I had applied via the Florida Bar to have the final $700 paid to Attorney Whitehead returned as it was not something he earned or used in my case and as part of the Court proceedings these funds and the funds of other clients were ordered to be returned.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011



Florida DUI Attorney An Unnatural Disaster


Destin, Florida (the Panhandle) DUI "Barrister" R. Scott Whitehead who is completing a 21 month sentence for multiple DUIs involving collisions, is probably not going anywhere fast. This is and excerpt from reporter Tom McLaughlin's piece for the Panama City News Herald:

"Destin attorney R. Scott Whitehead, who is serving a 21-month sentence for several alcohol-related violations, was charged Monday with racketeering. [ed. He is scheduled to be released May 26.]

[ . . . ]A news release sent out by the State Attorney’s Office said Whitehead was charged with 'aggravated white collar crime and racketeering' — both first-degree felonies. It said that from 2005 through 2010, Whitehead 'illegally obtained hundreds of thousands of dollars from dozens of his former clients.'

Full article at: http://tinyurl.com/7mnruhe

Florida Bar Actions against Whitehead

Updated FYI:

This site and several others contain information about a Destin, Florida attorney who I hired to deal with a condo matter in Panama City Beach. It was not handled as it should have been and eventually went to another attorney after R. Scott Whiteheads many legal problems in Destin.

Information on the above as well as documents and links to the Florida Bar can be found below.


See relevant Florida Bar documents in the Whitehead matter to go:
http://www.floridabar.org/names.nsf/0/A02E1C022B66FBD485256A830034E714?

OpenDocument then click on the link marked as Yes then click on: Reference 201000996 which in turn brings up 2 other click on links which are:

"Suspended - with Conditions". Supreme Court Order 3 pages and the
"Petition for Emergency Suspension" which is 241 pages.  My own contribution is found on P. 22-24 and in great detail at P. 88-112.


The 241 page Petition will take all afternoon to read and contains not only the various bar complaints but police reports, newspaper articles and outlines the many violations of Bar rules and regulations.

Below are 3 pages of the 241 page Petition for Emergency Suspension