Florida Supreme Court Disciplines 11 Attorneys

FL Supreme Court Discipline Orders (Florida Bar)

Filed December 31st, 2025

Detected March 18th, 2026

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court disciplined 11 attorneys between October and December 2025, including two disbarments and six suspensions. The Florida Bar acts as the state's guardian for the integrity of the legal profession.

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The Florida Supreme Court, through The Florida Bar, has issued disciplinary orders against 11 attorneys, with two disbarred and six suspended. These actions cover the period from October 11, 2025, to December 30, 2025. Specific cases include Aram Caldarera Bloom, suspended for three years, and Dawn Marie Calache, receiving a public reprimand and required to complete ethics training. The disciplinary actions are based on violations of the Supreme Court rules of professional conduct.

Attorneys facing disbarment may not reapply for admission for five years and must undergo a rigorous process. Those suspended for 91 days or longer also face rehabilitation requirements. The Florida Bar is responsible for enforcing these rules, and non-compliance can lead to severe professional consequences, including the loss of license to practice law.

What to do next

Review disciplinary orders for any attorneys practicing in Florida.
Ensure compliance with Florida Supreme Court rules of professional conduct.
Consult The Florida Bar's website for detailed instructions on viewing discipline documents and filing complaints.

Penalties

Disbarment, suspension, public reprimand.

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SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINES 11 ATTORNEYS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 31, 2025
CONTACT: Jennifer Krell Davis, [email protected]
Communications

Summaries of orders issued from October 11, 2025, to December 30, 2025

The Florida Bar, the state’s guardian for the integrity of the legal profession, announces that the Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 11 attorneys, disbarring two, suspending six, and reprimanding three.

The Florida Supreme Court, The Florida Bar, and its Division of Lawyer Regulation are charged with administering a statewide disciplinary system to enforce Supreme Court rules of professional conduct for the more than 115,000 members of The Florida Bar. Key discipline case files that are public record are posted to attorneys’ individual online Florida Bar profiles. To view discipline documents, follow these steps. Information on the discipline system and how to file a complaint are available at www.floridabar.org/attorneydiscipline.

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. Disbarred lawyers may not re-apply for admission for five years. They are required to go through an extensive process that includes a rigorous background check and retaking the bar exam. Attorneys suspended for periods of 91 days and longer must undergo a rigorous process to regain their law licenses including proving rehabilitation. Disciplinary revocation is tantamount to disbarment.

Aram Caldarera Bloom, 10800 Biscayne Blvd, Ste 600, Miami, suspended for three years effective immediately following a December 4 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 2009) Bloom was held in contempt for failing to submit a sworn affidavit pursuant to Rule 3-5.1(h) attesting to notifying clients, opposing counsel and tribunals of his suspension. The three-year suspension is effective immediately as Bloom was previously suspended. (Case No. SC2025-1499)

Dawn Marie Calache, 3959 S Nova Road Ste 2, Port Orange, public reprimand by publication, scheduling of a Diversion/Discipline Consultation Service review within 30 days of the court’s order, completion of Ethics School within six months of the court’s order, restitution of legal fees to two former clients within 30 days of the entry of the order, and payment of The Florida Bar’s disciplinary costs. Sanction is effective immediately following a December 23 order. (Admitted to Practice: 2016) Calache expanded her law practice to include immigration services but failed to ensure that immigration clients received sound legal advice and adequate legal services when she failed to supervise her nonlawyer assistant or communicate adequately with her clients. Calache’s nonlawyer assistant accepted legal fees and costs for the purposes of preparing applications for work visas, did not submit the applications and necessary documents to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and in at least one instance, cashed a client’s money order in her own name. Calache attempted to mitigate the harm to clients by retaining another lawyer to review the immigration files and assist the clients with pending matters. (Case No. SC2025-1988)

