On December 22, 2022, the Florida Supreme Court recommended that Florida attorney, Scot Strems, be found guilty of professional misconduct, and moved to immediately disbar Strems based on his cumulative misconduct. See attached for the entire decision.
Insurance groups have long described Strems as “the poster child” for what they said was widespread abuse of the legal system by some Florida plaintiffs’ attorneys.
Strems had been charged with filing thousands of suits against insurers, many of them on the same claim. These charges included informing a client of a settlement with a property insurance company but then secretly settling with the insurer for twice as much, then attempting to pocket a large, unauthorized fee. This decision by the Florida Supreme Court was the final word on Stremes’ conduct and future.
The rampant and extreme fraudulent litigation happening in Florida is a primary cause of the alarming state of Florida’s homeowners insurance market. We hope this decision by the Florida Supreme Court sends a resounding message to all Florida attorneys that fraudulent and unnecessary litigation will not be tolerated.
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