Bar Complaint Against Former Lawyer Picazio Filed By Crystal Sheffiel

[Pondering Mind]

You are right Pondering Mind, It probably doesn't. But, since this information came out it has brought confirmation of what many have suspected. See, it was being posted that Ronald had custody of the children only by deception. It was posted that Ronald lied to the courts and gave a false address, there was no proof to support that statement and I personally thought it was all done in an attempt to further make Ronald appear vicious and mean. He is still the father of a missing child.

I am not trying to make the man into a saint because that will never ever be. But he isn't the lying miscreant that some would have others believe. This case is ugly enough with all the twists and turns and there is no reason to post a lie as a fact. yet that is exactly what was being done in regards to the custody hearing.

ahhh..I see, but I have to say elle that I still find it quite ridiculous. I don't mean on your part of course, it just seems as if some believe the more they can find to use to try and make Crystal look worse will somehow "raise" the opinion of Ron. In other words, the worse one can make Crystal look the better it should make Ron appear...:snooty: That would be fine if one believed Crystal to be guilty of HaLeighs disappearance OR if any of this was even related to her disappearance. But to argue "who is the better parent" just for the heck of it? Nah, that's not why I am here, not to mention at this point in time, that only matters in regards to Jr since sadly HaLeigh is NOT HERE for it to matter to her. My opinion of Ron is NOT based on any of that chit, but solely on his actions, (or inactions) behavior, statements, etc. The only way any of Crystal's failings matter to me right now, regardless of what are..would be if they showed that she had done something that could have/would have made her responsible for HaLeighs disappearance and I haven't seen ANYTHING to point me in that direction.

With that said I'll leave the 'who's the better parent' thing to those who believe that it is going to help find HaLeigh. :headache: Have a good nite chica

eta~ You know, I do have to wonder though...since there are some here that DO seem to believe Ron to be some kind of 'saint' as you said, (I know you are not one of them ) IF it turns out that he is responsible or complicit in HaLeigh's disappearance, if they will STILL stand behind him and all the praise that has been bestowed upon him. It does make me ponder that, I tell ya! :waitasec:

 

[RR0004]

Good point. And Crystal may well feel she was misused, literally and metaphorically, by this attorney.

However, the attorney could be disbarred for putting false information in a letter to the court or to the bar association. So anything stated as "fact" is probably correct and supported by evidence. Certainly we all know cases where attorneys have driven rings around the truth or twisted it into a pretzel. But here the client's attorney here says:




If Picazio states "in fact" that there are "discrepancies in [Crystal's] statements" and that she was "served, and then failed to show up for [her] court date," and this statement is untrue, then she is in real trouble with the bar association. It's one thing for an attorney to provide a narrative that puts her in the best light, and I am sure KP did that--it's a no-brainer. Her career was on the line. But it is quite another thing to make a statment of fact: that Crystal was served and did not show up. So on this point, I believe KP's account. Almost certainly, she provided verification of this statement to the bar, as a simple allegation would not have passed scrutiny. This isn't a he said/she said on the cable shows.

I take most of the stuff that comes from these fringe players looking for fame or money with a giant grain of salt. And I agree that it's hard to get an attorney sanctioned or disbarred. But a document filed to the court or the bar association has a far higher level of believability because of the consequences for lying or blatant misrepresentation.

Yeah...and the more I thought about it and looked...this really is not new stuff...CS's history came back to haunt her. The judge used her history to make the decision. I doubt if KP sent in pics with her letter showing her living conditions. I doubt she sent in results of a drug test to validate any "current" use. Using her seizures was a low blow IMO. All KP had to do was bring up the past and CS didn't have a prayer. But, I could be wrong.
PS- IMO this was a weak complaint...but you have to wonder if there may be something to it- because to file it CS ran the risk of opening herself up to this kind of scrutiny...and humiliation. Wonder who the genius was to suggest this to her?

 

[RR0004]

ahhh..I see, but I have to say elle that I still find it quite ridiculous. I don't mean on your part of course, it just seems as if some believe the more they can find to use to try and make Crystal look worse will somehow "raise" the opinion of Ron. In other words, the worse one can make Crystal look the better it should make Ron appear...:snooty: That would be fine if one believed Crystal to be guilty of HaLeighs disappearance OR if any of this was even related to her disappearance. But to argue "who is the better parent" just for the heck of it? Nah, that's not why I am here, not to mention at this point in time, that only matters in regards to Jr since sadly HaLeigh is NOT HERE for it to matter to her. My opinion of Ron is NOT based on any of that chit, but solely on his actions, (or inactions) behavior, statements, etc. The only way any of Crystal's failings matter to me right now, regardless of what are..would be if they showed that she had done something that could have/would have made her responsible for HaLeighs disappearance and I haven't seen ANYTHING to point me in that direction.

