Florida Senate President WILLIAM SAINT GALVANO uses the title "Senator" repeatedly on the website of his developer law firm -- which has its own in-house land planner -- to market his services to corporations.
I say it is an appearance of impropriety and should be investigated by FBI and outlawed by Florida ethics law.
This is not like a school board member who owns a feed store. It's not like GALVANO were a feed store owner and used the title of school board member on his feed store website.
This is our State Senate President, WILLIAM SAINT GALVANO.
Who will file complaint(s)?
I have sent an Open Records request:
-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Slavin
To: galvano.bill.web; wgalvano ; jeremiath.hawkes ; stillman.kerrie ; doss.virlindia ; anderson.chris ; rscott ; msuskauer
Cc: georgio; waltbog
Sent: Fri, Jan 11, 2019 7:16 pm
Subject: Request No. 2019-37: Florida Senate President WILLIAM SAINT GAVANO Using "Senator" in Law Firm Marketing Materials Some Eight (8) Times on One (1) Page
From the GALVANO law firm GRIMES, GOEBEL, GRIMES, HAWKINS, GLADFELTER & GALVANO, PL, website:
I say it is an appearance of impropriety and should be investigated by FBI and outlawed by Florida ethics law.
This is not like a school board member who owns a feed store. It's not like GALVANO were a feed store owner and used the title of school board member on his feed store website.
This is our State Senate President, WILLIAM SAINT GALVANO.
Who will file complaint(s)?
I have sent an Open Records request:
-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Slavin
To: galvano.bill.web
Cc: georgio
Sent: Fri, Jan 11, 2019 7:16 pm
Subject: Request No. 2019-37: Florida Senate President WILLIAM SAINT GAVANO Using "Senator" in Law Firm Marketing Materials Some Eight (8) Times on One (1) Page
Dear Sen. Galvano, Florida Bar President Suskauer and Chair Scott, Senate General Counsel Hawkes, Ethics Commission General Counsel Anderson, Ms. Doss and Ms. Stillman:
1. Please send me any legal opinions or orders on the ethics of a public official marketing his legal professional services using his elected office title.
1. Please send me any legal opinions or orders on the ethics of a public official marketing his legal professional services using his elected office title.
2. Please send me any research on the ethics, efficacy, legality and perception of Senate President WILLIAM SAINT GALVANO immodestly referring to himself some eight (8) times on one (1) corporate law firm marketing webpage as "Senator," openly and notoriously selling his wares and marketing his services to developers and other corporations by trading on his public office.
3. If you believe this is not a breach of the public trust, or of the lawyer's ethical duties, please explain it to me, like I were a six year old.
4. Please include scholarly legal and ethics citations that support or oppose your position.
5. Please call me to discuss.
Thank you.
With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,
Ed Slavin
904-377-4998
www.cleanupcityofstaugustine.blogspot.com
www.edslavin.com
From the GALVANO law firm GRIMES, GOEBEL, GRIMES, HAWKINS, GLADFELTER & GALVANO, PL, website:
