Florida Board of Bar Examiners re Castro

This case is before the Court on the petition of William Castro seeking review of the Florida Board of Bar Examiners’ Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendation on his application for admission to The Florida Bar. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed below, we approve the Board’s action regarding Castro’s application and permanently deny him admission to the Bar.

BACKGROUND

William Castro was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1981 and practiced law as a criminal defense attorney. He was later charged and convicted in federal court on several…