The Florida Bar, as a prosecutorial agency, does not and cannot give individual legal service or advice to any person making allegations. Further, any loss the client may have sustained as a result of the matter involved cannot be recovered through disciplinary proceedings. The lawyer may be punished, but if the complaining person has suffered a financial or property loss, that person's rights must be enforced by usual legal methods against the person responsible for the loss. In addition, The Florida Bar has no authority to review a court decision on a particular matter and the Bar's grievance system may never be used as a substitute for an appeal of such cases. They sincerely try to do all they lawfully can on behalf of their clients.
Lawyers value their good reputation.
The Florida Bar wants to do all it can to resolve any difficulties which may rise between you and the lawyer. We know that even if only a few lawyers engage in misconduct, our responsibility is to do something about it. In some cases, the problem between the attorney and the client does not constitute a violation of ethics rules. The procedures established by the Supreme Court of Florida and The Florida Bar for dealing with your allegations are designed to provide a thorough review of the matter in order to resolve the unfortunate situation in a way that is fair both to you and to the lawyer involved. When attorneys enter the practice of law in Florida, they all obligate themselves to uphold the law and to abide by the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar.