Disciplinary actions: prepared by The Florida Bar's Public Information and Bar Services Department.

The Florida Supreme Court in recent court orders disciplined 18 attorneys: disbarring five, suspending 10 and publicly reprimanding three. One attorney received more than one form of discipline, also being placed on probation.

The following lawyers have been disciplined:

Matthew Shane Englett, 150 N. Orange Ave., Suite 100, Orlando, to receive a public reprimand administered by the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar and further, attend ethics school, following an October 23 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1998) Due to the growth of his law firm during the home mortgage crisis, much of the communication between clients of the firm and the firm was handled by non-attorney staff. Numerous clients found it difficult to speak with an attorney directly about their matters, and they sometimes found it difficult to obtain timely, accurate information. Englett and his law partners also inappropriately shared fees with their non-lawyer employees in the intake department. (Case No. SC 13-2118)

Ronald Lamont Hardin, P.O. Box 2649, Zephyrhills, suspended until further order, effective 30 days from a September 24 court order. (Admitted to practice: 2010) According to a petition for emergency suspension, Hardin appeared to be causing great public harm by misappropriating client trust funds. (Case No. SC14-1350)

Nancy Carol Holliday-Fields, P.O. Box 190, Homosassa Springs, suspended until further order, effective 30 days from a September 26 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1994) According to a petition for emergency suspension, Holliday-Fields appeared to be causing great public harm. A Bar investigation found that she had abandoned multiple clients, taking with her their files and all relevant data to prosecute their cases. (Case No. SC14-1816)

John William Kaklis, 808 3rd Ave. W., Suite 502, Bradenton, suspended for one year, effective 30 days from a September 26 court order. (Admitted to practice: 1994) Kaklis failed to answer a Bar complaint filed with the Supreme Court. He was subsequently found guilty of violating rules regarding diligence, communication, trust accounts and trust accounting records and procedures. Kaklis failed to appear at a June 16 sanctions hearing involving these matters. (Case No. SC14-126)

Jeffrey S. Kaufman Jr., 150 N. Orange Ave., Suite 100, Orlando, to receive a public reprimand administered by the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar and further, attend ethics school, following an October 23 court order...