Jason Harrington Clark, P.O. Box 17510, West Palm Beach, public reprimand and Ethics School following a December 18 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 1995) Clark engaged in the unlicensed practice of law in another state. He sent an advertisement letter offering a free consultation to a California-based company regarding an administrative hearing in the state of California. He also sent a letter on behalf of a California-based company to a former company employee regarding an employment dispute containing legal analysis and clearly noted that he was only licensed to practice law in the state of Florida. (Case No. SC2025-1957)

James Russell Collins, 100 Southpark Blvd, Ste 100, Saint Augustine, public reprimand by publication and by personal appearance before the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar, attendance at Ethics School, an office procedures and record-keeping analysis by The Florida Bar’s Diversion/Discipline Consultation Service, and payment of The Florida Bar’s costs. Sanction is effective immediately following a November 26 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 2008) Collins failed to provide his clients with competent representation and adequate communication. Collins abandoned a breach of contract claim that was the only basis for an award of attorney fees and did so without consulting his clients. He also failed to communicate with his clients after trial and, as a result, was unaware that the court had entered a final judgment in favor of his clients a Bar grievance was filed. Additionally, he failed to notify and withheld the check issued to satisfy the judgment for several months. (Case No. SC2025-1089)

Robert Michael Fojo, 12 Sutherland Way, Nashua, NH, disbarred effective 30 days following a November 26 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 2005) This is a reciprocal discipline case from New Hampshire which involved trust account improprieties, including misappropriation of client funds and failure to maintain a trust account. Fojo entered into a disciplinary resignation in New Hampshire. (Case No. SC2024-0622)

Joseph Anthony Gasparro, P.O. Box 350196, Jacksonville, suspended until further order of the Supreme Court of Florida, effective 30 days following a December 12 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 2015) Gasparro has multiple complaints alleging negligence, lack of communication, and lack of progress in cases. Gasparro failed to respond to the complaints and to an Order to Show Cause issued by the Supreme Court of Florida. (Case No. SC2025-1445)

Augustus Sol Invictus, 424 E Central Blvd, #731, Orlando, suspended due to felony conviction effective 30 days from October 22 order. (Admitted to Practice: 2012) Invictus was found guilty after a jury trial in Virginia on October 11, 2024, of burning an object on property of another or a highway or other public place with intent to intimidate, a Class 6 felony. Invictus was sentenced on March 3, 2025, to five years of incarceration with the Virginia Department of Corrections, with all but nine months and two weeks suspended. (Case No. SC2025-1655)

Lisa Jacobs, 20401 NE 30th Ave, Apt 318, Aventura, disbarred effective immediately following a December 15 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 1999) Jacobs was held in contempt and disbarred for failing to submit an affidavit pursuant to Rule 3-5.1(h) certifying that she had notified all clients, opposing counsel, and tribunals of her suspension. The disbarment is effective immediately as she was previously suspended. (Case No. SC2025-1537)

John Arthur Leklem, 3507 Neptune Dr, Orlando, suspended for 90 days effective 30 days following a November 14 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 1976) Leklem was held in contempt of the court’s order dated May 9, 2024, for failing to comply terms and conditions of sanction order that included the completion of an office procedures and record keeping analysis by and under the direction of the Discipline/Diversion Consultation Service (DDCS) of The Florida Bar. (Case No. SC2025-1313)

Emelike Nwosuocha, 14265 SW 181st Ter, Miami, suspended for three years effective immediately following a December 11 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 2008) Nwosuocha was held in contempt for failing to submit an affidavit pursuant to Rule 3-5.1(h) certifying that he had notified all clients, opposing counsel, and tribunals of his suspension. The three-year suspension is effective immediately as Nwosuocha was previously suspended. (Case No. SC2025-1581)

Teresa Schiele Roper, 116 N Park Ave, Apopka, suspended due to a felony conviction, 30 days following a November 21 court order. (Admitted to Practice: 1990) Roper was arrested on October 5, 2024, and was charged by Information with Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, a third-degree felony, on January 21, 2025. On October 24, 2025, the court entered its judgment finding her guilty of Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer, a third-degree felony, and withheld adjudication. (Case No. SC2025-1834)

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