TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - A prominent Tallahassee attorney has been publicly reprimanded by the Supreme Court of Florida, according to a press release from the Florida Bar.
Marie Mattox, an attorney specializing in employment law and civil rights, was reprimanded for “lack of sufficient communication” with a client, per the press release.
The Florida Bar noted that “lack of sufficient communication to a client” violates Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, specifically 4-1.4.
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The communication kerfuffle stems from a wrongful termination case Mattox was hired to handle. The Florida Bar says that the case was settled “with an agreement requiring the opposing party to pay $50,000.00 within 30 days.”
However, the opposing party did not pay Mattox’s client within the agreed-upon timeframe, and they filed for bankruptcy, per the press release.
“Mattox did not respond to her client’s requests for updates on both the initial case and the bankruptcy hearings,” the Florida Bar said. “The bankruptcy court adjudicated the claim by the client, and the client was awarded $4,375.93. For eight months after, the client was unable to reach Mattox.”
Eventually, the client received a check for $3,375.93 after completing a settlement statement.
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