Ms. Meryl M. Lanson,

Dear Ms. Lanson:

I am in receipt of your letter of January 14, 2000, in which you express your concern over the ethical conduct of attorneys Ronald C. Kopplow and Marc Cooper. As a justice of the Florida Supreme Court, I cannot become directly involved in this matter because there are established procedures for instituting disciplinary actions against attorneys. It appears that the process was followed in your case. I recognized that you may not agree with The Florida Bar’s decision and that you may feel that the system is not effective. However, please be assured that we do everything possible to make sure that the procedures followed by the Bar are as fair as possible to all persons concerned.

I am sorry I am unable to help you in this matter, but I appreciate your taking the time to write.

MBH/pm