On Thursday, November 17, 2022, the Supreme Court of Florida ordered the revocation of Tallahassee attorney Eric Matthew Lipman’s membership in The Florida Bar, without leave to seek readmission amid pending disciplinary charges.

The case, titled In Re: Petition for Disciplinary Revocation of Eric Matthew Lipman, was brought by Eric Matthew Lipman under The Florida Bar File No. 2022-00,534(2A)NDR.

The charges cited 4-8.4(b) of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, which state:

A lawyer shall not commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects.

The Rules Regulating The Florida Bar can be found here.

The following are as alleged and summarized from the filing:

Lipman has a pending disciplinary matter, entitled The Florida Bar Case No.2021-00,408(2A) in relation to his guilty plea on December 31, 2021, to one count of Conspiracy to Distribute, Receive, and Possess Child Pornography and Distribution, Receipt, and Possession of Child Pornography and one count of Distribution and or Attempt to Distribute Child Pornography in the United States District Court, Northern District of Florida.

On April 21, 2022, Lipman was sentenced to 72 months imprisonment followed by 9 years of supervision upon release.

The Petition for Disciplinary Revocation without Leave to Apply for Readmission states:

“Petitioner knowingly and voluntarily submits this Petition for Disciplinary Revocation Without Leave to Apply for Readmission with full knowledge of its effect.”

The Petition continues:

“Petitioner contends that granting this Petition will not adversely affect the public interest, the integrity of the courts, or the confidence of the public in the legal profession. Further, Petitioner contends that granting this Petition will not hinder the administration of justice.”

The Petition additionally notes:

“Petitioner agrees to eliminate all indicia of Petitioner’s status as an attorney on email, social media, telephone listings, stationery, checks, business cards office signs, or any other indicia of Petitioner’s status as an attorney.

Petitioner understands that the granting of this petition by the Supreme Court of Florida shall serve to dismiss all pending disciplinary cases.”

Lipman respectfully requested that the Court grant his Petition and order that his membership in The Florida Bar be revoked without leave to seek readmission.

Accordingly, the court granted Lipman’s petition.

The Disposition reads:

“The uncontested amended petition for disciplinary revocation, . . without leave to seek readmission, is granted, subject to the continuing jurisdiction of this Court, effective immediately. . . Inasmuch as petitioner’s amended disciplinary revocation petition was submitted without leave to seek readmission,  his revocation is permanent . . .

Judgment is entered for The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300, for recovery of costs from Eric Matthew Lipman in the amount of $1,257.00, for which sum let execution issue.”

According to The Florida Bar, Mr. Eric Matthew Lipman attended the University of Miami School of Law, graduating in 1991. Prior to this revocation, Lipman practiced in Tallahassee, Florida. He had been licensed in Florida, as well as in Nevada. His info can also be found on Avvo.

A copy of the original filing can be found here.