In the Matter of David Luther Woodward

On September 14, 2022, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals entered an Agreed Judgment of Partially Probated Suspension against Pensacola, FL attorney David Luther Woodward, 80, State Bar of Texas Card No. 21975640.  On April 14, 2022, an Order was entered by the Supreme Court of Florida in a matter styled, The Florida Bar, Complainant, v. David Luther Woodward, Respondent, Supreme Court Case No. SC20-1842, The Florida Bar File No. 2020-00,232 (IA) suspending Woodward from the practice of law in Florida for seventy-five days followed by a two-year probation.  The court found Woodward in violation of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar 4-1.3 (diligence), 4-1.4 (communication), 4-3.2 (expediting litigation), 4-3.4(c) (knowingly disobey an obligation under the rules of a tribunal), 4-8.4(d) (conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice), and 4-8.4(g) (failure to respond to the Florida Bar).  By agreement, Woodward is suspended from the practice of law in Texas for seventy-five days beginning September 14, 2022, and extending through November 27, 2022, followed by a two-year probated suspension.  BODA Case No. 67040.