Claimant Attorney Disciplined for Mishandling Trust Account

A Miami attorney was forced to shut down his practice for 10 days and pay $1,250 in costs for depositing settlement funds from a tort claim into his bank account even though a workers’ compensation carrier had posted a lien claiming a right to a portion of the money. Daniel Edgar Tropp was one of 21 attorneys who were disciplined by the Florida Supreme Court in April at the recommendation of the State Bar. The court on April 12 suspended Tropp’s law license for 10 days and ordered him to reimburse the Bar $1,250 for the cost of its investigation. Tropp had entered an uncondit...