Attorney Antonina Vaznelis of Weeki Wachee, FL; idiot, repeat offender

The state of Florida provided Antonina Vaznelis with a law license in 1990 after she graduated from Nova Southwestern University School of Law.

The Florida State Bar found Antonina guilty of the following misconduct.

Antonina’s 1^st bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Over a period of many years, respondent failed to timely marshal assets and failed to timely administer the trusts and estates
• Failed to timely administer trust matters, some of the potential beneficiaries passed away
• Failed to respond to counsel’s requests for information re: estate matters
• Failed to provide competent representation (idiot)
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to decline or terminate representation when required to so act
• Failed to act fairly to opposing party and counsel
• Failed to properly supervise office staff
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the Patron Saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Florida Supreme punished Antonina by gifting her with a complimentary reprimand.

Antonina’s 2^nd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Negligent in performing routine accountings for a trust’s assets
• Failed to notice a fraudulent charge against the trust’s bank account from an outside source
• By the time Tony performed an accounting of the trust’s assets two years later, it was too late to recover the lost funds. Vaznelis refunded the amount of the fraudulent charge
• Violated terms of her prior probation

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the Patron Saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Florida Supreme punished Antonina by gifting her with a complimentary 60-day suspension of her law license.

As we speak (ca. December 2019), Antonina practices at 8235 River County Drive in Weeki Wachee, Florida.