With that said I'll leave the 'who's the better parent' thing to those who believe that it is going to help find HaLeigh. :headache: Have a good nite chica

eta~ You know, I do have to wonder though...since there are some here that DO seem to believe Ron to be some kind of 'saint' as you said, (I know you are not one of them ) IF it turns out that he is responsible or complicit in HaLeigh's disappearance, if they will STILL stand behind him and all the praise that has been bestowed upon him. It does make me ponder that, I tell ya! :waitasec:

PM- just a brilliant post.

 

[curvecuti]

Yeah...and the more I thought about it and looked...this really is not new stuff...CS's history came back to haunt her. The judge used her history to make the decision. I doubt if KP sent in pics with her letter showing her living conditions. I doubt she sent in results of a drug test to validate any "current" use. Using her seizures was a low blow IMO. All KP had to do was bring up the past and CS didn't have a prayer. But, I could be wrong.
PS- IMO this was a weak complaint...but you have to wonder if there may be something to it- because to file it CS ran the risk of opening herself up to this kind of scrutiny...and humiliation. Wonder who the genius was to suggest this to her?

according to KP, it was "the blogger" that is now the "family spokesperson." I don't know who the blogger is.

 

[elle1919]

ahhh..I see, but I have to say elle that I still find it quite ridiculous. I don't mean on your part of course, it just seems as if some believe the more they can find to use to try and make Crystal look worse will somehow "raise" the opinion of Ron. In other words, the worse one can make Crystal look the better it should make Ron appear...:snooty: That would be fine if one believed Crystal to be guilty of HaLeighs disappearance OR if any of this was even related to her disappearance. But to argue "who is the better parent" just for the heck of it? Nah, that's not why I am here, not to mention at this point in time, that only matters in regards to Jr since sadly HaLeigh is NOT HERE for it to matter to her. My opinion of Ron is NOT based on any of that chit, but solely on his actions, (or inactions) behavior, statements, etc. The only way any of Crystal's failings matter to me right now, regardless of what are..would be if they showed that she had done something that could have/would have made her responsible for HaLeighs disappearance and I haven't seen ANYTHING to point me in that direction.

With that said I'll leave the 'who's the better parent' thing to those who believe that it is going to help find HaLeigh. :headache: Have a good nite chica

eta~ You know, I do have to wonder though...since there are some here that DO seem to believe Ron to be some kind of 'saint' as you said, (I know you are not one of them ) IF it turns out that he is responsible or complicit in HaLeigh's disappearance, if they will STILL stand behind him and all the praise that has been bestowed upon him. It does make me ponder that, I tell ya! :waitasec:

I understand. Reading your post makes me realize my part in the some of the "back and forth" on these threads. It has become second nature for me to quote a post and reply to it with a completely opposite opinion. Perhaps I should exercise more restraint and let the truth speak for itself. I guess it's just hard to believe in something and not support that opinion. I am still learning.

As to whether or not I would accept the truth if Ronald was involved in Haleigh's disappearance, my answer is yes 100% . When I go looking for information or facts related to this case, I don't go looking for ammunition to prove Ronald is innocent, I go looking for information that will bring Haleigh home and identify the person, or persons, responsible. It is not my intention to praise anyone in this case, I guess it truly looks that way though. I never want to have such a need to " be right" that I lose sight of what this is all for, Haleigh. If it proves to be Crystal or Ronald who is involved, you bet your backside that I would still scream for justice. I'd scream so loud here in Alabama that they could hear it down in Florida,

Thank you for your post. :blowkiss:

 

[elle1919]

can anyone tell me if Crystal is claiming that KP disclosed personal and confidential information while she (KP) still worked for Crystal or after she was gone?

 

[kamky]

Yeah...and the more I thought about it and looked...this really is not new stuff...CS's history came back to haunt her. The judge used her history to make the decision. I doubt if KP sent in pics with her letter showing her living conditions. I doubt she sent in results of a drug test to validate any "current" use. Using her seizures was a low blow IMO. All KP had to do was bring up the past and CS didn't have a prayer. But, I could be wrong.
PS- IMO this was a weak complaint...but you have to wonder if there may be something to it- because to file it CS ran the risk of opening herself up to this kind of scrutiny...and humiliation. Wonder who the genius was to suggest this to her?

bbm

The specific wording that "drug addiction/seizures prevented her (Picazio) from filing a petition for a change in custody" is quite interesting. It is not worded as "drug addiction and seizures". To me, this implies a relationship between the two, and some drugs can lead to seizures.

