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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO. 26-MC-23967-ALTONAGA
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER 2026-60
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IN RE: LEE DAVID SARKIN
FLORIDA BAR # 962848
_______________________________/ Jul 22, 2026
ORDER OF SUSPENSION WPB
On June 4, 2026, the Supreme Court of Florida suspended Lee David Sarkin from the practice
of law. See Fla. Bar v. Sarkin, No. SC2025-0448, SC2025-0451, 2026 WL 1601848, at *1 (Fla.
June 4, 2026). The suspension was predicated on a Conditional Guilty Plea for Consent Judgment
[ECF No. 2] Mr. Sarkin entered in connection with fraud on the court. (See generally id.). In his
July 1, 2026 Letter [ECF No. 3], Mr. Sarkin notified the Court of his suspension and provided a copy
of the Supreme Court of Florida’s order suspending him from the Florida Bar. (See generally id.).
Under Attorney Rule 9(b) of the Southern District of Florida Rules Governing the Admission,
Practice, Peer Review, and Discipline of Attorneys, “[a]n attorney” who is “suspended . . . on
consent . . . with the bar of any other court . . . while an investigation into allegations of misconduct
is pending” shall “cease to be permitted to practice before this Court and be stricken from the roll of
attorneys admitted to practice before this Court until further order of the Court.” S.D. Fla. Att’y R.
9(b) (alterations added). When an attorney is suspended on consent, service of an order to show
cause is unnecessary, and the attorney may be immediately suspended. See generally id. R. 9.
Further, the Court has the inherent authority to oversee membership in its bar and safeguard
the public interest. See Chambers v. NASCO, Inc., 501 U.S. 32, 43 (1991) (recognizing that “a
federal court has the power to control admission to its bar and to discipline attorneys who appear
before it” (citation omitted)).
Accordingly, it is
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CASE NO. 26-23967-MC-ALTONAGA
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED as follows:
1. Effective immediately, Mr. Sarkin is suspended from the practice of law in the U.S.
District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He may not resume practice before this Court
unless and until reinstated by court order. See S.D. Fla. Att’y Rule 12(a).
2. Within fourteen (14) days of receipt of this Order, Mr. Sarkin shall notify the Clerk
of Court of any active cases where he appears as counsel or co-counsel of record in this District.
3. The Clerk shall STRIKE Mr. Sarkin from the roll of attorneys authorized to practice
before this Court and to immediately revoke his CM/ECF credentials.
4. The Clerk shall promptly SERVE this Order via certified mail to Mr. Sarkin’s court
record address and any addresses on file with the Florida Bar.
DONE AND ORDERED in Miami, Florida, this 22nd day of July, 2026.
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CECILIA M. ALTONAGA
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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