On Friday, January 30, 2026, The Florida Bar filed a complaint against attorney Katiana B. Fleites with the Supreme Court of Florida, alleging violations of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. The case stems from an overdraft in Fleites’ IOLTA trust account at Wells Fargo Bank, account #6997, which was initially opened in August 2017.
The case is entitled “The Florida Bar v. Katiana B. Fleites,” with case no. 2025-70,003(11C).
The Florida Bar received notice of the overdraft on July 8, 2024. According to the complaint, approximately $30,453.59 remained in the Wells Fargo account for a limited number of clients whose funds were tied to pending litigation. Fleites ceased depositing new funds into this account in March 2022, believing it to be inactive or dormant based on communication with a Wells Fargo representative.
From 2015, Fleites employed Herrera Counseling Inc., through bookkeeper Lisetta Herrera, to maintain the firm’s accounts and provide monthly reconciliations. After a period of inactivity in the Wells Fargo account, Herrera stopped printing and reconciling monthly statements, incorrectly assuming no further monitoring was required. The complaint alleges that Fleites, relying on Herrera’s representation, failed to independently monitor and reconcile the Wells Fargo trust account.
Between March 2022 and July 2024, a third party gained access to the account and made unauthorized ACH withdrawals of approximately $2,700.00 per month, resulting in the full depletion of client funds and leading to the overdraft notice. Upon discovery, Fleites reported the matter to Wells Fargo and the City of Miami Police Department. She also replaced all the missing funds and moved them to a newly opened Wells Fargo trust account. All clients were notified, and no client suffered financial harm. Fleites terminated her working relationship with Herrera and Herrera Counseling, Inc., and implemented corrective measures to protect her trust account going forward.
The Florida Bar alleges that Fleites’ conduct violated Rule 4-1.15 (Safekeeping Property), Rule 4-5.3(b) (Responsibility Regarding Nonlawyer Assistants), Rule 5-1.1(b) (Application of Trust Funds or Property to Specific Purpose), Rule 5-1.2(c) (Responsibility of Lawyers for Firm Trust Accounts and Reporting), and Rule 5-1.2(d) (Minimum Trust Accounting Procedures).
The Florida Bar is requesting that the Court appropriately discipline Fleites under the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar and award the Bar its costs.
According to Avvo.com, Ms. Fleites is an attorney in Miami, Florida. She attended the University of Miami School of Law, graduating in 2005. She acquired her law license in Florida in the same year.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
