Attorney Kathleen Smades of Tarpon Springs, FL; serial drunken convict

The state of Florida provided Kathleen Lynn Smades with a law license in 1998 after she graduated from the University of Florida School of Law.

The Florida State Bar found Kathy guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

• Kathy was arrested on three (3) separate occasions for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) in Pinellas County in 2013
• In each of the three criminal cases, Kathy was adjudicated guilty for first-degree misdemeanor offenses
• In 2019, Kathy was arrested on two separate occasions for DUI and Refusal to Submit to Testing in Pinellas County
• In the 2019 matter, Kathy was adjudicated guilty for a third-degree felony offense in each of the 2019 criminal cases
• Kathy failed to inform The Florida Bar of any of the arrests or convictions

Kathy’s Hyperbolic (BS) Defense

In a vain attempt at levity, Kathy had the chutzpah to defend her multiple DUI’s by claiming that she was suffering from Auto Brewery Syndrome. The referee found that Kathy did not in fact suffer from Auto Brewery Syndrome but rather alcohol use disorder. Clearly, Kathy missed her calling as a Standup Comedian.

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the Patron Saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Florida Supreme punished Kathy by gifting her with a complimentary 3-year suspension of her law license.

As we speak (ca. August 2023), Kathy practices her so-called brand of law at 217 Earl Street in Tarpon Springs, Florida.