 

[cajun]

bbm

The specific wording that "drug addiction/seizures prevented her (Picazio) from filing a petition for a change in custody" is quite interesting. It is not worded as "drug addiction and seizures". To me, this implies a relationship between the two, and some drugs can lead to seizures.

That's how I read it too, kamby. If it were 2 different problems she would have put 'and' in between addiction and seizure.

 

[pittsburghgirl]

I wondered about that, too. It could just be unclear, a poorly written sentence, or perhaps KP herself just lumped those two things together, as in "health issues that prevent her from filing for custody at the present time." Or it could be that the respondent was simply summarizing and did a bad job.

Just wanted to say a bit about the Crystal/Ron thing. I don't see any need to bash or defend Crystal. However, I also see no need to bash or defend Ron. How many times have I read, asserted as fact, that Ron "stole" custody by making sure Crystal didn't get the hearing notice? At some point, facts do matter. And when people have made these claims about Ron and the custody hearing see them refuted in print through the summary of KP's response, I can hear the crickets chirping as I read. It is perfectly understandable that people might believe Crystal's story about why she missed the hearing, but it is also important to notice how learning that story is not true might change our views of the people involved in the case--in this case, both Crystal and Ron.

We should be glad when a fact leaks out, as there are so few of them in this case, and because that fact may help us better understand what happened to Haleigh. Or at least, a fact might help us better understand that taking "sides" can encourage us to jump to conclusions or to believe the wrong people.

 

[Pondering Mind]

I understand. Reading your post makes me realize my part in the some of the "back and forth" on these threads. It has become second nature for me to quote a post and reply to it with a completely opposite opinion. Perhaps I should exercise more restraint and let the truth speak for itself. I guess it's just hard to believe in something and not support that opinion. I am still learning.

As to whether or not I would accept the truth if Ronald was involved in Haleigh's disappearance, my answer is yes 100% . When I go looking for information or facts related to this case, I don't go looking for ammunition to prove Ronald is innocent, I go looking for information that will bring Haleigh home and identify the person, or persons, responsible. It is not my intention to praise anyone in this case, I guess it truly looks that way though. I never want to have such a need to " be right" that I lose sight of what this is all for, Haleigh. If it proves to be Crystal or Ronald who is involved, you bet your backside that I would still scream for justice. I'd scream so loud here in Alabama that they could hear it down in Florida,

Thank you for your post. :blowkiss:

elle, I hope you know that I was not referring to you. We all get caught up in that carp at times, you can just get sucked in and then wonder why you let yourself, at least I do! I truly can see in your posts that you want the truth and justice for HaLeigh (as do I) no matter who is implicated. We often don't agree, but it's obvious that you don't turn a blind eye to the red flags that involve Ron and/or Misty even if you don't believe they are responsible and I totally respect that. You at least consider it where some I honestly believe would deny that he was anything less than perfect if he was caught on video commiting a crime and that's what I don't understand. I know I have never said that Crystal was pure as the driven snow and I don't believe that she is, but I also don't believe that she had anything to do with HaLeigh's disappearance. It seems that MOST don't believe that she did, so that's why all this a-ha, 'we caught her stuff' kind of makes me sick to my stomach. Now if someone REALLY believes that she had something to do with HaLeigh's disappearance, I could understand this mindset a little more...Does that make a lick of sense? I'm babbling so I do believe that it's past my bedtime! May tomorrow bring news of HaLeigh...

 

[Pondering Mind]

I wondered about that, too. It could just be unclear, a poorly written sentence, or perhaps KP herself just lumped those two things together, as in "health issues that prevent her from filing for custody at the present time." Or it could be that the respondent was simply summarizing and did a bad job.

Just wanted to say a bit about the Crystal/Ron thing. I don't see any need to bash or defend Crystal. However, I also see no need to bash or defend Ron. How many times have I read, asserted as fact, that Ron "stole" custody by making sure Crystal didn't get the hearing notice? At some point, facts do matter. And when people have made these claims about Ron and the custody hearing see them refuted in print through the summary of KP's response, I can hear the crickets chirping as I read. It is perfectly understandable that people might believe Crystal's story about why she missed the hearing, but it is also important to notice how learning that story is not true might change our views of the people involved in the case--in this case, both Crystal and Ron.
We should be glad when a fact leaks out, as there are so few of them in this case, and because that fact may help us better understand what happened to Haleigh. Or at least, a fact might help us better understand that taking "sides" can encourage us to jump to conclusions or to believe the wrong people.

