Which Diaco was disbarred?
In an opinion issued today, the Florida Supreme Court said the lawyers’ misconduct “is among the most shocking, unethical, and unprofessional as has ever been brought before this Court.” All three (Adam Robert Filthaut, Robert D. Adams and Stephen Christopher Diaco) now have been permanently disbarred.
What is Stephen Diaco doing now?
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday stripped Diaco of his law license, ending his career as a lawyer in the state. “Stephen Diaco is now finished as a lawyer, and deservedly so, for his role in the scandal involving the setup arrest of Phil Campbell,” said John Fitzgibbons, the attorney for Campbell.
Are Robert Adams and Adam Filthaut permanently disbarred?
Though they hoped for a sentence short of forever, Robert Adams, 47, and Adam Filthaut, 42, are now permanently disbarred. Stephen Diaco, 47, was banned from practicing law for life in January.
Did Adams&Diaco really get a drunk driver off the streets?
The report concluded that while Adams & Diaco lawyers insisted they were getting a drunken driver off the streets, they instead put considerable “time, effort and subterfuge” into getting him on the streets. Neither Adams nor his attorney returned a reporter’s calls for comment Thursday.
What happened in the Adams&Diaco case in Tampa?
As the night wore on, she exchanged dozens of texts and calls with them — and they with each other — as she slid on a bar stool next to Campbell, flirted, bought drinks and drank with him. Meanwhile, Filthaut, another Adams & Diaco lawyer, was phoning a close family friend: a Tampa police DUI sergeant who set up a stakeout for Campbell.
Who is Stephen Diaco and what happened to him?
Stephen Diaco, 47, was banned from practicing law for life in January. It was a tawdry, improbable tale with a plot straight out of a Grisham novel.