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For months, embattled foreclosure defense attorney Mark Stopa fought for the right to keep practicing law.
Stopa now says he never wants to practice again — but can’t retire because the Florida Bar won’t let him.
In an unusual petition filed this month with the Florida Supreme Court, Stopa is seeking “permanent retirement” with no leave to apply for readmission to the Bar. The move is aimed in part at heading off a Jan. 22-24 hearing on several new Bar complaints against him that include allegations of fraud.
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