Yes, I did see the two split. But Barnhill and Stitzel were working together with Byrd for awhile. When Stitzel left, that is when I noticed Byrd made Barnhill a partner. It may have happened before that, don't know for sure. But I do know that at least for awhile Stitzel and Barnhill were both working with Byrd.
http://www.city-data.com/elec2/08/elec-PLANT-CITY-FL-08.html
Search for David Barnhill's name and you will see he was working at the Byrd & Stitzel law office. On another site, I saw Byrd had a radio show and he brought both Stitzel and Barnhill in as cohosts with him.
I do find it odd and would love to know why they split, but I don't ever think anyone involved is going to tell us. I also think that is the oddest place to put a business. For anyone who isn't local, although St. Rd. 60 is a 4 lane busy road, he chose to put his shingle up in the middle of nowhere. No one from Plant City could walk to the office as they could from the other office. If he had gone about 4 miles down 60 to Valrico he would have been in a more commercial area with lots of other businesses. And where he puts his shingle, you can't really tell which house his business is in, the red house or the tan one. There is nothing on either building that I could see that would indicate there was a business in either one of them. If I was actually I client, once I got there I would have no idea where to go. So, yes, very odd choice of location for a law office.
I think you have given the sheriff's office a ton of useful information. Once it got away from DM and AS and into other people's ventures, it was over my head. I lost track and do not know most of how it is connected. I wouldn't even ask you to summarize because there is so much there that it would be just as overwhelming for you to write as it has been for me to follow. But there are other people who have been following this thread who do seem to understand so I guess it is just me.
Whatever you find that was was unethical or illegal by someone practicing law, you can always request an investigation by the Florida Bar. Someone else mentioned the Attorney General as well.
http://www.city-data.com/elec2/08/elec-PLANT-CITY-FL-08.html
Search for David Barnhill's name and you will see he was working at the Byrd & Stitzel law office. On another site, I saw Byrd had a radio show and he brought both Stitzel and Barnhill in as cohosts with him.
I do find it odd and would love to know why they split, but I don't ever think anyone involved is going to tell us. I also think that is the oddest place to put a business. For anyone who isn't local, although St. Rd. 60 is a 4 lane busy road, he chose to put his shingle up in the middle of nowhere. No one from Plant City could walk to the office as they could from the other office. If he had gone about 4 miles down 60 to Valrico he would have been in a more commercial area with lots of other businesses. And where he puts his shingle, you can't really tell which house his business is in, the red house or the tan one. There is nothing on either building that I could see that would indicate there was a business in either one of them. If I was actually I client, once I got there I would have no idea where to go. So, yes, very odd choice of location for a law office.
I think you have given the sheriff's office a ton of useful information. Once it got away from DM and AS and into other people's ventures, it was over my head. I lost track and do not know most of how it is connected. I wouldn't even ask you to summarize because there is so much there that it would be just as overwhelming for you to write as it has been for me to follow. But there are other people who have been following this thread who do seem to understand so I guess it is just me.
Whatever you find that was was unethical or illegal by someone practicing law, you can always request an investigation by the Florida Bar. Someone else mentioned the Attorney General as well.