On Friday, December 5, 2025, The Florida Bar filed a petition with the Supreme Court of Florida seeking the interim suspension of attorney Ronald James Ramsingh from practicing law in the state. The petition cites Florida Rule Regulating the Florida Bar 3-5.3 as the basis for the requested suspension.
The case is entitled “The Florida Bar v. Ronald James Ramsingh,” with case no. 2025-70,510(16A)(MIS).
According to the filing, Ramsingh was initially arrested on April 15, 2025, on charges of illegal interception of communication and disclosure of illegally intercepted communication, documented under case number 2025-CF-432-A-K. Subsequently, on April 17, 2025, he was indicted on the same charges. Further legal troubles arose on April 23, 2025, when Ramsingh was indicted on one count of official misconduct in case 2025-CF-456-A-K. A superseding indictment followed on May 20, 2025, charging him with one count of tampering with physical evidence in case 2025-CF-431-A-K.
The charges of official misconduct are connected to Ramsingh’s communications with city commissioners and his brother, who served as Chief Building Official (CBO), during his tenure as the City Attorney for Key West in June 2024. The illegal interception charges stem from allegations that Ramsingh used his personal cell phone to record work-related video meetings without the knowledge or consent of the participants. The tampering charge relates to allegations that Ramsingh provided incomplete text messages between himself, city commissioners, and the CBO from June 2024, in response to a second subpoena during the criminal investigation into the official misconduct matter.
As of the filing of the petition, Ramsingh had been released from custody pending the resolution of these charges, which remain pending.
The Florida Bar argues that these charges reflect negatively on Ramsingh’s fitness to practice law and has requested the court to issue an order directing Ramsingh to demonstrate why he should not be suspended until further notice.
The petition states:
“The bar respectfully requests this Court issue an order under R. Regulating Fla. Bar 3-5.3 directing respondent to show cause why respondent should not be suspended from the practice of law until further order of this Court and setting dates for the response and any reply.”
According to Avvo.com, Mr. Ramsingh is a government attorney in Key West, Florida. He attended the St. Thomas University School of Law, graduating in 1999. He acquired his law license in Florida in 2000.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