May I ask you how finding this out helps us to understand what happen to HaLeigh? I respectfully disagree with the majority of your post (and to be honest don't even understand what you mean by much of it) because MOST people that I know could give 2 chits whether she lied about it or not since it has no bearing on HaLeigh's disappearance, therefore it changes my views on nothing ....at least regarding the case.. I don't defend Crystal...why would I? I don't think that she did anything to HaLeigh...maybe she wasn't the best mom, maybe she didn't fight hard enough...maybe, maybe, maybe.....I didn't think she was perfect before and I don't think she is now. I don't defend Ron because I believe (as in, it is MO ) that he did have something to do with with HaLeighs disappearance AND HaLeigh was living with he and Misty at the time of her disappearance, therefore it is like comparing apples and oranges, unless as I have posted numerous times, that you believe Crystal had something to do with it. Do you believe that?

All I am seeing is people thrilled to death to have possibly caught her in a lie, mind you a lie about something that has nothing to do with HaLeighs disappearance. Is this what it has come down to? If so, then I want no part of it myself. I truly am stunned at the mindset of some....not that it matters to anyone...I just don't even know what to say to this carp, so perhaps it would be best to say nothing..........

 

[Baxter]

You would be wrong in your knowledge of Jr. not being enrolled in something.

How would you know this?

 

[PorcineGranny]

If Jr. is enrolled in any enrichment activity I am glad. I only know that it took a court order to get him the psychiatric help he needed. I would be very pleased to know his father was stepping up to the plate with him.

On bashing Ron I have a few thoughts. Ron has brought this on himself. I think I can speak for most of the posters who feel Ron is the responsible party in this whole horrific situation. And it seems like there are those who just cannot interpret Ron's actions and inactions as responsibility for Haleigh's disappearance. The bottom line, is that Ron placed Haleigh in danger. You just can't escape that fact and it angers and frustrates people to no end. His failure to take that responsibility is another thorn in the side of these same people. To fluff it off as his poor choices just doesn't cut it.

There is a long tale here, interwoven into this whole unbelieveable history of Ron and Crystal. And to say absolutely that Ron did not have anything to do with deceiving Crystal or making decisions that would ultimately afford him sole custody cannot be taken as factual. these are my opinions, I do not wish to argue this over and over.

 

[Missingmeds]

KP could have avoided all of this mess with one simple sentence and then ended the interview, ended the story, and ended her part of the circus had she
chose to.

She could have simply said that the complaint filed by Crystal and or Marie had been thru process used to handle complaints by the Florida Bar Association and after being given evidence by all parties involved, the Florida Bar Association found the complaint to be without value or merit.

But instead she chose to do an 16 minute interview and disclose information that we don't know if Crystal requested that she not disclose.

All of this is just my own honest opinion of course.

 

[curvecuti]

KP could have avoided all of this mess with one simple sentence and then ended the interview, ended the story, and ended her part of the circus had she
chose to.

She could have simply said that the complaint filed by Crystal and or Marie had been thru process used to handle complaints by the Florida Bar Association and after being given evidence by all parties involved, the Florida Bar Association found the complaint to be without value or merit.

But instead she chose to do an 16 minute interview and disclose information that we don't know if Crystal requested that she not disclose.

All of this is just my own honest opinion of course.

Let me preface by saying I am NO KP fan, can't stand her. However, I can see her point. CS has threatened KP's livelihood. KP came to help CS pro-bono. Did she screw up some stuff? Probably. Is it her fault CS was unable to get custody or support modification? No. This is all a direct result of an internet blogger's interference. If I were KP, I too, would have come out with both barrels blazing. This is how she feeds her family, people get very ugly when that is threatened, especially by a frivolous bar complaint. MOO.

 

[debs]

Let me preface by saying I am NO KP fan, can't stand her. However, I can see her point. CS has threatened KP's livelihood. KP came to help CS pro-bono. Did she screw up some stuff? Probably. Is it her fault CS was unable to get custody or support modification? No. This is all a direct result of an internet blogger's interference. If I were KP, I too, would have come out with both barrels blazing. This is how she feeds her family, people get very ugly when that is threatened, especially by a frivolous bar complaint. MOO.

