fraud, forgery, and criminal misconduct. (Case no. SC02-1772)

David Forestier, Jr., 12865 W. Dixie Highway, North Miami, reprimanded for professional misconduct following an October 24 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1987) Forestier failed to provide competent representation to a client, to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client, and to keep a client reasonably informed about the status of a matter and promptly comply with reasonable requests for information. (Case no. SC02-809)

Michael Augustine Foulkes, 4770 Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 570, Miami, suspended from practicing law in Florida until further court order, effective 30 days following an October 31 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1995) Foulkes abandoned his law office and client files. Several clients have filed complaints with the Bar as a result of the abandonment of their cases. (Case no. SC02-2290)

Norman Edward Ganz, 101 S.E. 15th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, disbarred from practicing law in Florida, effective immediately following an October 24 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1991) Among his many rule violations, Ganz permitted his paralegal to engage in the unlicensed practice of law, charged an excessive fee, and represented clients with adverse interests. He also failed to abide by a client’s decisions, to act with reasonable diligence and promptness in representing a client, and to explain a matter to the extent reasonably necessary to permit a client to make informed decisions regarding the representation. (Case no. SC91516)

Leslie Faye Hecker, 2800 Biscayne Blvd., Ste. 1000, Miami, resigned in lieu of disciplinary proceedings, with leave to seek readmission after three years, effective 30 days following a November 7 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1988) Allegations against Hecker involve an audit and investigation regarding the handling of her trust account. (Case no. SC02-2107)

Alexander J. Hersha, 200 Pebble Beach Blvd., Naples, suspended from practicing law in Florida for one year, effective 30 days following an October 3 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1981) Hersha violated several rules regulating trust accounts. (Case no. SC02-1593)

George Hoffman, 1607 16th Terrace, Palm Beach Gardens, reprimanded for professional misconduct following an October 31 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1989) Hoffman knew that unrepresented individuals misunderstood his role in a matter, yet failed to make reasonable efforts and take proper precautions to correct their misunderstanding. (Case no. SC02-2008)

Kristopher A. Hollands, 1613 Chelsea Road, Ste. 318, San Marino, Calif., suspended from practicing law in Florida, effective 30 days following a November 12 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1993) Hollands was convicted of mail fraud, a felony, on April 22, 2002. (Case no. SC02-2334)

Douglas Andrew Hutcheson, 501 Mary Esther Cut Off N.W., Ft. Walton Beach, suspended from practicing law in Florida, effective 30 days following an October 25 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1985) On September 25, 2001, Hutcheson was indicted by a grand jury on a felony charge of submission of false voter registration information. Based on false voter registration information, Hutcheson ran for public office in a district where he had no residence, and was elected as an Okaloosa County Commissioner. (Case no. SC02-2207)

Frank Theodore Johnson, 2402 E. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Ste. 2, Tampa, resigned in lieu of disciplinary proceedings, without leave to seek readmission, effective retroactive to January 22, 2001, following an October 24 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1979) Johnson allegedly failed to notify a client of a settlement from 1989, until the client contacted him in 2000. He also allegedly failed to take any action on behalf of a client after he was paid $1,200. (Case no. SC02-682)

Demetrios Chris Kirkiles, 1611 S. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, suspended from practicing law in Florida for 90 days, effective 30 days following an October 31 court order. Kirkiles is further placed on probation for one year. (Admitted to practice: 1992) Kirkiles failed to act with reasonable diligence while representing clients in unrelated matters. He also failed to supervise his support staff. (Case no. SC01-2387)

Jeffrey David Knowlton, 500 N. Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne, suspended from practicing law in Florida for 91 days, effective 30 days following an October 24 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1973) Knowlton failed to act with reasonable diligence and promptness and to provide competent representation while handling an estate case. He also violated rules regulating trust accounts. (Case no. SC01-2790)

Donald Miller, 4108 Woodside Manor Drive, Tampa, resigned in lieu of disciplinary hearings, with leave to seek readmission after three years, effective retroactive to July 14, 2001, following a November 14 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1978) Donald Miller allegedly failed to perform legal services for which he was hired, to comply with certain Rules of Appellate Procedure in a criminal matter, to comply with three court orders which resulted in his being discharged as counsel by the Second District Court of Appeals, and to comply with official inquiries by the Bar. (Case no. SC02-2281)

David James Stern, 801 S. University Drive, Ste. 500, Plantation, reprimanded for professional misconduct following an October 24 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1991) Prior to 1999, Stern’s law firm filed potentially misleading affidavits in connection with abstraction work performed for foreclosures handled by the firm. Stern used personnel employed by his law firm to do the abstracting work rather than employees of his title company.(Case no. SC02-1991)

Court orders are not final until time expires to file a rehearing motion and, if filed, determined. The filing of such a motion does not alter the effective date of the discipline