On Monday, November 14, 2022, the Supreme Court of Florida publicly reprimanded Miami attorney Steven Edward Amster for failure to timely respond to official Bar inquiries.
The case is styled ‘The Florida Bar vs. Steven Edward Amster’ with case no. SC22-1211.
The following are as summarized from the filing:
A Petition for Contempt was filed by The Florida Bar alleging Amster of failure to respond to official Bar inquiries. The Court then issued an Order to Show Cause directing Amster to respond by a certain date why he should not be held in contempt and suspended until such time as he fully complied in writing with the official Bar inquiries. Amster stated that he has responded to the inquiries although not in a timely manner. The Florida Bar filed a reply to Amster’s response.
Based on the foregoing, the Court ruled against Amster for his belated reply.
The disposition reads:
“Therefore, because this Respondent did not respond to the inquiries in a timely manner, Steven Edward Amster is hereby held in contempt and is hereby publicly reprimanded.
Judgment is entered for The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300, for recovery of costs from Steven Edward Amster in the amount of $1,250.00, for which sum let execution issue.”
As of today, Mr. Amster practices in Miami, Florida. He attended the University of Miami School of Law, graduating in 1993. Amster has been admitted to The Florida Bar in 1994. His info can be found on Avvo.
A copy of the original filing can be found here.
