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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO. 26-MC-22709-ALTONAGA
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2026-44
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IN RE: ZANDRO E. PALMA May 26, 2026
FLORIDA BAR # 24031
______________________________/ WPB
ORDER OF DISBARMENT
On April 16, 2026, the Supreme Court of Florida granted Zandro E. Palma’s uncontested
petition for disciplinary revocation with leave to seek readmission after five years. See In re Pet.
for Disciplinary Revocation of Palma, No. 2026-0257, 2026 WL 1045315, at *1 (Fla. Apr. 16,
2026). “Disciplinary revocation is tantamount to disbarment.” Id. (citation omitted).
Under Rule 9(b) of the Southern District of Florida Local Rules Governing the Admission,
Practice, Peer Review, and Discipline of Attorneys (“Attorney Rules”), attorneys disbarred on
consent by the bar of any other court may not practice before this Court and are to be stricken from
the roll of attorneys admitted to practice before this Court until further order. See id. Therefore,
under Attorney Rule 9(b) and the Court’s inherent authority to oversee membership in its bar and
safeguard the public interest, see Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 43 (1991) (noting that
“a federal court has the power to control admission to its bar and to discipline attorneys who appear
before it” (citation omitted)), it is
ORDERED as follows:
1. Mr. Palma is disbarred from the practice of law in the U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of Florida, effective immediately. He may not resume the practice of law
before the Court unless and until reinstated by court order. See Att’y R. 12(a).
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2. Within 14 days of receipt of this Order, Mr. Palma shall notify the Clerk of Court of
any active cases in which he appears as counsel or co-counsel of record in this District.
3. The Clerk is directed to STRIKE Mr. Palma from the roll of attorneys authorized to
practice before this Court and to immediately revoke his CM/ECF credentials.
4. The Clerk shall promptly attempt service of this Order via certified mail to Mr. Palma’s
court record address and any addresses on file with The Florida Bar.
DONE AND ORDERED in Miami, Florida, this 26th day of May, 2026.
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CECILIA M. ALTONAGA
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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