The Florida Bar

651 East Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
United States

The Florida Bar began with a small group of lawyers in 1889. Today, the organization has grown to over 90,000 members. The Florida Bar prosecutes unethical lawyers, advises on advertising practices, administers a client protection fund, governs a substance abuse program, and provides continuing education programs for lawyers in Florida. Additionally, the Florida bar provides the following for the public: legal periodicals, public information programs, ethics and law management advice, conferences, and meetings.

Any prosecutor that fails, or refuses, to fully disclose all Brady/Giglio material (exculpatory and impeachment evidence including, but not limited to: records of police misconduct; public complaints; and, use-of-force reports) is subject to Rules of Professional Conduct [R.P.C.] 3.8(g): Special Responsibilities of the Prosecutor. Violation of R.P.C. 3.8(g) may included an individual attorney, while acting in the capacity of prosecutor, being sanctioned up to and including disbarment. The obligations upon the prosecutor are both retroactive and perpetual.

Adams, James	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1667409230 - 111686507 December 4, 2020	Attorney Misconduct, Bias, Cooperative Misconduct, Destruction of Evidence, Extra Judicial 'Administrative' Sanctions, Failure to Disclose Brady/Giglio Material, Judicial Proceedings, Obstruction of Justice, Overcharging, Suborning Perjury, Whistleblower Retaliation, Witness Tampering	Employer: Brevard County District Attorney Authority: The Florida Bar
Fern, Stephen Anthony	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1663714065 - 1766987086 February 2, 2022	Cooperative Misconduct, Suborning Perjury	Employer: Florida Office of the Attorney General Authority: The Florida Bar
Hartman, Tara Elizabeth	Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1673126933 - 1963070012 August 11, 2022	Attorney Misconduct	Employer: Florida Office of the Attorney General Authority: The Florida Bar

Florida Sunshine Law

Fla. Stat. sec. 119.01 et. seq.

The Florida Sunshine Law, established in 1995, is a series of laws designed to guarantee that the public has access to the public records of government bodies in Florida. Public records include all documents, papers, letters, maps, books, tapes, photographs, films, sound recordings, data processing software, or other material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, or means of transmission, made or received pursuant to law to ordinance or in connection with the transaction of official business by any agency. Some exemptions that are included are federal records that the federal government has designated as non-public, personal e-mails sent from or received by city employees using a government computer, some “drafts” or “notes” are also exempt.

According to the Florida Sunshine Law, any person in Florida can request public documents and a purpose does not have to be stated. Records can be used any way the person want and the law does not specify a specific response time.

We the People

We the People have a Right to Know according to the Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS], past Presidents (of both major political parties), Congress, and the United States Department of Justice. As an expression of that Right to Know, we have coordinated valuable information from a number of resources into a single, public-facing, searchable database.

Police Officer Standards & Training [POST] Departments