If an attorney "screws up," a client, whether the attorney took on the client pro bono or not, should be able to make a complaint to the bar regarding the "screw up." That's why the attorney pays malpractice fees. That's the same as if a physician "screws up" or any other professional. You don't "screw up" and think someone won't notice.

It isn't frivolous if there is a "screw up."

 

[curvecuti]

Just for clarification, I was speaking of CS's reputation as the screw-up part. She was asked to handle the media for CS and yes, I think she screwed that up. CS should have not gone back on NG, it did more damage to her rep., the thing she wanted to improve. Is that worthy of a bar complaint, imo, no.

I am unaware of anything else she did that would have made CS so mad at her, except refuse to file a custody hearing and child support modification and imo, it was CS's fault she was unable to do that.

 

[Gotarugrat]

In all fairness...her ex-attorney would say anything at this juncture. A complaint was filed against her and she responded. There doesn't really have to be any truth to what she says. The burdon of proof has to be on the complainant. I've read here in this forum much more than I've posted...but I have to say no one and I mean no one knows what KP promised CS. I'm sure she promised a lot. IIRC she stated as much in early interviews. Let's remember she filed the motions. If she believed there was no merit to them then she should have advised her client of that. Instead, IMO she no doubt promised her the moon...and came up way short of delivering. JMHO

PS- IMO it's tacky for an attorney to take to the airwaves to speak about an ex-client. She should have taken the high road and risen above this.

Thank you for this post! I thought KP wasn't doing anything positive for CS's image when she first took the case. Neither her, nor Cobra was of much help. Neither one of them could stay away from a camera or microphone. Plus posting on here under various names? I thought Jerico was saying way too much about the case, now we find that Jerico was KP? I always thought it was Cobra.
As for KP now turning against CS, I can totally believe it. Of course CS doesn't have the money to hire an attorney who is going to work for her without trying to make their career from this case.
I still don't think CS is nearly the villian that people have tried to make her out to be.

 

[elle1919]

I wondered about that, too. It could just be unclear, a poorly written sentence, or perhaps KP herself just lumped those two things together, as in "health issues that prevent her from filing for custody at the present time." Or it could be that the respondent was simply summarizing and did a bad job.

Just wanted to say a bit about the Crystal/Ron thing. I don't see any need to bash or defend Crystal. However, I also see no need to bash or defend Ron. How many times have I read, asserted as fact, that Ron "stole" custody by making sure Crystal didn't get the hearing notice? At some point, facts do matter. And when people have made these claims about Ron and the custody hearing see them refuted in print through the summary of KP's response, I can hear the crickets chirping as I read. It is perfectly understandable that people might believe Crystal's story about why she missed the hearing, but it is also important to notice how learning that story is not true might change our views of the people involved in the case--in this case, both Crystal and Ron.

We should be glad when a fact leaks out, as there are so few of them in this case, and because that fact may help us better understand what happened to Haleigh. Or at least, a fact might help us better understand that taking "sides" can encourage us to jump to conclusions or to believe the wrong people.

I believe that the letter to Crystal from the Florida Bar is just the tip of the iceberg in the sea of truth and there is indeed much more to come. The truth is going to be disturbing for those who believe that one side is darkness and evil and the other side is goodness and light. That is all I care to say except, to ask people that believe in God and the power of prayer to remember Haleigh's mother and father when they fold their hands to pray. Ronald and Crystal are going to need the wisdom of Solomon and the faith of Abraham to get over this mountain and bring Haleigh home.

 

[chesterp]

Thank you for this post! I thought KP wasn't doing anything positive for CS's image when she first took the case. Neither her, nor Cobra was of much help. Neither one of them could stay away from a camera or microphone. Plus posting on here under various names? I thought Jerico was saying way too much about the case, now we find that Jerico was KP? I always thought it was Cobra.
As for KP now turning against CS, I can totally believe it. Of course CS doesn't have the money to hire an attorney who is going to work for her without trying to make their career from this case.
I still don't think CS is nearly the villian that people have tried to make her out to be.

Haleigh's parent's are victims....no matter all the BS from people who have inserted themselves into this case for whatever reason.....

This should be lesson to all future victims.....nothing in this life is FREE... stay off sensationalism TV and tabloids to feed the need of lurkeyloo's...not one bit of BS "We Need To Know" has helped in finding the true victim...Haleigh....all these side shows do not amount to a hill of beans.