Mr. Thomas D. Hall
Clerk
Supreme Court of Florida
500 South Duval Street
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1927

Dear Mr. Hall,

I am in receipt of your letter dated May 22, 2000. I appreciate your response but I am very disappointed that you did not deal with certain concerns that I have raised in my communications to you. In the second paragraph you advised me "that the Supreme Court of Florida will not investigate a complaint concerning the failure of The Florida Bar to find probable cause." Am I to assume that the Supreme Court of Florida will not investigate that finding even though they are now aware of the coverup and undisclosed conflict of interest between the respondent attorney, The Florida Bar and The Florida Bar’s own created and formed malpractice insurance carrier, Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company?

I specifically take umbrage to paragraph three of your letter where you state "pursuant to the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, a complaining witness is not a party to the disciplinary proceedings and does not have the right to appeal." Mr. Hall, by virtue of The Florida Bar’s undisclosed conflict of interest and their outright "lie" as the reason for dismissing the complaint at the administrative level, I was never afforded a disciplinary proceeding. Their dismissal, based on an outright "lie", that had absolutely nothing to do with my complaint, is a stop- gap measure that The Florida Bar has in place to deprive the public of their right to appeal. Also, you refer to the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar and my right not to appeal something I was never afforded. I have been referring to the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar and the violations as per those rules committed by the respondent attorney for two years, and at every level The Florida Bar and the Supreme Court of Florida have failed to address those severe ethical violations and have failed to impose the proper sanctions as per those Rules. Those Rules are in place for attorneys to follow and for the protection of the public they serve. Where is there justice in your assessment of my rights under those Rules?

For two years I have been requesting an impartial panel hear my grievance. Why am I not being given my right to an acceptable and impartial panel hearing my grievance based on The Florida Bar’s inherent and direct conflict of interest with the respondent attorney, Ronald C. Kopplow.

I respectfully request a response.

Sincerely,

Meryl M. Lanson

cc: Mark Criser