In re Roger Lee Shoss
On February 4, 2013, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals signed a final Judgment of Disbarment against Houston attorney Roger Lee Shoss, 69, State Bar of Texas Card No. 18304000. On or about August 9, 2012, Mr. Shoss was convicted conspiracy to commit wire fraud, an Intentional Crime as defined in the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, and sentenced to serve 18 months in prison followed by supervised release for three years (monitored home detention for three years) in United States of America v. Roger Lee Shoss, Case No. 8:11-CR-366-T-30TBM, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division. On February 4, 2013, the Board signed an interlocutory order of suspension against Mr. Shoss during the appeal of his criminal conviction. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit affirmed his conviction August 26, 2013 and issued its mandate. BODA cause number 51567.
